Polk sent former Congressman and lawyer, John Slidell to Mexico to try to negotiate a settlement to the territorial disputes that eventually led to the Mexican War.
In November, 1845, he was sent as minister to Mexico by President Polk, to adjust the difficulty caused by the annexation of Texas to the United States. His instructions to 1) obtain Mexican recognition of the Rio Grande as the border between Texas and the United States; 2) offer American forgiveness of the claims by U.S. citizens against the Mexican government; 3) purchase the New Mexico area for $5 million; and 4) purchase California at any price. The mission failed when the Mexican government refused to accept his credentials. The United States declared war on Mexico on May 13, 1846, and Slidell returned in January 1847 and resigned.
President Polk secretly sent envoy John Slidell to Mexico on November 10, 1845 to negotiate the purchase of upper California and the Rio Grande border areas, for up to $25 to 30 million USD. Mexico was in political turmoil and a nationalistic fervor, and refused to negotiate. The Mexican-American War broke out in May, 1846 and led to the extensive Mexican Cession, for which Mexico received compensation of $15 to 18 million dollars USD under the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo. Mexico eventually did sell some of the land that was not lost to the US in the war. The Gadsden Purchase in 1854 added territory now part of southern Arizona and New Mexico, for a cost of another $10 million dollars USD. Thus the total expenditure was roughly what Polk had offered.
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"Send it to Mexico" or "will you send it to Mexico?"
President James K. Polk sent General Zachary Taylor into the disputed area of southern Texas in 1846. Taylor's deployment was part of Polk's strategy to assert U.S. claims over the territory, which was claimed by both the United States and Mexico. This move ultimately escalated tensions and contributed to the outbreak of the Mexican-American War.
To capture the Mexican rebel Francisco Villa.
If your friend in Mexico has an email account, you just login and send it away.
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Send application to main US embassy in Mexico.
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President Polk sent Zachary Taylor's troops into the disputed border region between the Rio Grande and the Nueces River to assert U.S. claims to the territory and provoke a military confrontation with Mexico. This move was part of Polk's broader strategy to expand U.S. territory, particularly in Texas and California. The deployment aimed to establish a military presence and demonstrate American resolve, ultimately leading to the outbreak of the Mexican-American War in 1846.