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This 3 page paper discusses the role of President Polk in the Mexican American War, and what might have happened if he had not involved the U.S. in a struggle with Mexico. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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if President Polk had not engaged in the Mexican/American War? Discussion The U.S. annexed Texas in 1845, making war with Mexico "all but inevitable" (Carruth, 1997). President Polk hoped to
negotiate with Mexico for the purchase of New Mexico and California, for $5 million and $25 million, respectively, but was prepared for war if negotiations failed (Carruth, 1997). On May
9, 1946, Polk received word that U.S. troops had been attacked a month earlier, at which point he asked for a declaration of war from Congress, which he received (Carruth,
1997). The American South was generally in favor of the war, which they believed would "extend slave territory, while Northerners opposed the war for the same reason" (Carruth, 1997). Polk
apparently didnt want war, what he wanted was to "push Mexico into negotiating with the United States, and he was willing to create a threat of war to do this"
(Pletcher, 2006). If he had to fight, "he wanted a short war and a quick victory" (Pletcher, 2006). Instead he got an almost two year struggle that left the country
more bitterly divided than before. Nearly 13,000 Americans were killed in this conflict, and "the country incurred expenses amounting to about $100,000 million" (Pletcher, 2006). Among its tangible benefits, the
U.S. settled the Oregon boundary dispute, annexed Texas and "gained about 1.2 million square miles of land, over one-third of its present territory" (Pletcher, 2006). It also was seen by
other nations as becoming a great power, "on a par with Britain, France, and Russia" (Pletcher, 2006). But there were other consequences, negative ones, and although they were largely intangible,
they were important. First, the phrase "the colossus of the North" dates from this time and reflects the opinion of Latin American nations of the action (Pletcher, 2006). Before this,
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