If you want to blame anyone, blame President James K. Polk. During the Mexican-American War (1846-48), partisans of the "All Mexico" movement argued for the annexation of Mexico in its entirety as a condition of peace, but Polk -- faced with opposition to the war from Northerners such as Whig...
If you want to blame anyone, blame President James K. Polk. During the Mexican-American War (1846-48), partisans of the “All Mexico” movement argued for the annexation of Mexico in its entirety as a condition of peace, but Polk — faced with opposition to the war from Northerners such as Whig…
