Why did the U. S. go into war with Mexico?

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Larissa Ward

2 December, 08:56

Why did the U. S. go into war with Mexico?

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Derrick Rose · Answer 1

Texas and Mexico had a dispute over territory and Polk moved U. S. troops into a place that Mexico said WAS NOT in Texas. They effortlessly presumed that the land was theirs. Therefore, the Mexican army attacked them.

Kali · Answer 2

In 1846 a dispute over the border between texas and mexico resulted in armed conflict and the mexican-american war began