“Polk believed that it was God’s plan that America extend its territory all the way to the Pacific Ocean” (Background Essay). The original United States was made up of thirteen states that were all along the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. Over the years the territory was expanded to the Mississippi River. Then the U.S extended its borders west of the Mississippi. With this continual expansion, it is easy to understand why President Polk believed that it was God’s plan for the United States to expand all the way to the Pacific
“Polk believed that it was God’s plan that America extend its territory all the way to the Pacific Ocean” (Background Essay). The original United States was made up of thirteen states that were all along the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. Over the years the territory was expanded to the Mississippi River. Then the U.S extended its borders west of the Mississippi. With this continual expansion, it is easy to understand why President Polk believed that it was God’s plan for the United States to expand all the way to the Pacific