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Who did James Polk offer to buy New Mexico and California from?
President Polk offered to buy New Mexico and California from Mexico.
Who was the US president who tried to buy land from Mexico?
James K. Polk
Who was the United States President who tried to buy land from Mexico?
James k. Polk
What us president sent john Slidell to Mexico with an offer to buy the disputed land in Texas and the Mexican owned territories of?
president james k. polk
President Polk sent to try to buy California and New Mexico?
Polk sent former Congressman and lawyer John Slidell to Mexico and make an offer to buy California for $30 million. He also wanted to settle the dispute about the location of the Texas border. I do not know if New Mexico was discussed.
What president offered to buy California and New Mexico but was rejected by Mexico?
The US, under James Polk, offered to buy California from Mexico before the Mexican War.
Why did president Polk want to buy California from Mexico?
probaly because polk might go to war with them and they wouldnt want to go to war
How did Texas change from being part of Mexico to be part of US?
the new president Jame K. Polk promised America all of Texas and it then became a union in 1845. In 1845 President Polk sent an official to Mexico to settle the border dispute between Texas and Mexico at the Rio Grande. He also offered to buy the Mexican territories of California and New Mexico for $30 million . They refused the offer very angrily. Then President Polk ordered Zachary Taylor and his troops to march to and across the Rio Grande . They made it across and captured many Mexican cities.
What was the rich Mexican province that Polk tried to buy and Mexico refused to sell?
California
What rich Mexican province that Polk tried to buy and Mexico refused to sell?
California
Why did President Polk support the U.S. acquisition of both Texas and the entire Oregon Territory?
President Polk supported the acquisitions because he favored expansion. He wanted farmers to have more land, and he also wanted to keep the North and the South in balance. He also tried to buy Cuba during his presidency.
Why did president Polk support the U.S acquisition of both Texas and entire Oregon territory?
President Polk supported the acquisitions because he favored expansion. He wanted farmers to have more land, and he also wanted to keep the North and the South in balance. He also tried to buy Cuba during his presidency.
