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America and Britain draw the line
On August 5, 1846, President James K. Polk proclaimed the Treaty with Great Britain, in Regard to Limits Westward of the Rocky Mountains. This treaty resolved the...
Message from President James K. Polk to Congress
In early May 1846, 16 U.S. soldiers died in battle with Mexican forces. On May 11 President James K. Polk asked Congress for a declaration of war.
President Polk's Message
Message of President James K. Polk to the Senate Concerning the Defense of American Citizens in the Oregon Territory.
Scholars ready to fight
In this letter, “fifty odd scholars” of Mandeville College in Louisiana advised President James K. Polk not to relinquish an inch of Oregon. They not only echoed...
Spotty Lincoln
Congressman Abraham Lincoln drafted this resolution asking President Polk to prove that the spot where American and Mexican troops clashed was really in the United...
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