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Mo.iMP ÜÛÛÜ ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÝÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛÝ ßÛß
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ÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛÛ
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ÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ß ÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛ
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ÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÞÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß
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ÜÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÜÜ ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÞÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÞÛÛÛÛÛÛßß
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ÜÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÜÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛ Ü ÛÝÛÛÛÛÛ Ü
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ÜÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÜ ßÛÛÛÜÜ ÜÜÛÛÛß ÞÛ ÞÛÛÛÝ ÜÜÛÛ
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ARRoGANT CoURiERS WiTH ESSaYS
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Grade Level: Type of Work Subject/Topic is on:
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[ ]6-8 [ ]Class Notes [Essay on Mexico's Loss ]
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[x]9-10 [ ]Cliff Notes [to the US in 1848. ]
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[ ]11-12 [x]Essay/Report [ ]
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[ ]College [ ]Misc [ ]
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Dizzed: 12/94 # of Words:378 School: ? State: ?
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ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ>ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ>ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ>Chop Here>ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ>ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ>ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ>ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
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Thesis: Show how Mexico lost an enormous territory to the U.S. in 1848.
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Henry Polk was President of the U.S.A. from 1845, and was an
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imperialist. He wanted his country to expand by seizing Mexico's land. His
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goal was to try to make the States stretch from the Atlantic to the
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Pacific. Polk first offered 30,000,000 dollars to Mexico for California and
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New Mexico, but they refused. As relation between the two continued to
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worsen, it was in fact true that The U.S. had no real legal claim to those
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territories, and there were only seven hundred Americans compared to the
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75,000 Spanish- speaking people living in the California and New Mexico
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territory.
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The Amerindians, of whom had a population of 300,000 in 1821,
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diminished when the Mexican government sold the church lands, at which they
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lived and worked in, to ranch owners. Amerindians were required to work
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under exceedingly harsh conditions, and 60,000 had died. By 1870, the
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population of Amerindians was only 17,000.
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The decision for Mexico to sell its land resulted in a war by the
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U.S.A. against them- President Polk decided that war was the only way his
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country could acquire the land. The 19th century philosophy included the
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idea that war was a way of solving a dispute, and whoever won it would
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obviously acquire what they wanted. Troops were sent to the land between
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the Nueces and Rio Grande Rivers. General Taylor was ordered to protect the
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Grande River. When in 1846, Mexican troops attacked them, war had
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commenced. Though Mexico believed they would win easily, they were greatly
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wrong. The capturing of Mexico city by the U.S. made them the conquerors
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over their enemy. In consequence, the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo was made
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in 1848. Mexico was to give up California and New mexico for only
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13,000,000. It was the Manifest destiny that had started the war. U.S.A.
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now had what it focused on territorially, and thus Manifest destiny had
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been fulfilled.
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In summary, the war against Mexico made them more stronger
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territorially. From the Louisiana purchase to the war with Mexico, the
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U.S.A had become a more powerful country as a result of the war, while
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Mexico became smaller territorially, and the Amerindians too became smaller
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in terms of their population.
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