What do you think? Use information from the lesson and the maps to explain your opinion on whether or not the US should have gone to war with Mexico to expand its borders in the 1800’s. Give at least two reasons for your point of view and answer in complete sentences.
The Mexican-American War, waged between the United States and Mexico from 1846 to 1848, helped to fulfill America's "manifest destiny" to expand its territory across the entire North American continent.
