I think that President Polk's attitude and behavior toward Mexico was wrong. He had no right to interfear with Mexicos war. He went onto their land and forced them to do what he thought should be done. I also dont think that should have taken New Mexico and Califonia from Mexico. Thats was Mexico's land and we the US had no right to it.
I say kudos to James K. polk he had the attitude to expand our country to what it is today. He may have been into manifest destiney way too much, but I felt it helped us gain resources unavailable to us before. Also after a war with mexico we signed a treaty of peace so any future problems with mexico would not lead to war.
I think Polks attitude was both good and bad. It was good because we were able to expand the U.S and get land from Mexico. It was bad because we created a war and occupied half of Mexico for the wrong reasons. Many people were killed during his ruling
Polk took advantage of the Mexicans. he knew they didnt have weapons equal to the u.s, and it was wrong to interfere with their war just because he wanted the land. His look on what he was doing was racist because all the people in the u.s including himself were racists, and thought the white people should have the land...the land that would get closer to achieving the manifest destiny.
I think polk was wrong for going to war with mexico because he knew that mexico didnt have a chance at winning the war,but he did expand the U.S and provided us with more resources for our country.
I think Polk shouldn't be at fault for his actions because if he didn't go to war with Mexico there wouldn't be Americans in Texas and parts of California right now, there would be mexicans. Polk helped complete this nation and only did what was necessary to complete the task at hand.
I think that Polk was both right and wrong because he had enough weapons while Mexico didn't so that made it a little more easier for Polk to make the mexicans surrender.This was un fair.But mean while Polk did get a large amount of land because of this war.Which made the country bigger.
James Polk's goal is an example of manifest destiny. He wanted a country where it can expand from sea to sea. He supported Texas which would assure problems with Mexico. He was determined to double the size of the United States. This is a good idea because we would have more land and resources. It was wrong how he went about annexing land but that was needed in order to get our country to the way it is now. The Treaty of Guadalup Hidalgo ended the war and the United States had California and New Mexico. We benefited in many ways.
i feel he did a bad thing because he took away land from the Mexicans that rightfully belonged to them. he was also an enabler because he gave the country land that they wanted and believed was rightfully theirs even though but our country felt it was gods will for the U.S. to have that land.
Polk can be blamed for wrongly interfering with the mexicans but he did what he thought he needed to, to expand the U.S and to gain resources. The mexicans were not nearly as prepared as Polk was for the war so Polk knew he had the advantage. I think he was just trying to do good for his country, the U.S.
I think that Polk treated the Mexicans poorly. He knew that it would be a fairly easy fight because they were no where as near advanced as the U.S was. But he did gain land and resources for the benefit of the U.S. He strongly believed in Manifest Destiny so he thought that what he was doing was the right thing to do.
I think that President James k Polk's attitude and behavior toward Mexico was bad. It was bad because he went to war with the Mexicans knowing that we could destroy them easily. He was greedy and took advantage of them to get what he wanted.
I think Polk's attutide was both good and bad becasue he was all for manifest destiny and helping to expand our country but he was willing and did hurt innocent people along the way. He took advantage of the mexicans he knew his army was more advanced then them and could take them down easily. He had a greedy attitude, he wanted land and didnt care what he had to do to get it.
Polk's goal was simple. He wanted a country which stretched from sea to shining sea. By supporting Texas, a future conflict with Mexico was assured, and the US could then acquire Mexican territory between the US and the Pacific Ocean. So the treaty of hilado helped eventually end the war.
RE: Ashula I agree with sir Ashula because Polks goal was simple and mexico was just standing the way of our belief of manifest destiny, he had a no tolerance towards mexcico because at first he aske for the land and Mexico would give it up if Polk payed for it, Then Polk was willing to pay for it but mexico decided not to give it up so he said screw it we ar going to war. The war was ended when the treaty of hilado was signed. :)<3
I think that Polk's attitude toward Mexico was right because it supported the idea for the U.S.'s manifest destiny. Even though some people may think it was wrong because they were taking land from Mexico, Polk paid 15 million dollars for it and passed the Treaty of Guadalupe Hildago, which gave the Mexicans freedom of religion, protection of property, bilingual elections, and open borders.
I think Polk can be seen as both good and bad. He made a wrong decision when he pushed the Natives out of their own land, and went to war agianst them knowing that their weapons wouldn't compare, and also killing them. He was also very beneficial to the U.S. because he got us more land ..... and made us as a whole more powerful..but he still could have done it in a nicer way, than discriminating
I think that Polk's attitude was good because he kept his belief in Manifest Destiny and he did expand the U.S. from sea to sea as he wanted but I also think it was bad because he had no right to go into Mexico and just take their land. He didn't have to go in and take advantage of them to get what he wanted.
Seeing as how this is an opinion based question, I considered James K. Polk as a complete maniacal figure. is attitude was completely out of hand and insane. With his type of judgement, he disregarded the concept of pity and mercy, and completely destroyed mexico in thier war, in which he should not have interefered in. even with the knowledge that the united states' weaponary was much more effeciant and more powerful, Polk still held on the to ridiculous concept of "manifest destiny" and went through with war vs. mexicans
I think that James K. Polk did do a right thing to expand America. At the same time he shouldn't of gone to war with Mexico because clearly it wasn't a fair fight. Overall I think what he did was good for our country.
I think Polks attitude was good. He was for Manifest Destiny and helped expand our country. But he did hurt people along the way because of the war with Mexico.
James K. Polk's decision to annex Texas into the nation was the right move. Texas was inhabited mainly by American immigrants. In addition, the war was caused by Mexicans who fired on American soldiers.
I think that President Polk's attitude and behavior toward Mexico was wrong. He had no right to interfear with Mexicos war. He went onto their land and forced them to do what he thought should be done. I also dont think that should have taken New Mexico and Califonia from Mexico. Thats was Mexico's land and we the US had no right to it.
ReplyDeleteI say kudos to James K. polk he had the attitude to expand our country to what it is today. He may have been into manifest destiney way too much, but I felt it helped us gain resources unavailable to us before. Also after a war with mexico we signed a treaty of peace so any future problems with mexico would not lead to war.
ReplyDeleteI think Polks attitude was both good and bad. It was good because we were able to expand the U.S and get land from Mexico. It was bad because we created a war and occupied half of Mexico for the wrong reasons. Many people were killed during his ruling
ReplyDeletePolk took advantage of the Mexicans. he knew they didnt have weapons equal to the u.s, and it was wrong to interfere with their war just because he wanted the land. His look on what he was doing was racist because all the people in the u.s including himself were racists, and thought the white people should have the land...the land that would get closer to achieving the manifest destiny.
ReplyDeleteI think polk was wrong for going to war with mexico because he knew that mexico didnt have a chance at winning the war,but he did expand the U.S and provided us with more resources for our country.
ReplyDeleteI think Polk shouldn't be at fault for his actions because if he didn't go to war with Mexico there wouldn't be Americans in Texas and parts of California right now, there would be mexicans. Polk helped complete this nation and only did what was necessary to complete the task at hand.
ReplyDeleteI think that Polk was both right and wrong because he had enough weapons while Mexico didn't so that made it a little more easier for Polk to make the mexicans surrender.This was un fair.But mean while Polk did get a large amount of land because of this war.Which made the country bigger.
ReplyDeleteJames Polk's goal is an example of manifest destiny. He wanted a country where it can expand from sea to sea. He supported Texas which would assure problems with Mexico. He was determined to double the size of the United States. This is a good idea because we would have more land and resources. It was wrong how he went about annexing land but that was needed in order to get our country to the way it is now. The Treaty of Guadalup Hidalgo ended the war and the United States had California and New Mexico. We benefited in many ways.
ReplyDeletei feel he did a bad thing because he took away land from the Mexicans that rightfully belonged to them. he was also an enabler because he gave the country land that they wanted and believed was rightfully theirs even though but our country felt it was gods will for the U.S. to have that land.
ReplyDeletePolk can be blamed for wrongly interfering with the mexicans but he did what he thought he needed to, to expand the U.S and to gain resources. The mexicans were not nearly as prepared as Polk was for the war so Polk knew he had the advantage. I think he was just trying to do good for his country, the U.S.
ReplyDeleteI think that Polk treated the Mexicans poorly. He knew that it would be a fairly easy fight because they were no where as near advanced as the U.S was. But he did gain land and resources for the benefit of the U.S. He strongly believed in Manifest Destiny so he thought that what he was doing was the right thing to do.
ReplyDeleteI think that President James k Polk's attitude and behavior toward Mexico was bad. It was bad because he went to war with the Mexicans knowing that we could destroy them easily. He was greedy and took advantage of them to get what he wanted.
ReplyDeleteI think Polk's attutide was both good and bad becasue he was all for manifest destiny and helping to expand our country but he was willing and did hurt innocent people along the way. He took advantage of the mexicans he knew his army was more advanced then them and could take them down easily. He had a greedy attitude, he wanted land and didnt care what he had to do to get it.
ReplyDeletePolk's goal was simple. He wanted a country which stretched from sea to shining sea. By supporting Texas, a future conflict with Mexico was assured, and the US could then acquire Mexican territory between the US and the Pacific Ocean. So the treaty of hilado helped eventually end the war.
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ReplyDeleteI agree with sir Ashula because Polks goal was simple and mexico was just standing the way of our belief of manifest destiny, he had a no tolerance towards mexcico because at first he aske for the land and Mexico would give it up if Polk payed for it, Then Polk was willing to pay for it but mexico decided not to give it up so he said screw it we ar going to war. The war was ended when the treaty of hilado was signed. :)<3
I think that Polk's attitude toward Mexico was right because it supported the idea for the U.S.'s manifest destiny. Even though some people may think it was wrong because they were taking land from Mexico, Polk paid 15 million dollars for it and passed the Treaty of Guadalupe Hildago, which gave the Mexicans freedom of religion, protection of property, bilingual elections, and open borders.
ReplyDeleteI think Polk can be seen as both good and bad. He made a wrong decision when he pushed the Natives out of their own land, and went to war agianst them knowing that their weapons wouldn't compare, and also killing them. He was also very beneficial to the U.S. because he got us more land ..... and made us as a whole more powerful..but he still could have done it in a nicer way, than discriminating
ReplyDeleteI think that Polk's attitude was good because he kept his belief in Manifest Destiny and he did expand the U.S. from sea to sea as he wanted but I also think it was bad because he had no right to go into Mexico and just take their land. He didn't have to go in and take advantage of them to get what he wanted.
ReplyDeleteSeeing as how this is an opinion based question, I considered James K. Polk as a complete maniacal figure. is attitude was completely out of hand and insane. With his type of judgement, he disregarded the concept of pity and mercy, and completely destroyed mexico in thier war, in which he should not have interefered in. even with the knowledge that the united states' weaponary was much more effeciant and more powerful, Polk still held on the to ridiculous concept of "manifest destiny" and went through with war vs. mexicans
ReplyDeleteI think that James K. Polk did do a right thing to expand America. At the same time he shouldn't of gone to war with Mexico because clearly it wasn't a fair fight. Overall I think what he did was good for our country.
ReplyDeleteI think Polks attitude was good. He was for Manifest Destiny and helped expand our country. But he did hurt people along the way because of the war with Mexico.
ReplyDeleteJames K. Polk's decision to annex Texas into the nation was the right move. Texas was inhabited mainly by American immigrants. In addition, the war was caused by Mexicans who fired on American soldiers.
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