What are two causes of the conflict between American settlers and Mexico?
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1. Border disputes--would the border be at the Rio Grande or the Nueces?\n\n2. Whose government that Texas would be on
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Let's get clear some points:\n1) Mexico declare the war of independence from Spain on september 15th, 1810. Won its independence (from Spain) on september 21st, 1821.\n\n2) Mexican forces fought against the invader troops of France and won the Battle of Puebla, on May 5th, 1862. That date is celebrated since then, and nowadays it's when the mexican men, during the military service, make an oath of allegiance to the flag and country, gaining citizenship. \n\n3) Emperor Maximilian of Habsburg was overthrow and killed on 1867.
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Mexico's history is huge. But the main reasons of Spaniards coming and conquering Mexico and its people living there is the huge amounts of gold, silver and other beaufifull stones the native people would use and wear. Also the cities and temples where mainly covered in such way. Since Spain was looking for resources to maintain its power in Europe, they send explorators to go and search after the myth of the city of gold (remember the movie "the road to el dorado"?). The myth  was created by the same Spaniards as a way to keep their men going in the long journeys more, and more into the desert part of Mexico. They would make false promises that they would be so rich, they will never have to work in the rest of their days. In the religious part, the Spanish Kings send the missionaries to 'educate' the natives. But we all know that this as only a way to keep the natives from revealing against the spanish invasors. And that is also the beggining of catholicism in Mexico.\nThere is a lot of information available everywhere. I hope I have helped you where to start for your paper.
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Native Americans are no different than any other group of people, we each have our own opinions and they are all different.  That is what makes humanity interesting and each person unique. History is  in the past, we can all learn from it.  That is why the USA made laws. By learning through years that some things need regulating. The immigration problem is one of those things.  Manifest Destiny is part of history.  So is the fact that the USA acquired land through winning a war.  The treaty, concluded at Guadalupe Hidalgo, Mexico was required to cede its claim to California and New Mexico, as well as lands in between them and to the north, to the United States and to recognize the Rio Grande as the southern and western boundary of Texas. In return, the United States paid Mexico a gratuitous $15 million cash and assumed some $3,250,000 more in claims of American citizens on the Mexican government. The USA never stole any land from Mexico.  Mexico lost that war, get over it.\n\nI am a Native American (half Cherokee)
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The US invaded Mexico in the 19th century and carried off six Mexican states, giving Mexico $2 million compensation.\nI would say the motivation was the same, a massive land/resources grab. Fortunately, Mexico regained control of its oil and mining in the 1930s.\n\nThe US–Mexican War was a military conflict fought between the United States and Mexico in the years 1846 to 1848, in the wake of the U.S. annexation of Texas in 1845. Mexico had always refused to recognize the loss of Texas in 1836 and announced its intention to take back what it considered a rebel province. In the United States, the war was a partisan issue, supported by most Democrats and opposed by most Whigs. Popular belief in the Manifest Destiny of the United States ultimately translated into public support for the war. In Mexico, the war was considered a matter of national pride.
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Even American Indians fought for different hunting grounds.  Our European ancestors that settled here were just better warriors.  Now we have boarders and laws.  They are observed in all other countries on this planet, the USA should not be any different.  Mexico has some of the toughest immigration laws and some of the harshest penalties for breaking them.
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2 portugal and mexico 1
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Hey Man! You are thinking of that hand painted black velvet thing that use to cover the holes in their living room wall with! Dude!\n This for the acclaimed "wetback" that does not know history.\n In 1519, the native civilizations of Mexico were invaded by Spanish troops numbering about 600 soldiers, who brought with them superior weaponry and old world diseases. Early Conquistadores was Hernán Cortés, who entered the country in 1519 from a native coastal town which he renamed "Puerto de la Villa Rica de la Vera Cruz" (today's Veracruz). Contrary to popular opinion, Spain did not conquer all of Mexico when Cortés conquered Tenochtitlan in 1521. It would take another two centuries after the Siege of Tenochtitlan before the Conquest of Mexico would be complete. The conquistadores (conquers) were just that! A bloody murdering army out to plunder.\nThe first successful settlement in North America was English FAMILIES, not armies, 125 years after Spain attacked south and central America.
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That all really depends on your definition of "stole." Technically, the Mexican government signed the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo, ceding all of the territories to which you refer in exchange for $15 million and ending the Mexican-American War. One could say, however, that the Mexican-American War was merely a pretext for taking all of the territory, and it is likely not far from the truth. Also, a large chunk of Arizona and a section of New Mexico were purchased after the stealing of the rest in 1853 as the Gadsden Purchase, in which the US paid Mexico $10 million, about $343,826,098 accounting for inflation.
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The battle of the Alamo was the texas settlers trying to keep land the mexican govt gave them as a grant if they would settle the land. Santa Ana, ignored the government as he had a lot of power, and wanted the texans to be mexican citzens, that is the short of it, the whole story is too long for here
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Use this sites for an understanding and explanation..\n\nhttp://www.nps.gov/fosc/mexican.htm\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican-American_War
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The US/Mexico war was going to happen anyway.  There was room for only one major continental power.  The US also was sure of its Manifest Destiny Doctrine and that meant that the two nations had to duke it out.  We won and took the legitimate spoils of war in the eyes of the people of that era.  There was even some debate about annexing ALL of Mexico but it was not viable at that time.
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the irish batallion contributed whit the mexican by making an aliance whit the mexicans .when the irish came to american firts the history say that they were treated very unfairly by the americans . they were also promised a land which was given only to a few of them . then the war between mexico and usa started . the americans decided to abuse the irish even more by sending them to a war agains another nation which did nothing to them under the promise to be given lands. when the irish saw that the americans had lie to then, and that the mexicans shared their religion they desided to stop figthing the mexicans and started fighting whit the mexicans . mexico and ireland has been friends since then . this also is importan to catholics because it was  the catholic religion the main reason for they to having help each other. even when many agree that there was a lot of unfairness in the catholic church then.
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wow.  very well said.  what happend between white settlers and native americans, while very sad and wrong, is in the long gone past and its flat stupid to be upset over that.  i am upset with illegals because they come here ILLEGALY and DEMAND that we give them free stuff and financial help and all the freedoms of a US citizen.  while they may seek a better life by coming to America (cuz we just that cool) if we wanted you here, we would let you here.  many latin american countries are underdeveloped and diseases can travel through borders easily when people sneak across them.  plain and simple.
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I suggest reading Everyday Life and Politics in Nineteenth Century Mexico: Men, Women, and War by Mark Wasserman (2000).  You will find the answers you need in there.  \nAlso, check out this website: http://www.mexconnect.com/mex_/travel/dpalfrey/dpcolonial2.html
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The Mexican military at its best would not have been a match for either the CSA or the USA and when the Civil War ended there would have been hell to pay.  The Mexican Army though very proud and brave was poorly armed throughout the 18th century and relied on obsolete tactics.  Though they outnumbered their foe in the Mexican War, the Americans made short brutal work of them and they really did not have the energy or resources to devote to another war with the US.  Add to this the fact that until 1910, Mexican governments still more or less fell into the old Spanish imperial style being undemocratic and opressive making popular support for any war a virtual impossibility.  Also during most of the period the mexicans were occupied fighting the French who sought to establish an empire for themselves there.
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why dont you do your homework? lolz :P\n\nill give you some answers though... just vote me answer the best one lolz :P\n\ncanada needed the colony of BC to secure the land there, so that Americans wouldn't try and claim it. And the lumber industry there was huge.