Polk said we had to go to war because U.S. forces had been attacked on the Rio Grande. Some said we provoked Mexico into war.
james polk was noted for the war with Mexico
James K. Polk (term 1845-1849) was President of the United States during the Mexican-American War.
Polk asked Congress to declare war on Mexico and was President during its duration.
James Polk
he was in the war when they attacked Mexico
annex mexico
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March to the Rio Grande.
Americans believed that the Mexicans started the War because they "Shed American blood, on American Soil"- President James Polk....but really American troops crossed the border were on Mexico's territory.