Thesis: Show How Mexico Lost An Enormous Territory To The U.S. In 1848.
Beginning of paper
Henry Polk was President of the U.S.A. from 1845, and was an
imperialist. He wanted his country to expand by seizing Mexico's land. His
goal was to try to make the States stretch from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
Polk first offered 30,000,000 dollars to Mexico for California and New
Mexico, but th ....
Middle of paper
.... against them- President Polk decided that war was the only way his
country could acquire the land. The 19th century philosophy included the
idea that war was a way of solving a dispute, and whoever won it would
obviously acquire what they wanted. Troops were sent to the land between
the Nueces and Rio Grande Rivers. General Taylor was ordered to protect the
Grande River. When in 1846, Mexican troops attacked them, war had commenced.
Though Mexico believed they would win easily, they were ....
------------------
Word count: 365
Page count: 2 (approximately 250 words per page)
