[DOC] [TLE] President Polk declares war on Mexico - May 13, 1846 - HISTORY ... [PAR] On this day in History, President Polk declares war on Mexico on May 13, 1846. 
... votes in favor of President James K. Polk's request to declare war on Mexico ... 
was established by the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, signed on February 2, 1848
. ... of $15 million and agreed to settle all claims of U.S. citizens against Mexico. [DOC] [TLE] Proclamation 47 - Announcement That a State of War Exists With the ... [PAR] Signing Statements .... Now, therefore, I, James K. Polk, President of the United 
States of America, ... as they love their country, as they feel the wrongs which 
have forced on them the last resort ... Citation: James K. Polk: "Proclamation 47 - 
Announcement That a State of War Exists With the Republic of Mexico," May 13, 
1846. [DOC] [TLE] The Mexican-American War: Arguments for and against Going to ... [PAR] The first document is a speech delivered by then President James K. Polk 
justifying ... for a Declaration of War against Mexico, Washington, May 11, 1846 (
abridged) ... that the United States Congress declare war against the country of 
Mexico. ... on the Mexican War, House of Representatives, Washington, May 13, 
1846... [DOC] [TLE] The Annexation of Texas, the Mexican-American War, and the ... [PAR] During his tenure, U.S. President James K. Polk oversaw the greatest territorial 
expansion of the ... On May 13, 1846, the United States declared war on Mexico. [DOC] [TLE] MexicanAmerican War - Wikipedia [PAR] The MexicanAmerican War, also known as the Mexican War, the U.S.Mexican 
War or the ... In 1844 James K. Polk, the newly-elected president, made a 
proposition to ...... After the declaration of war on May 13, 1846, U.S. forces 
invaded Mexican .... Although the U.S. declared war against Mexico on May 13, 
1846, it took... [DOC] [TLE] Presidential Key EventsMiller Center [PAR] James K. Polk - 05/13/1846: Congress declares war on Mexico after ... On May 
13, 1846, President James K. Polk signed a declaration of war against Mexico. .... 
The treaty drastically enlarged the United States, granting the country more than
... [DOC] [TLE] Congress declares war on Mexico, May 13, 1846 - POLITICO [PAR] May 13, 2009 ... By Eve Troeh. James K. Polk appears in an undated portrait. Polk sought a 
declaration of war against Mexico in 1846. ... We charge the president with 
usurping the war-making power ... with seizing a country ... which had been for 
centuries, and was then in the possession of the Mexicans. ... Let us put a... [DOC] [TLE] President Polk's Address to Congress, May 11, 1846 [PAR] James K. Polk, President of the United States at Washington, D.C., to the 
Congress of ... A special message calling for a declaration of war against Mexico. 
... to the suspension of diplomatic intercourse between the two countries in March
, 1845, ... an inquiry was made on the 13th of October, 1845, in the most friendly 
terms,... [DOC] [TLE] Mexican-American War | Mexico-United States [1846-1848 ... [PAR] Sep 11, 2015 ... James K. Polk sent John Slidell on a secret mission to Mexico City to ... settle U.S. 
claims against Mexico, and purchase New Mexico and California for up ... a 
declaration of war on May 13, but the United States entered the war divided. ... 
that the Nueces River formed the border between the two countries. [DOC] [TLE] SR 24 Senate Resolution - INTRODUCED - California [PAR] On April 25, 1846, approximately 2,000 men under command of Mexican General 
... On May 13, 1846, President James K. Polk signed a Congressional 
Declaration of War against Mexico; and WHEREAS, On June 16, 1846, residents 
of Alta ... Hidalgo, which ended the war and settled claims between the two 
countries. [DOC] [TLE] Mexican- American War- 1846 / 1848 - HLRGazette Archives [PAR] May 31, 2011 ... President Polk claimed the Rio Grande

Question: On May 13, 1846, President James K. Polk signed a declaration of war against this country
Answer: Mexico