Consider the mexican-american war.

explain one justification that supporters of the war would use.

explain one argument against the war that opponents would use.

One justification: "Mexico attacked us first." In April of 1846, Mexican cavalry attacked U.S. soldiers in a disputed area and killed about a dozen. This justified America's declaration of war in some's eyes.

Argument against: "Mexico only attacked us because we goaded them into it." Opponents to war said that Polk intentionally placed U.S. soldiers in the disputed zone so that Mexico would attack them.

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