The Mexican War lasted from 1846-1848 in the area now known as Texas.
             What began as several small disputes eventually led into an armed conflict
             between the considerably new nations of Mexico and the United States. The
             geographical and political disputes are the most likely causes of the war. These
             causes of this war became significant, when the outcome gave the United
             States a platform to become one of the most powerful countries in the world.
             The first sign of problems between the two countries began when the
             United States bordered Mexico after the Louisiana Purchase. “With these areas
             now available, American settlers began to move into them, and from there, they
             began to enter illegally the sparsely inhabited Mexican territories of California ”
             Nardo pg 21. Mexico was unable to deal with these invaders at the time because
             they were still dealing with their revolution, but after the Mexican Republic was
             established Mexico realized that the United States expansion could be a threat.
             Mexico had recently acquired its independence from Spain in the
             1820’s and America in the later half of the 1700’s. These new nations had were
             unfamiliar with solving their disputes without war. “Although the new
             country had established democratic form of government, most of the former class
             differences among its citizens still remained. Like Mexico the United States had
             extremes of wealth and poverty ” Nardo pg 12. Mexico believed in equality for all
             people even though they had differences in their social class. The United States
             also believed in equality for all people, even though slavery was practiced by
             American citizens. The differences in which each country ran itself caused a small
             To try and help situation between Mexico and the United States, a law
             student named Steve Austin developed a proposal for the American settlers in
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