Final issue: The war between Mexico and the United States (1846-1848)
CAUSES.
1 .- In 1845, Texas was able to be admitted to the United States but since 1836 had sought to secure its borders to the Rio Grande, without the Mexican government allowed it.
2 .- The U.S. Southern states craved the territories of New Mexico and California, seeking to buy in Mexico, but being rejected negotiations, the U.S. government broke diplomatic relations with Mexico.
3 .- U.S. needed a pretext for war as was sent to a U.S. patrol of 63 soldiers who invaded a portion of Mexican territory after failing to obey removal order, were arrested and disarmed. President Polk declared that aggression had been provoked by the Mexican army, seeking to war to defend Texas.
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