[DOC] [TLE] APUSH chapter 17 terms Flashcards | Quizlet [PAR] -Britain- get texas- stop slavery- use it against US -being attacked by mexico- US 
can't help- Britain threatened war if we helped ... he informed his cabinet on May 
9, 1846, that he proposed to ask Congress to declare war on the basis of (1)... [DOC] [TLE] Chapter 9 War with Mexico - Digital History [PAR] On May 6th, President James Polk received a batch of dispatches from ... On the 
same day, Saturday, May 9th, 1846, President Polk met with his cabinet. The 
main item on the agenda: should Congress be asked to declare war against 
Mexico? ... He had been authorized to offer 25 million dollars for California, 5 
million... [DOC] [TLE] James K. Polk - Wikipedia [PAR] James Knox Polk (November 2, 1795  June 15, 1849) was the 11th President of 
the United ... When Mexico rejected the U.S. annexation of Texas (which Mexico 
... He threatened war with the United Kingdom over the issue of which nation .... 
Polk sought re-election in 1841 against the Whig candidate, James C. Jones. [DOC] [TLE] Was the Mexican War an Exercise in American Imperialism [PAR] wars against the Mexican government in the 1830s and 1840s in order to ... 
Congress a resolution annexing Texas in the three days of his presidency in 
1845. ... In March 1846, President Polk stationed ... On May 9, Slidell returned to 
Washington and informed Polk he was rebuffed. Polk met with his cabinet to 
consider war. [DOC] [TLE] The United States-Mexican War, 1846-1848 - Peace History [PAR] Recommended resources for the U.S.-Mexican War ... Mexicans civilians suffered 
from the U.S. occupation, whether from personal violence, ... million and the U.S. 
government's assumption of private American claims against Mexico. ... In his war 
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popularity. ... He fought with bitter enmity against John Quincy Adams' 
administration and then .... When Polk asked Buchanan, like other cabinet 
members, to forswear ... approval of a new Oregon treaty; a declaration of war 
against Mexico; a new,... [DOC] [TLE] THE SIGNIFICANCE OF 1846 TO THE PACIFIC COAST The year ... [PAR] British Minister chose to close negotiations he could, if he chose to ... in the right 
in the eyes of the world and if war was the consequence, ... on the other that "we 
should do our duty towards both Mexico and ..... The President asked Congress 
to act promptly in recog- ... 9th May 1846. ... join with Mexico in a war against us. [DOC] [TLE] REPUBLIC OF TEXAS | The Handbook of Texas Online| Texas State ... [PAR] Jun 15, 2010 ... If one individual can be designated the "father of the Texas ... Draft of the 
Republic of Texas Constitution from the 1846 notebook of John Meusebach. .... 
The voters were asked to (1) approve the constitution, (2) authorize Congress to 
amend ... He was also expected to stand firm against Mexico and seek... [DOC] [TLE] The Effect of Religious Opposition on the Mexican-American War ... [PAR] Apr 10, 2015 ... public opinion had largely turned against the Mexican-American War .... to his 
cabinet on June 30th, 1846, that As to the boundary which we ... concurred with 
me, and thought I [should] recommend a declaration ... He asked Congress to 
recognise [sic] the existence of the war, and ... The war had begun.9. [DOC] [TLE] Gateway South: The Campaign for Monterrey [PAR] Mar 15, 2006 ... The Mexican War (1846-1848) was the U.S. Army's first experience waging ... 
While the president maneuvered to alter the southern border, he was also at ... 
Armed with Slidell's report, Polk went to his cabinet on 9 May to seek its 
recommendations. 5. on whether to ask Congress for a declaration of war. [DOC] [TLE] Big Mo's Presidents Review: June 2007

Question: On May 9, 1846 he asked the Cabinet if he should recommend to Congress a war against Mexico
Answer: Polk