Causes of the Mexican War (4) by Michael Lynch https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/8pxpoiqe1h8pk096 What were some of the causes of the Mexican War? en-us 2021-02-24 12:37:31 UTC 2025-10-25 02:56:55 UTC hello@padlet.com Causes of the Mexican War lynchm8 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/8pxpoiqe1h8pk096/wish/1235954265 Use the Newsela Article as your resource. Take your highlighted points and turn them into a Padlet Post. 

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2. The americans believed that they were special and won the rights to a seperate nation.
3.The texans wanting to become part of the U.S.
4. trade]]> 2021-02-24 14:51:56 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/8pxpoiqe1h8pk096/wish/1236600918 Causes of the Mexican War aydenbeique2023 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/8pxpoiqe1h8pk096/wish/1236602310 1. the competition for resources. Americans in the early 1800s needed land in order to earn a livelihood, and the demand for land drove Americans westward
2. conflicting ideas. Americans believed they were special
3. In 1835, American Texans and Mexican Texans rebelled. They did not want to live under a ruler who abused his power in this way
4. The Lone Star Republic lasted for ten years, but many Texans wanted their territory to become part of the United States
5. The United States wanted more than Texas. Soon, Americans set their sights on Mexico's entire northern region

]]> 2021-02-24 14:52:12 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/8pxpoiqe1h8pk096/wish/1236602310 Ayva Connor https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/8pxpoiqe1h8pk096/wish/1236604018 1.  The  demand for land drove Americans west this was just another resources for them. They needed land to expand to earn a livelihood and grow agriculture.
2. Manifest destiny this is because Americans thought they were chosen by god to expand westward. 
3. They also believed that they were special becuase their ancestors had one against Great Britain and won the right to exist as a separate nation.]]> 2021-02-24 14:52:31 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/8pxpoiqe1h8pk096/wish/1236604018 Arturo M.causes of the Mexican War. https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/8pxpoiqe1h8pk096/wish/1236608423 1. mexico had warned it would regard annexation as an act of war.
2. second competition for resources.
3. Monetary claims against Mexico.

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2.conflicting ideologies, the Americans believed that they were special.
3.The texans wanting to become part of the U.S.  ]]> 2021-02-24 14:56:20 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/8pxpoiqe1h8pk096/wish/1236625673 causes of the mexican war lillianlannon2023 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/8pxpoiqe1h8pk096/wish/1236628954 1.)   competition for resorces
2.)  conflicting ideas americans believed they were special.
3.) american texans and mexican texans did not want to live under a ruler who abused his power so they rebelled]]> 2021-02-24 14:56:53 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/8pxpoiqe1h8pk096/wish/1236628954 causes of the mexican war brierpedersen2023 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/8pxpoiqe1h8pk096/wish/1236644344 1. competition for resources (land)
2. conflicting ideologies ]]> 2021-02-24 14:59:42 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/8pxpoiqe1h8pk096/wish/1236644344 katiechoquette2023 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/8pxpoiqe1h8pk096/wish/1236708840 1. They needed more land
2. Americans thought that they were so much higher than everyone else
3. Manifest destiny]]> 2021-02-24 15:11:13 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/8pxpoiqe1h8pk096/wish/1236708840 jonathandahlgren2023 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/8pxpoiqe1h8pk096/wish/1236713153 1.Competition for resources 
2. conflicting ideologies.  They did not believe in the same things.
3. The american texans and the mexican texas rebelled because they cant live next to each other.]]> 2021-02-24 15:11:58 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/8pxpoiqe1h8pk096/wish/1236713153 elmerhernandez2023 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/8pxpoiqe1h8pk096/wish/1238425910 1.needed land in order to earn money
2.Southerners wanted to make Texas a state because they wanted to extend slavery. Northerners were against it because they feared it would cause the Senate to favor slavery
3. Americans believed they were special]]> 2021-02-24 20:38:46 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/8pxpoiqe1h8pk096/wish/1238425910