MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
MANIFEST DESTINY
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Question
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He did all he could to avoid war with Mexico
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He wanted the United States to increase its territory
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He worked to build friendships with border nations
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He bought land that proved to be of little use to the country.
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Detailed explanation-1: -James Knox Polk was the 11th president of the United States of America (1845-1849). As President he oversaw the largest territorial expansion in American history-over a million square miles of land-acquired through a treaty with England and war with Mexico.
Detailed explanation-2: -Democrats replied Polk was the candidate who stood for expansion. He linked the Texas issue, popular in the South, with the Oregon question, attractive to the North. Polk also favored acquiring California.
Detailed explanation-3: -President Polk had a short list of “great measures” he intended to accomplish. Among them was the acquisition of Mexican California. Gold had not been discovered there yet, but Polk wanted California and its magnificent San Francisco Bay as the American gateway to trade with China and other Asian nations.
Detailed explanation-4: -Polk wanted to lay claim to California, New Mexico, and land near the disputed southern border of Texas.