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i heard it was mexicans crossing into our territory when we had our owwn boundaries. It is a little more complicated than that. America claimed the territory and so did Mexico. It was disputed. America sent troops to patrol the area, and so did Mexico. When the Mexican troops entered the disputed territory, America used it as a pretext to attack.
What else can I help you with?
What sides were there to the Mexican American War?
There was Mexico and the US.
Cut their teeth during the Mexican-American War?
Both Lee and Grant, but there were numerous Mexican American War Vetrans involved in the US Civil War..
Mexican American War benefits?
The US gained California and the American Southwest.
What was the war called when California was taken over by the US?
The Mexican American War.
Which war saw the US invade and occupy Mexico?
The Mexican American War.
Who did the US fight in the Mexican-American War?
It is called the Mexican American war for a reason. The US fought Mexico.
What Mexican President fought the US in the Mexican American War?
JFK fought in the Mexican American war
What nation did we defeat in the Mexican American War?
The US won the Mexican American War against Mexico.
Who was US president during Mexican American war?
James Knox Polk was the US president during the Mexican War.
Was the Spanish American War fought between the US and Mexico?
No, that was the Mexican American War.
What sides were there to the Mexican American War?
There was Mexico and the US.
When did the US fight in the American-Mexican war?
when did the war of 1812 end
Did the US acquire Puerto Rico as a result of the Mexican-American War?
No, it was the Spanish American War.
Cut their teeth during the Mexican-American War?
Both Lee and Grant, but there were numerous Mexican American War Vetrans involved in the US Civil War..
Who was the Mexican President that fought against the US in the Mexican American War?
Santa Anna.
Should the US construct a memorial to this war within the US on the Mexican American war?
Yes.
Mexican American War benefits?
The US gained California and the American Southwest.
