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What Did James Polk Promise To Do If He Were Elected President?

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What Did James Polk Promise To Do If He Were Elected President? Polk accomplished nearly everything that he said he wanted to accomplish as President and everything he had promised in his party’s platform: acquisition of the Oregon Territory, California, and the Territory of New Mexico; the positive settlement of the Texas border dispute; lower

What Did President Polk Do When Mexico Refused To Sell California And New Mexico?

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What Did President Polk Do When Mexico Refused To Sell California And New Mexico? When Mexico refused to sell, Polk began to prepare a declaration of war, but before its completion he learned that Mexican forces had killed or wounded 16 U.S. soldiers in the disputed territory. What happened when Polk tried to purchase California