the U.S.-Mexican border is no exception. With the European colonizing

the New World, it was a matter of time before the powers collided. The

Spanish settled what is today Mexico, while the English settled what

is to day the United States. When the two colonial powers did meet

what is today the United States' Southwest, it was not England and

Spain. Rather the two powers were the United States and Mexico. Both

Counties had broken off from their mother countries. The conflict that

erupted between the two countries where a direct result of different

nation policies. The United States had a policy of westward expansion,

while Mexico had a policy of self protection. The Americans never had

a written policy of expansion. What they had was the idea of "Manifest

Destiny." Manifest Destiny was the belief that the United States had

the right to expand westward to the Pacific ocean. On the other hand,

Mexico was a new country wanting to protect itself from outside

powers. Evidence of U.S. expansion is seen with the independence of

Texas from Mexico. The strongest evidence of U.S. expansion goals is

commander in the region, Commodore Thomas Jones, attacked and took the

frontier. Mexico needed to protect its northern borders. To protect

Purchase. Mexico gained independence from Spain in 1821. Once the

forces and apologized to the Mexican government for his action and

while the Spanish settled present day Mexico and U.S. southwest. As

down fall of President Santa Ana, and led to his replacement.

The United States gained independence from England in 1775.

Although Jones claimed that he did not act with orders from the U.S.

and led to the establishment of San Antonio. The eastern expansion was

attack from Mexican troops and the counter attack from General Taylor

protection of the Untied States. President Tyler could not get the 2/3

After the war the Americans intentionally or non-intentionally forced

After 1775, the Americans started to expand west. By the time Mexico

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