ELECTION OF 1844 AND MEXICAN AMERICAN WAR

JAMES K. POLK

Promised to only run for 4 years Promised to get California from Mexico Promised to settle Oregon dispute “Fifty Four Forty or Fight” Wanted to annex Texas Believed in Manifest Destiny

JAMES K. POLK

DISPUTED AREAS IN 1840

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OREGON DISPUTE

Polk Promised to gain control of this area

The United States almost went to war with Britain over this.

Polk did not want to go to war, he agreed that north of 49 degrees latitude would be Britain’s and anything south would be the U.S.

SAM HOUSTON

Signed Treaty of annexation with U.S. Senate refused to ratify the treaty Houston went to Senate and told them

Texas was going to be an ally with Britain

The Senate ratified the treaty

SAM HOUSTON

BORDER DISPUTE WITH TEXAS

Texas claimed Rio Grande as southern border

Mexico claimed the Nueces River as its northern border

TREATY OF GUADALUPE HIDALGO

1848- officially ended the Mexican American War

Mexico was forced to cede California and New Mexico

Cede-to give U.S. paid Mexico $15 million and honored

Spanish-speakers 1853 agreed to pay Mexico $10 million for

Arizona and New Mexico-Gadsden Purchase