The Mexican-American is best known by reason of the conflicts between Mexico and the Unites States, the issue was because of the independence of the Texas land. Texas territory was seen as the victory of a war that does not start yet. For the American culture, the Mexican-American war basically consist in the independence of Texas, whom later on become part of the American territory. In the other hand, for the Mexican culture, the Mexican-American War is best known as the US invasion, Mexicans seems
created during the 19th century and was the attitude held by many Americans of the time. The term itself was coined by the journalist John O’Sullivan and it was a way of explaining the ideology that the United States should expand westward across the continent and that this expansion was destined. Much of the artworks, such as that of "American Progress" by John Gast, depicted an ethereal being or guiding light that was leading Americans across the country to the far west. However, this expansion was
the US being called by God to expand from coast to coast. The political crisis originated from the idea of Manifest Destiny, which involved the expansion of slavery, and led to the secession of the South. The origin of this crisis can be traced down to the belief in Manifest Destiny. In Polk’s presidency this idea was a major factor when he expressed his desire to capture California, which in turn provoked the Mexican American war. The Treaty of Guadalupe Hildago ended the Mexican American War,