Summary Of The Budding Young American Coalition By James K. Polk

In the first half of the 1840’s, the United States and Mexico had a complicated relationship via the Republic of Texas. Leading up to the annexation of Texas, Texas was populated by second class Anglo white Americans looking for what they deserved through the empresario program. However, the program unveiled tensions regarding slavery and the molecular sovereignty of Mexico. The citizens of Texas grew resistant and fought for their independence. The budding Young American Coalition, featuring James K. Polk, John O’Sullivan, and Henry Clay, found that situation as an opportunity to expand. Gaining traction on this idea, Polk was able to win the election of 1844, which lead to the annexation Texas. In the short period before the war, the American people’s rhetoric toward Mexico reflected an imperialist and

With these statements, Polk completes his image of Mexico as inconsolable and indignant towards peaceful measures despite the United States’ reasonable diplomacy. Thus, Polk reaches the crux of his speech in demanding Congress make the only choice: war. However, it is known that part of Polk’s reasoning behind the war was fraudulent, masking the war as of security instead of the true motives of expansion. This is revealed when Polk sends Nicholas Trist to negotiate with the Mexican government after the war. In his negotiations, he did not include Baja California, causing the Democrats and Polk to be upset. This exposes that the purpose of the war was to possess Mexico’s property and was the motive throughout the past. negotiations. The saga is a saga. Mexico is not adverse to reconciling and peaceful treaties, but adverse to false claims to the land and untruthful