The Mexican-American War Explained

On several occasions, the U.S. had offered to buy California and other territories from Mexico, but Mexico never agreed to sell.

The Mexican American War is one of the defining moments in the history of the United States, and yet one of the most misunderstood. Almost 200 years after the fact, and five generations later, it still causes pridefulness, resentment or apathy, depending on the side you´re talking with.

But even the most indifferent on both sides of the border has someth…