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…ght of Mexican territories as future American possessions. Examples of expansionist thought show through in the actions of our government leading up to the war. The war was waged on a weak, defenseless people who were at a clear disadvantage to the United States in economy, population, and military power. In short, The Mexican-American war was a premeditated act of aggression on the part of the U.S. government, perpetrated upon a weak, defenseless people.