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6. Compare the expansionist foreign policies of Presidents Thomas Jefferson and James K. Polk. To what extent did their policies strengthen the United States?
1. President Thomas Jefferson
a. Anti-Federalist: usually weary of American expansionism
b. Louisiana Purchase
i. After Spain gave New Orleans to the French, Jefferson sent Monroe to France to buy the strategic land for $2 million
ii. France about to engage in war in Europe and dealing with a slave revolt in Haiti, offered to sell the entire Louisiana Territory for $15 million and Jefferson accepted, even though he wasn't sure that the Constitution allowed for it
iii. Congress quickly approved the treaty
iv. Strengthened the United States because gave them complete control over the strategically crucial Mississippi River
c. Louis and Clark
i. Sent expedition to explore territory west
ii. Encountered many new animals, plants, and Indian tribes
iii. Strengthened the United States in that the West was no longer completely un-chartered territory, and knowledge was deepened after the countless scientific discoveries
2. President James K. Polk
a. Democrat who favored vast expansion at a rapid rate
b. Rallied for the immediate annexation of Texas, which Tyler accomplished right before Polk took office
c. Oregon Territory
i. Acquired from a treaty with Great Britain made peacefully in 1846
ii. Established current northern border for the region
iii. Strengthened America because of more territory and greater control of the continent, less outside influence
d. Mexican-American War
i. Polk wanted to acquire the Southwest from Mexico
ii. Mexico wouldn't sell the territory, so Polk provoked Mexican troops with the stationing of American troops and declared war
iii. After a successful invasion of Mexico City and the war was over, Mexico signed...
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