During the Mid 1840’s a man by the name of James Polk took office as the United States President, and creating of the term COIL, promised to conquer, and keep California, and Oregon, introduce an independent treasury, and lower tariff rules. Manifest Destiny was a term used during these times where people thought that America should rule from sea to shining sea. Many educated Americans disapproved of such a journey, and wrote lots about reasons why it hurt America more than fulfilling suppositions. Although Manifest Destiny was seen as positive action towards helping America, it really was not in America’s best interest because it violates the Declaration of Independence, Expands the boundaries of slavery, and provoked a war with Mexico. To start off, the Declaration of Independence was a piece of work written by America's founding fathers that no other country
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To some the war was clearly an act of America marching onto Mexican land and provoking an attack, but to a majority it was a saying that American blood was spilled on US soil, in disputed territory between Mexican and Texas. This all really ignited when Polk sent Slidell over to Mexico to try and negotiate a price for land, Mexico respectfully disagreed and sent Slidell home with news that did not please Polk. Which furthermore, lead into him marching armed forces onto Mexican land to forcefully strip it from their grasp, (Document H). The act of sending armed forces to Mexico was unnecessary, in no way was Mexico menacing towards the United States, (Document G). Moreover, proves how Polk really did provoke the attack considering there were armed men knocking at the footstep of Mexico's door, they had no choice to but to push them back, to protect what was rightfully theirs. America was seen a bully, and cowardly striping land from a nation which rightfully had the ownership to there
To some the war was clearly an act of America marching onto Mexican land and provoking an attack, but to a majority it was a saying that American blood was spilled on US soil, in disputed territory between Mexican and Texas. This all really ignited when Polk sent Slidell over to Mexico to try and negotiate a price for land, Mexico respectfully disagreed and sent Slidell home with news that did not please Polk. Which furthermore, lead into him marching armed forces onto Mexican land to forcefully strip it from their grasp, (Document H). The act of sending armed forces to Mexico was unnecessary, in no way was Mexico menacing towards the United States, (Document G). Moreover, proves how Polk really did provoke the attack considering there were armed men knocking at the footstep of Mexico's door, they had no choice to but to push them back, to protect what was rightfully theirs. America was seen a bully, and cowardly striping land from a nation which rightfully had the ownership to there