Mexican+American+War

__THE MEXICAN AMERICAN WAR__
__**Texas Revolution**:__ Texas used to be part of Mexico before it joined the USA after th war of 1846. The war started after President Polk declared war against Mexico when the Mexicans refused to sell their land. Polk had offered $15 million to full fill the American dream of Manifest Destiny. Some of the main causes of the Texas Revolution was that the Mexicans opened Texas for settling because it didn't have enough people inside it's borders. But as a consequence, the americans brought slavery,language, and culture with them. Soon enough Texas was over populated 10 to 1 by the white settlers, this meaning that their was 10 settlers for every 1 mexican. Texas taxed every imported good from american and soon many Americans were angered. The effects was that Texas declared their independence as a republic and created it's own flag, the Lone Star State. For all of the citizens this was the last straw they took action and started what is known as Texas revolution.

__The Mexican American War!__** The Mexican American War started when Mexicn President and General Santa Anna abolished the Constitution and proclaimed a new anti-federalist Constitution in its place. The new laws were unpopular all throughout Mexico and resulted in violence in several states. The two states had been fighting for a while but this war was the real end to the war. The war was oficially declared over with the signing of the Treaty of Guadalue Hidalgo in February 2, 1848.
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By making their prisoner, Santa Anna, sighn the //Treaty of Velasco// the Mexican Government was forced to recognize Texas as an independent nation. The American Government also bought about 55% of Mexico's national territory for $15 million, thus full-filling the American dream of Manifest Destiny. Due to the war California and New Mexico now stand in U.S territory and the United states also made the Gadsden purchase which stands in what is now Arizona.
 * __Results of the War__**