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Yes, I think the war was justified because after the miscommunication of what land Texas actually had the Americans built a fort on which they thought was the border of Texas but Mexico treated it as the Americans were on their land and attacked the U.S. This is what made the U.S. attack because their men were being killed and if America didn't act they could've lost some land. It also helps America gain more land in the process.

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Yes, the war was justified because Texas declared its independence in 1836. And the war with Mexico happened in Mexico and the US. It started in 1846.

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The Mexico-American War was justified for both Mexico and America. The war started when the United States built a fort in Texas which Mexico claimed as its own land. Because of this, Mexican soldiers attacked American soldiers which was the start of the war. This attack was justified because Mexico saw it as an invasion of their land and privacy. For the U.S., it was justified for them to fight the Mexicans because they were attacked first. Also, they wanted California and New Mexico to be part of the U.S. which was one of the reasons they were fighting.

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Yes, I believe the war was justified. Although the United States was technically the aggressor by sending troops into the disputed land, the Mexican troops fought and fired first. This caused a declaration of war against Mexico. The border dispute was bound to lead to conflict.

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The war was not justified because the Americans quickly resorted to violence. The Americans had offered peacefully to pay for New Mexico and California, but when they were refused, they invaded Mexico. They invaded them without hesitation despite them being one of the small nations they promised to protect in the Monroe Doctrine. Additionally, they had provoked Mexico at the border on the Rio Grande river, essentially forcing Mexico to take action. Some may argue that it was justified as the Mexicans strictly controlled and disturbed Texans, yet the U.S. was not yet affiliated with Texas and so their business should not influence the actions of the U.S..

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Yes, the war was justified because Mexico attacked the U.S. fort first, so the U.S. had every right to go to war.

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The war was justified because Texas had already declared their independence and wanted to join the U.S. So the U.S did not invade Mexico, but Mexico attacked anyway.

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The war was justifiable because the Americans believed that Texas was land that they could walk on and Texas already declared it's independence. Mexico saw this and treated it as an invasion. They attacked the U.S. and The U.S. countered with war.

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I think the war was justified because America and Mexico disagreed where the border line was. This was an important issue to resolve. While verbal negotiation would have been better, it is understandable that the two nations fought for the land.

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The war was not justified as the primary reason the U.S joined the war was because of the fact that President Polk wanted to gain more land. It was also unreasonable for Mexico to attack Texas in the first place as it was reasonably split off and the attacks were led by Santa Anna who should not have led the war due to his dictatorship.

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I think the war was justified because american settlers lived in the land claimed by the USA. If the claim is justified and they can build a fort there. The Mexican Government could've just backed down.

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Yes, The war was justified because Mexico attacked the U.S forts first so then attacking back was reasonable.

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I don't think that the war was justified because the American troops were attacked because they were setting up a fort on land that Mexico claimed was theirs. When Polk's offer for California and New Mexico was denied, he was upset and decided to just take it himself which I seem is pretty un justified.

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I think the war was justified because American settlers lived in the land claimed by the USA. If the claim is justified and they can build a fort there. The Mexican Government also could have come down.

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No, the war was not justified, as the primary reason that the US wished to go to war was to gain land. The US also invaded Mexico's claimed territory first, with little provacation. They could have also worked out the border with a treaty instead of war.a

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Yes. The war was justified although America did not need more lands, Mexico attacked america first.

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The war was not justified because America made Mexico angry by adding a military base to something that was disputed just so they got to go to war with Mexico so they could get land, and when Mexico actually got angry at this, America took control of their capitol and got the land they wanted. Which isn't good when saying that you will protect the new countries and take over one, just so that the president can keep his promise.

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Yes, the war was justified. The United States was technically the aggressor by sending troops into the disputed land, the Mexican troops fought and fired first.

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No, the Mexican-American War was not justified for the United States because the reason for the war was because Americans (especially President James K. Polk) wanted Mexico's land. When Polk first offered money to buy Mexico's land, he was declined, but he didn't stop there and just wanted to take the land Mexico rightfully had, not caring about the consequences. When Americans built a fort on the Rio Grande, they probably knew this would anger Mexicans and if the POV was switched and Mexicans did this to Americans, the Americans would have most likely attacked as well. It makes sense why the Mexicans attacked as they saw this as America threatening them. So while Mexico attacked first, it was the Americans who were provoking them to do so. I feel like making the fort and caused this conflict was unnecessary for the US to do, and that Americans weren't justified in provoking this war just to gain land.

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Yes, the Mexican-American war was justified because the U.S. didn't invade Mexico in the first place, they built a fort on the border which Mexico reacted as a threat which started the war.

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Yes, it was justified because Mexico attacked a U.S military fort. The States had every right to defend there soldiers and punish the attackers.

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i think the Mexican American war is not justified , because texas dont belong to us at the first, and us troops killed alot of mexicans.

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The war was not justified, since US had been waiting for the chance to hit Mexico because Mexico refused the requirement of US. The requirement wanted Mexico to sell their territory. After the Texas revoluition, the relationship between Mexico and US was worse than before. After the war, Mexico lost half of their territory. Even though, US gave money for the territory, it was big damage in Mexico. You can think that it was justified since Mexico fired first, but US made them to fire. However, the result is good to us.

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The Mexican- American War was not justified in my opinion. President James K. Polk wanted Mexico's land and offered money, in which the Mexico government declined, this did not stop James K. Polk. He built the fort on Rio Grande and angered the Mexicans, causing them to attack. This action, in my opinion, is reasonable because the Mexicans can see this as a threat. The war began and the Americans sent many soldiers to different parts of Mexico, while the Mexican government struggled to defend against the American soldiers attacking from so many places. President James K. Polk expected the Mexican government to make peace upon this action, but instead, the Mexican government wanted to kick out General Taylor out of Mexico, which was a failure. Hence, this gave Taylor a big victory. Then, the American soldiers were ordered to attack the capital of Mexico and capture it. With American soldiers surrounding the capital, Mexico ended war. In the end, Mexico lost almost half of its territory, and was paid half of what the president offered before war while American gained lands, which seems unjustified to me because they should have been paid more upon loosing more lands than the offer before war

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Yes, it was justified because the U.S had the right to defend themselves and fight back against Mexico. And besides Mexico started the war first.

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Yes, the war was justified because the border between Mexico and the U.S. The Mexicans thought that the Americans crossed the border and attacked, but the Americans also thought the Mexicans crossed the border and shed the blood of Americans on the American land. For the Americans, this situation gave them enough justification to declare a war against Mexico.