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Was Mexican War An Idea Based On Expansionism Or Justification?

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Justification, “a reason, fact, circumstance, or explanation that justifies or defends.” When it comes to the Mexican American War there was a good deal of speculation on the reasons for war. Yes James Polk wanted to seize “Oregon and California under American control.” “Yet another suspected cause of the war was the desire of the southern states to gain more slave states, thereby increasing their political power.” So I can go on and on about the various reasons for going to war, but what still stands is was the Mexican War an idea based on expansionism or justification?

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