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The Mexican War
Marc Tyler Nobleman
Non-Fiction (Series)
Ages 9 to 12
Compass Point Books, 2005, 0-7565-0841-X
The conflict between the United States and Mexico had its roots in a struggle that these two countries had over the territory which came to be called Texas. Texas declared its independence in 1836, and in 1845 the citizens of Texas voted to join the United States. Losing Texas to the United States greatly angered the Mexican government but they chose not to do anything about it after they lost a series of battles with the Americans in 1836.
Losing Texas was one reason why the Mexican War came about. Another was that both sides could not agree about where the border between America and Mexico lay. A third reason was that Mexico refused to compensate Americans who had been harmed or had property damaged during the numerous Mexican revolts.
Finally, the Americans and Mexicans could not agree about who had the right to have California. The land belonged to Mexico and yet many Americans felt they had the right to claim it as their own.
So, after the annexation of Texas as a state, relations between the two nations became very uncomfortable. President Polk sent a diplomatic mission to Mexico City to try to come to some kind of agreement. The offer that the American’s put on the table infuriated the Mexican officials. Matters finally came into a head when fighting took place in the disputed territory near the border and on May 13th, 1846, the United States declared war on Mexico.
In this well written title from the “We the People” series, the author carefully describes what took place in the years leading up the Mexican War, to give his narrative a context. This makes it easy for young readers to understand why the war broke out in the first place. The account of the war itself is clear and easy to follow, and the text is broken up by illustrations and maps which are found throughout the book.
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