Which like everything else, America got through it and came out stronger.

It wasn't our fault that people died. We were just trying to get more land, not trying to kill everyone in the process.

We didn't force them to give us their land, we offered to buy it from them and they declined. We backed off, and then when they saw some of our troops by the border, they attacked.

With the newly acquired land, more Americans were able to have jobs and more land.

Just because something bad in your opinion happens, doesn't mean it's the President's fault. He's just the scapegoat people use. Mexico started the war with us, not the other way around.

We didn't almost get in a war with Britain over land. We compromised with them.

Gaining land was good for us because we could worry less about invasions from countries with territories around us.

The war wasn't Polk's fault. Whenever something bad happens, people blame the president at the time. Mexico started the war, not Polk.

The United States didn't steal land, we either bought it or compromised.

The Louisiana Purchase nearly doubled the size of America, so it was also very good for us.