Fruitless in negotiations and diplomacy, he achieved his aims through war.
President Polk sent troops to Mexico to seize the Oregon Territory, which began the Mexican War that the U.S. ultimately won to acquire Oregon.
No. James was not Mexican.
The Mexican name for James is "Santiago."
James K. Polk presided over the Mexican War and accomplished the "manifest destiny" by adding much Mexican territory to the United States.
Pike no, but Polk yes. It was President James Knox Polk who made the settlement with Britain regarding Oregon Territory and who forced the Mexican Cession.
James K. Polk
His father is Mexican.
There was also a dispute with Great Britain over the northern border of the Oregon Territory.
The US took Mexico's land after the Mexican-American war. This was triggered by the fact that Wilmot's proposal did not pass the Congress.
Polk added over 800,000 square miles to western territory and extended the boundary of the country to the Pacific Ocean. He also lowered tariffs and created an independent federal treasury. He only served one term as promised.
She is an American.
Yes.