Mexican - American War Reflection by Mr.Offley https://padlet.com/doffley/zpw2hszcgk46oqpr What do you think this quote means: “We didn’t cross the border, the border crossed us!” en-us 2020-10-29 16:43:52 UTC 2023-12-13 20:21:33 UTC hello@padlet.com Gabe among us thought (0[ AMONGUSZOMBIE https://padlet.com/doffley/zpw2hszcgk46oqpr/wish/1036234762 i think it means that they weren't fighting for more land to expand their border, instead the border tried to close in so they have less land now.

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]]> 2020-12-21 15:48:52 UTC https://padlet.com/doffley/zpw2hszcgk46oqpr/wish/1036234762 Apple's Thought on the quote 29asussman1 https://padlet.com/doffley/zpw2hszcgk46oqpr/wish/1036237870 I think that it means that the borders came onto their land, not the other way around. ]]> 2020-12-21 15:50:20 UTC https://padlet.com/doffley/zpw2hszcgk46oqpr/wish/1036237870 Surya 29skumar https://padlet.com/doffley/zpw2hszcgk46oqpr/wish/1036238617 I think this quote means that's the Mexican did not cross the water border the water border crossed them.

]]> 2020-12-21 15:50:41 UTC https://padlet.com/doffley/zpw2hszcgk46oqpr/wish/1036238617 Ezra https://padlet.com/doffley/zpw2hszcgk46oqpr/wish/1036279024 I think that this quote means that the Native people did not make the borders that the borders made them and they did not agree to this]]> 2020-12-21 16:09:09 UTC https://padlet.com/doffley/zpw2hszcgk46oqpr/wish/1036279024 Nicolas 29nshovlin https://padlet.com/doffley/zpw2hszcgk46oqpr/wish/1036292303 I think the quote means when Mexico lost the war they didn't cross the border to America the American borders crossed them. which made them living in America.]]> 2020-12-21 16:15:21 UTC https://padlet.com/doffley/zpw2hszcgk46oqpr/wish/1036292303 Paul https://padlet.com/doffley/zpw2hszcgk46oqpr/wish/1036294452 I think the quote means that the border came to the Mexicans and they did not cross the border themselves]]> 2020-12-21 16:16:17 UTC https://padlet.com/doffley/zpw2hszcgk46oqpr/wish/1036294452 Sanika D. Srivastava 29ssrivastava https://padlet.com/doffley/zpw2hszcgk46oqpr/wish/1036294676 I think the quote means that the border of one country expanded, so the people living on the other side are saying the the border crossed them and that they didn't do anything.]]> 2020-12-21 16:16:25 UTC https://padlet.com/doffley/zpw2hszcgk46oqpr/wish/1036294676 Anonymous 29eedelman https://padlet.com/doffley/zpw2hszcgk46oqpr/wish/1036305538 I think that the quote is trying to say that they were there before the border crossed them. I also that that its means that the Americans put the border there while they were already there. ]]> 2020-12-21 16:21:03 UTC https://padlet.com/doffley/zpw2hszcgk46oqpr/wish/1036305538 anoymous baby yoda 29eislam1 https://padlet.com/doffley/zpw2hszcgk46oqpr/wish/1036350244  

it is referring to lost or stolen land that was once Mexico, but forever will be indigenous. In 1910,   ]]> 2020-12-21 16:41:00 UTC https://padlet.com/doffley/zpw2hszcgk46oqpr/wish/1036350244 Chloe Fee Jean-Michel https://padlet.com/doffley/zpw2hszcgk46oqpr/wish/1036449033 I think the quotes means that Americans expanded the border into their land so they moved the people living their.]]> 2020-12-21 17:32:15 UTC https://padlet.com/doffley/zpw2hszcgk46oqpr/wish/1036449033 We didn't cross the border the border crossed us 29mkarakkal https://padlet.com/doffley/zpw2hszcgk46oqpr/wish/1036980687 I think that what the quote means is that the border came over them from the land being stolen and they did not walk on over saying I crossed the border but the opposite.]]> 2020-12-22 00:21:07 UTC https://padlet.com/doffley/zpw2hszcgk46oqpr/wish/1036980687 Musabir https://padlet.com/doffley/zpw2hszcgk46oqpr/wish/1038050468 I think the quote "We didn't cross the border the border crossed us means there was land being stolen from Mexico and the border was crossing over Mexico.]]> 2020-12-22 14:08:48 UTC https://padlet.com/doffley/zpw2hszcgk46oqpr/wish/1038050468 froggy fayaaz https://padlet.com/doffley/zpw2hszcgk46oqpr/wish/1038108120 i think when they say the border crossed us it meant how the settlers took over some of the mexican land but they did nothing]]> 2020-12-22 14:34:21 UTC https://padlet.com/doffley/zpw2hszcgk46oqpr/wish/1038108120 Kian https://padlet.com/doffley/zpw2hszcgk46oqpr/wish/1038159153 It Menes wen america expanded the people who lived on the land America took where in Americas borders.  ]]> 2020-12-22 14:57:03 UTC https://padlet.com/doffley/zpw2hszcgk46oqpr/wish/1038159153 Sophia 29skhavrun https://padlet.com/doffley/zpw2hszcgk46oqpr/wish/1038254198 I think it means that they came and stole their homeland.]]> 2020-12-22 15:40:27 UTC https://padlet.com/doffley/zpw2hszcgk46oqpr/wish/1038254198 sofia strella https://padlet.com/doffley/zpw2hszcgk46oqpr/wish/1039823941 i think it means that the people of  Texas  took over some/most of the Mexican land but the Mexicans did nothing  that is what the quote means ]]> 2020-12-23 13:26:30 UTC https://padlet.com/doffley/zpw2hszcgk46oqpr/wish/1039823941 Eva Alexander https://padlet.com/doffley/zpw2hszcgk46oqpr/wish/1039850768 I think immigration policy has changed by The Mexicans fighting for their rights and doing what they wanted to do. Before they did not get to do any of their religions and they were forced to go to Massachusetts.]]> 2020-12-23 13:44:26 UTC https://padlet.com/doffley/zpw2hszcgk46oqpr/wish/1039850768 Ayub https://padlet.com/doffley/zpw2hszcgk46oqpr/wish/1039886951 I think that means mexico did not cross us and the U.S crossed mexico.]]> 2020-12-23 14:07:19 UTC https://padlet.com/doffley/zpw2hszcgk46oqpr/wish/1039886951 Rahim https://padlet.com/doffley/zpw2hszcgk46oqpr/wish/1039888156 i think in means the land was took from the Mexicans ]]> 2020-12-23 14:08:01 UTC https://padlet.com/doffley/zpw2hszcgk46oqpr/wish/1039888156 Alisha 29amunni https://padlet.com/doffley/zpw2hszcgk46oqpr/wish/1039895945 I think the quote means  that the land of Mexico was stolen, could be the american or by some other people.

What the quote says:
" We didn't cross the border, the border crossed us." ]]> 2020-12-23 14:12:30 UTC https://padlet.com/doffley/zpw2hszcgk46oqpr/wish/1039895945 Shravan https://padlet.com/doffley/zpw2hszcgk46oqpr/wish/1040285503 The border of the Mexicans land slowly got smaller and smaller until it disappeared and Mexicans were forced to move. ]]> 2020-12-23 18:31:03 UTC https://padlet.com/doffley/zpw2hszcgk46oqpr/wish/1040285503 Andre https://padlet.com/doffley/zpw2hszcgk46oqpr/wish/1040483412 I think what they mean is that their land was took from them and they did not cross the border.]]> 2020-12-23 22:45:45 UTC https://padlet.com/doffley/zpw2hszcgk46oqpr/wish/1040483412 not sus lololol not me https://padlet.com/doffley/zpw2hszcgk46oqpr/wish/1040484944 2020-12-23 22:48:31 UTC https://padlet.com/doffley/zpw2hszcgk46oqpr/wish/1040484944 https://padlet.com/doffley/zpw2hszcgk46oqpr/wish/1040485508 2020-12-23 22:49:41 UTC https://padlet.com/doffley/zpw2hszcgk46oqpr/wish/1040485508 Ismael https://padlet.com/doffley/zpw2hszcgk46oqpr/wish/1057725047 I think they went somewhere andt then got kicked out from the place they entered]]> 2021-01-05 23:37:01 UTC https://padlet.com/doffley/zpw2hszcgk46oqpr/wish/1057725047