Post on Mexican American History (Essay Sample)

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Mexican-American History
The American-Mexican war was an opportunity for leaders to achieve personal goals, such as Santa Ann, who aimed to reclaim Mexico by using the war. The single-story refers to myths surrounding the Mexican-American war. The single-story focuses on how the United States won a fair fight, which was not the case. The single-story became exaggerated by Justin H. Smith in 1920, who wrote articles claiming that Mexicans were at fault for the war (Natalie 393-413). The single-story brought dangers to Mexico regarding financial problems, internal ethnic conflicts, and poor leadership that led to the retardment of Mexico’s development.
Traditional history led to the creation of gaps in history, such as the role of women during the Mexican-American war. Mexican women fought beside the male soldiers attending the Mexican Canon in March 1847 and were among casualties found after the battle of Cerro Gordo, Northwest of Veracruz. The role of women was to defend Mexico city by engaging in street fights in Mexico City and Monterrey (Felix 115-136). Dos Amadeus was a female Mexico commander who led a group of lancers in defending Mexico.
The consequences of the war against Mexico and Mexican land comprise land disputes, the Texas Annexation, and the Treaty of Guadalupe. Nine years after winning independence from Mexico, Texas got admission into the union as a slave state. Mexico gave up California and New Mexico in the treaty of Guadalupe (Kashirina and Yakirevich 113). The treaty of Guadalupe made the United States acquire vast mineral wealth such