[DOC] [TLE] Jeopary Questions page 2234 - POLK-ER - TriviaBistro.com [PAR] POLK-ER: Polk sent John Slidell to offer this country about 30 million bucks for 
some territory, but he was rebuffed  "FULL" HOUSE: In the 1930s this designer... [DOC] [TLE] The U.S.-Mexican War . Prelude to War . James K. Polk and the ... [PAR] Some people believe that President James K. Polk intentionally provoked the war 
with Mexico. ... Polk rightly believed that he had to restore diplomatic relations, so 
he sent a ... The Mexicans expected that envoy, John Slidell, would offer an 
indemnity to ... But Polk still did not expect the Mexicans to put up much of a fight. [DOC] [TLE] John Slidell - Wikipedia [PAR] He served as minister plenipotentiary to Mexico from 1845-1846. Prior to the 
Mexican-American War, Slidell was sent to Mexico, by President James Knox 
Polk,... [DOC] [TLE] Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo - Wikipedia [PAR] The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo officially entitled the Treaty of Peace, 
Friendship, Limits and ... Effective, 30 May 1848 ... The treaty called for the U.S. to 
pay $15 million to Mexico and to pay off the claims of American .... James K. Polk, 
had sent his envoy, John Slidell, to Mexico to offer the country around $5 million 
for the... [DOC] [TLE] How We Got Texasand Oregon and California | American ... [PAR] Jun 15, 2012 ... President Tyler sent an annexation treaty to the Senate in 1844 at the ... territories
, but Texas was an independent country, not a territory and, by ... Polk did not 
want war, but he wanted American claims met and he ... Polk quickly dispatched 
John Slidell, with authority to pay as much as $30 million dollars in... [DOC] [TLE] New Mexico Office of the State Historian | rebellion-of-1847-treason ... [PAR] But, although the Mexican territory of Tejas had declared itself an independent ... 
Polk had been elected on an expansionist platform which supported Texas 
annexation ... John Slidell to offer the Mexican government thirty-five million 
dollars in ... The Mexican rebuff only temporarily stymied the advance of Manifest 
Destiny. [DOC] [TLE] James K. Polk - Conservapedia [PAR] When Mexico called for war over the annexation of Texas, Polk responded ... the 
Walker Tariff of 1846 that brought an era of near free trade to the country until 
1861. .... but only if it was certain that Van Buren had a chance to win the 
nomination. .... In 1845, he sent diplomat John Slidell to Mexico to purchase 
California and... [DOC] [TLE] dt1975kgd.pdf - eScholarShare - Drake University [PAR] the diplomatic mission of John Slidell to Mexico in the ... Sent by. President 
James K. Polk, Slidell ostensibly had a dual pur- posel to .... As Andrew Jackson 
assumed the Presidency, he inherited ... Poinsett to offer up to five million dollars 
for the pro- ... this step, but took no immediate action. .... After this rebuff, 
sentiment in. [DOC] [TLE] Texas Revolution & Mexican War | History Hub [PAR] History sheds some interesting light on the controversial border between Mexico 
... by the Texas promise since Mexico wasn't the country it signed the treaty with. 
... pay the Mexican government around $30 U.S. dollars (~$700 today) after six 
..... Slidell's Rebuff was Polk's justification for a declaration of war against Mexico. [DOC] [TLE] The Femicide Crisis in the State of Mexico (Full Length) | VICE News [PAR] Jun 23, 2015 ... Polk sent General Zachary Taylor with 2,000 men to protect the new state ... He 
decided to send a special emissary, John Slidell, to Mexico with ... As a Mexican 
territory, the Texas border had been at the Nueces ... Besides these immediate 
questions, Slidell was to offer $15 million but, if necessary, propose... [DOC] [TLE] 12. Manifest Destiny | The American Yawp [PAR] Jun 7, 2013 ... But westward expansion did not come without a cost. ... transfer the territory to the 
U.S. in exchange for $5 million and other territorial ... He sent Secretary of War 
Lewis Cass to offer title to western lands and the ..... In November of

Question: Polk sent John Slidell to offer this country about 30 million bucks for some territory, but he was rebuffed
Answer: Mexico