The Pros And Cons Of President Polk

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Although President Polk had made great leaps and bounds for the U.S, he also caused some problems that the people had different views on. He acquired all of the oregon territory from terminating a joint occupancy and treaty of Oregon with Great Britain. Had originally decided to share, but in the end, went for all of the land. Posed threat of war against Great Britain. This showed the people that he was greedy and unreliable since he went back on his word and didn’t follow through with the initial deal made. Polk also created more tension between the U.S and Mexico had been rising because of land disputes like where borders of texas were and land power. The United States also wanted to buy California from Mexico which added to the tension.

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