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Did President Polk see New Mexico and California as belonging to the US?
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∙ 13y ago
President Polk was the front man for Stone-wall Jackson and his aggressive expansionist tendencies. Both those territories were taken as prizes of war. A War that President Polk provoked in the name of Manifest Destiny. won and never got to enjoy since he died early in his retirement.
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Who did James Polk offer to buy New Mexico and California from?
President Polk offered to buy New Mexico and California from Mexico.
What did president Polk want to buy from Mexico?
California and the Southwest.
Who was unable to purchase New Mexico and California?
president james polk
What President obtained Arizona New Mexico Utah Colorado California and Nevada?
James Polk.
Which states was President Polk responsible for annexing?
Under Polk the US gained the states that became California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona and New Mexico.
Who was The President most responsible for obtaining the lands of California Oregon and New Mexico for the US?
James K. Polk
Who was president when the US won the California and New Mexico Territory?
James K. Polk (term 1845-1849)
Which congressman objected and would later become president when Polk went to war with Mexico to gain the California and the New Mexico Territories?
Abraham Lincoln.
Which president expanded into California New Mexico Arizona Texas and Nevada?
James K. Polk (term 1845-1849)
What president went to war with mexico?
James k Polk who was the 11th president of the united states from 1845 to 1849. in 1845 he offered up to 30 million pounds for California and New Mexico.
President Polk sent to try to buy California and New Mexico?
Polk sent former Congressman and lawyer John Slidell to Mexico and make an offer to buy California for $30 million. He also wanted to settle the dispute about the location of the Texas border. I do not know if New Mexico was discussed.
What president offered to buy California and New Mexico but was rejected by Mexico?
The US, under James Polk, offered to buy California from Mexico before the Mexican War.
