
Mexican-American War
Lectures in History
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Is He Really Going to Ask for All of Oregon?
In 18 forty six, polk terminated the joint occupation of oregon. That meant the british were either going to have to go to war for their territorial claims or negotiate. So he sent american troops into the disputed territory. And it's really then only a matter of time till they run into each other. Almost immediately, as as oREGON negotiations calmd down, hostilities broke out.
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