he lands found in Oregon. Since theBritish are Angelo - Saxons, such as Polk, he considers them actual human beings. The othermajor reason why he expediently signed a treaty is because that territory could not havebeen a slave state thus, it is of less importance to him. On the other hand what makesTexas and California so significant to Polk and his campaign is that the two areas couldpossibly become slave states. By accepting these two states into the Union as slave statesthe balance between slave states and none slave states would be greatly unequal. This iswhat Polk was hoping to do, even though it is not in this countries best interest. The Whig party finds Polk's policy on Mexico absolutely appalling. This party knows that if the United States just keeps a little pressure upon Mexico they are in such dyer striates theywill concede. There is absolutely no reason for why the United States and Mexico need to goto war. The Whig party and the Democratic parties agree that it is essential to expand theUnion. Externally it is important so that European powers, particularly France and England,do not gain control over land rightfully belonging to the United States. Whigs, Democrats,North and South all agree that to sustain individual liberties the union must expand. JamesMadison's assumption that as this Union expands it would gain stability holds true even tothis day.MEXICAN WARIn 1825 President John Quincy Adams appointed Joel Poinsett as the first US minister to Mexico. His first assignment was to persuade the Mexican government to sell the province of Texas, and thus continue the rapid expansion of the American fledgling democracy. The United States continued to pursue Texas with little success for the next 20 years. It was not until December 1845 when the US finally annexed Texas by a joint resolution (and thus simple majority). Immediately following the Texas acquisition, and with US-Mexican relations swiftly deterioratin...
