Causes of the Mexican War The Mexican War lasted from 1846-1848 in the area now known as Texas. What began as several small disputes eventually led into an armed conflict between the considerably new nations of Mexico and the United States. The geographical and political disputes are the most likely causes of the war. These causes of this war became significant, when the outcome gave the United States a platform to become one of the …showed first 75 words of 1615 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1615 total…be seen today. Bibliography Citation Page Downey, Fairfax.Texas and the War with Mexico. New York: American Heritage Publishing Co., Inc. 1961. Henry, Robert. The Story of the Mexican War. New York: Fredrick Ungar Publishing Co. 1961. Meltzer, Milton. Bound for the Rio Grande; The Mexican Struggle, 1845 1850. New York: Random House, 1974. Nardo,Don. The Mexican-American War. San Diego: Lucent Books, 1991. Rappaport, Armin. The War With Mexico: Why did it happen?. New York: Harper and Row Publishers, Inc., 1974.