Main cause of the Mexican -American war?

enter image source here

1 Answer
Sim W.
Feb 1, 2018

The US wanted to acquire new territories

Explanation:

The killing of 16 soldiers near the Rio Grande was used as a pretext to wage war on Mexico and thus annex about a third of its territory which is the whole South West of the USA.

Related questions
Impact of this question
575 views around the world
You can reuse this answer
Creative Commons License