James K. Polk

contributed to the manifest destiny the country would come to know later on. Another national leader also had contributions to the idea as well. Thomas Jefferson’s words in the Declaration of Independence was his contribution to manifest destiny. Albert K. Weinberg’s Manifest Destiny gives insight into exactly how Jefferson did this. Weinberg writes of a New York Evening Post writer who makes the connection. In short, the writer says that the United States belongs to…

The Mexican American War The topic is the Mexican American war. Some of the people who were involved were Zachary Taylor, James K. Polk, and Robert F. Stockton. Many battles took place in the Mexican American war. It was a war that Mexico lost. It lasted two years from 1846 to 1848. The Mexican American war was so important in American history because we won what is known today as New Mexico, Utah, Arizona, Nevada, California, Texas, and western Colorado which Is part of the western expansion.…

The causes of the Mexican-American War were due to several reasons and some were the independence of Texas, Nuevo Mexico, California, Sonora, and Yucatan. The new Mexican government led by its first Mexican President, Guadalupe Victoria, was a violent one due to the Anglo immigration to the Mexican northern territories. Centralism played an important role in the subsequent loss of the entire northern frontier to the United States (Meier and Ribera, 54). Texas grew tired of the violent harassment…

“Mr. Polk’s War,” a war promptly named after the president at the time, James T. Polk, is an alternate moniker for the Mexican-American War for many reasons. For one, looking on the outside, the causes of the war seem to be unjust in that the Manifest Destiny, a widely supported policy by Polk, prompted America’s push West and eventual annexation of Texas from Mexico. However, on the tactical level, many commanders were entrusted with the responsibility of leading units in the fight against the…

In the article “There Is No True History of the Westward Expansion,” by Robert Morgan, states his claims towards westward expansion. Morgan believes that the expansion was one of the best events that occurred in modern times in America. Morgan’s claims are easy to come in agreement with. If agreeing with Morgan that the expansion across the West changed America for the good and without the expansion we would not be the great country we are today, you are supporting good claims. Morgan argues…

and forth battle between Mexico and the United States. In late 1844, Polk was elected President of the United States. He wanted to annex Texas and he also had his eyes on California. Congress finally voted to annex Texas before he took office. Polk was delighted. On May 9, 1846, Mexican soldiers fired upon Americans on the “Texas side” of the Rio Grande, the area claimed by the United States. That action gave President Polk a justification for going to war with Mexico. Should the United…

As the young nation of the United States grew the need for more land was evident. With more and more people immigrating and America's economy booming westward expansion was a clear choice. Not only the government but the people wanted the states to grow. The process of expanding America’s borders was called “Manifest Destiny”. It was called this because it was that this process was inevitable and just in its ways. Almost all Americans wanted to expand the United states for their own gain.…

In our conflict between the Mexicans and the Settlers, neither side was right on who owned the land. The Mexicans believed that the border of their country and the U.S. was the Nueces River. But, the U.S. believed that it was the Rio Grande. Both of them were fighting for extra land by marking where the border should be. But neither side was right, as both the Mexicans and American settlers had taken the land from the Native Americans without their consent. So they were both fighting for land…

Texas has been a state ruled by different constitutions during its early years. Seven constitutions gave shape to the modern Texas, one under Mexican rule before Independence, one as an independent republic, one more as a state of the Confederacy, and four as a state in the United States. Several revolts challenged Spanish rule during 1811 to 1813 lead by Juan Bautista de las Casas and Jose Bernardo Gutierrez, the latter issued a declaration of independence from New Spain and drafted a…

is one of the largest counties in North Carolina, covering 741 square miles. The population is very small. Bertie originated in 1722 when the state legislature decided to divide the county from Chowan, a river. Bertie County inherited its name from James and Henry Bertie who has purchased the land. Bertie is located southwest of Elizabeth City, one of the poorest counties in North Carolina. The county includes eight townships, Lewiston, Kelford, Aulander, Powellsville, Roxobel, and Windsor.…