You're not pushing it back far enough. The Mexican War was the beginning of the Imperial USA. Just like now in Gaza, border raids from Mexico were seized upon as an excuse to take Mexican land. Southern politicians were at the forefront of this, waving the bloody shirt and fantasizing about plantations in California. Then, 15 years later the Northern component of Imperial USA bit them on the ass to get the South's tariff payments and natural resources. Wars are always about getting something.
I wonder if California would have been better off staying as part of Mexico, because being part of the U.S. has done the state and the people who live here absolutely no favors.
You're not pushing it back far enough. The Mexican War was the beginning of the Imperial USA. Just like now in Gaza, border raids from Mexico were seized upon as an excuse to take Mexican land. Southern politicians were at the forefront of this, waving the bloody shirt and fantasizing about plantations in California. Then, 15 years later the Northern component of Imperial USA bit them on the ass to get the South's tariff payments and natural resources. Wars are always about getting something.
I wonder if California would have been better off staying as part of Mexico, because being part of the U.S. has done the state and the people who live here absolutely no favors.