James K. Polk

President Thomas Jefferson had an idea of expansion and once he convinced congress to allow him to send explores out west he did just that. Lewis and Clark headed the expedition that would lead them from the Louisiana Purchase to the Pacific Ocean. They played a vital role in the growth of Young America because of this expedition. America had many needs during the time of Lewis and Clarks expedition. The reason why Lewis and Clark went on this expedition not only because President Jefferson…

Was the United States Justified in Going to War with Mexico? Boom! Shots fired as the U.S went to war with Mexico in 1846. After a fight on disputed land, and constant struggle between the two nations, the U.S finally decided to declare war on Mexico. So, did the United States have a good reason to go to war with Mexico? The United States was not justified, or proved right in going to war with Mexico, because Mexico was only defending its borders, the U.S was robbing Mexico of its land,…

After James Polk was inaugurated as President in 1845, he immediately set his sights on extending the U.S.’s borders to Mexico. In 1845 when Texas was annexed into the U.S. there was much debate on its border with Texas claiming it was the Rio Grande while Mexico believed it was the Nueces River. Polk saw that war with Mexico could acquire California and Mexico and sent American troops to the Rio Grande to provoke the Mexicans.In the end, Polk got what he wanted, we gained California, Nevada,…

Document B is a war message by President James Polk on May 11 , 1846. Document B states “Mexico has passed the boundary of the United States , has invaded our territory and shed American blood upon American soil.” President James Polk is saying that Mexicans invaded America’s territory and killed or wounded Americans. This justifies the United States in going to war with Mexico because…

Dating back to the years of 1800-1855 the United states was growing in population, size and knowledge. Before the 1800s the US colonies had accepted the idea of expansion as settlers were migrating west even before winning their independence from Britain in the Revolutionary war. The year of 1830s brought many ideas that influenced the need to expand such as the manifest destiny coined by American columnist John O’ Sullivan. O’sullivan introduced the idea of manifest destiny which relies on the…

between themselves. Border disputes, slavery and manifest destiny are the reasons that the United States had no right in the war with Mexico. Mexico and the United States territories were divided by an unsettled border dispute. As seen in (Doc B) James…

for why America was justified in going to war with Mexico. The Manifest Destiny stated that the U.S. should own all territory between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, which also meant that the expansion of the U.S. was inevitable and justified. Since Polk was also a very strong believer in the Manifest Destiny, it meant he would fight for the land the U.S. deserved. “Although the United States had no shortage of unoccupied lands, expansionists argued that the republic must continue to grow in…

The United States was rapidly growing in the mid 1800’s. From sea to shining sea, Americans were migrating West in search of land, opportunities, and wealth. This Westward movement created tensions with people who already inhabited these Western territories such as Mexico. Mexico fought eleven hard years against Spain for their independence(1810-1821), and faced many challenges following its newfound freedom. One-tenth of Mexican citizens were killed in the war, the government was unstable, and…

Americans, do you mean those bandits! The Mexican War started on April 25, 1846 near the Rio Grande river on foreign soil. Some events that led up to the war were the battles of Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma. Was the United States justified in going to war with Mexico? America was not justified in going to war with Mexico, mainly because the Americans stole the Mexican’s land, forced their ideas of slavery, and infiltrated Mexican land. One reason the Mexican war was not justified was…

right to all of the land in North America, but this meant taking away land from other countries that needed that land more(Doc. C,A, and intro).Americans and Mexicans also couldn’t agree on the border,this could be seen by the president at the time,James Polk,putting forces on what they thought were still on American soil but Mexico thought this of the armed forces being put on their land and after the Mexicans asked them to leave they attacked the Americans, killing 16 Americans, and they went…