Mexican-American+War

Mexican-American War
 * Polk is president
 * Mexico
 * Had ownership of Texas
 * Wanted Americans to move into the territory to stimulate economy
 * Eventually the government in Mexico wants more control of the people in Texas
 * Americans don't like the new government
 * Secede and become an independent nation of Texas
 * Texas
 * Polk wants the three best ports on the West Coast
 * Manifest Destiny plays a role in the belief that America should have them
 * There is a dispute about the border of Mexico and Texas
 * Texas believes the Rio Grande marks the end of its territory
 * Mexico disagrees
 * Polk sends soldiers to sit by the Rio Grande and entice Mexico to attack
 * It works
 * We defeat Mexico and win quite a lot of territory
 * Texas and California are the big ones