073 The Antebellum Period: Origins of the Mexican-American War

Until the opening of the Civil War, the United States' war with
Mexico dominated the middle of the nineteenth century. President
James Polk agitated for land concessions from not only Mexico in
Texas, but from Great Britain in the Pacific Northwest. Not
willing to fight a two front war, cooler heads prevailed in
adjudicating the occupation of the northwest. Not so in Mexico.
Polk's adoption of a bellicose and antagonistic policy toward
Texas, made war nearly inevitable. Take a listen!


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