Controversy of America's Policies of Westward Expansion

In the eyes of the Americans from the North, they were setting out to the west for a life that would benefit all the residents as well as themselves. However, the residents residing in these places were mainly of the Mexican origin, who believed that these Americans from the north were taking possession of practically the whole eastern part of their territory, Texas without being permitted to do so by the authorities. The main problem is that these individuals appeared to migrate constantly and taking possession of the sites they found along the way if there was no one to prevent them from doing so. Actually, the claims arose that the migrants did not even bother to ask for permission to take possession of the land that suited them, or even bothering to find the legal way to of formally acquiring the land to build their homes.

As the expansion started from the informal basis, the initially considered majority population within the region, the Mexican population was significantly reduced as the new comers erected their settlements among their midst and dominated over their land. S. had been left with no option but to use force in defending its state’s interests. The basis of the conflict emanated from the pressure that Texas, which was originally dominated by Mexicans, questioned the policies that the Americans residing in the north applied, especially regarding slavery and human trafficking issues (Anna 1836). Texas was not ready to condone slavery across its border with the neighboring America, whose policies claimed to protect the rights and interest of all the people regardless of their color, and yet acted unruly.

In protesting against Mexican War, Abraham Lincoln shades light on how President Polk acted unwisely by justifying his actions with unsupported claims that Mexicans did not give chance to dialogue and amicable solution to their differences (Anna 1836). In all the instances, everyone lost a great deal of lives that could have been saved from the unnecessary demise if steps had been taken to prevent the war from erupting. Therefore, it is sound to conclude that the Mexican War or rather the U. S. invasion was a result of a brewing controversy which was associated with the disagreements emanating from the process through the another America was expanding and settling into the Mexican territory. Additionally, the disputes that arose from the process of settling and displacing the natives as well as the differences regarding vital issues like slavery and the women rights reinforced the animosity between the Mexicans and the American settlers.