Olive Branch and Sword: The United States and Mexico, 1845-1848McFarland, 1997-01-01 - 233 psl. On May 14, 1846, the U.S. Congress declared that the country was at war with Mexico. Despite protestations to the contrary, the primary purpose of U.S. President James K. Polk in executing the war was the acquisition of California. In 1847, Nicholas P. Trist was sent on a diplomatic mission to deliver Polk's peace terms to the Mexican president, Santa Ana. Angered by the Mexican government's rejection of his terms, Polk issued a recall order in November which Trist chose to ignore. He eventually negotiated a settlement on February 2, 1848, that contained nearly everything that Polk had hoped for. This diplomatic history of America's first foreign war focuses on Trist's efforts and the policies of the Polk administration. |
Turinys
Preface | 1 |
ONE Our Flag Is Insulted | 17 |
TWO A Common Destiny | 30 |
THREE The Cup of Forbearance | 47 |
FOUR Hostilities May Be Considered as Commenced | 62 |
FIVE A Peace Must Be Conquered | 77 |
SIX Bread Upon the Waters | 91 |
SEVEN Too Much Blood Has Been Shed | 108 |
NINE Mr Trist Is Recalled | 125 |
ELEVEN An Exceedingly Laborious Negotiation | 151 |
TWELVE A Solemn Duty | 164 |
FOURTEEN A Bold and Firm Course | 182 |
Notes | 201 |
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Kiti leidimai - Peržiūrėti viską
Olive Branch and Sword– The United States and Mexico, 1845-1848 Dean B. Mahin Trumpų ištraukų rodinys - 1997 |
Pagrindiniai terminai ir frazės
1st sess 29th Cong Andrew Jackson Anna's appointed April armistice arrived attack August August 22 boundary British Buchanan Butler cabinet California central Mexico consul Cruz December decision Diplomatic Correspondence dispatch Donelson draft Executive Document 60 February Freaner Gila Havana Herrera House Executive Document ican instructions Jack Bauer James James Buchanan James K January January 13 Jefferson July June later letter Macintosh March Marcy Matamoros Mexican capital Mexican commissioners Mexican Congress Mexican government military mission Nicholas Trist November NPT to JB Nueces October officers Orleans Paredes peace negotiations peace terms peace treaty Peña Pillow political Polk Diary Polk thought Polk's president president of Mexico president's proposed Puebla Queretaro received reported river route Santa Anna secretary Senate sent September slavery Slidell territory Thornton tion told Trist Papers Trist wrote Trist's treaty troops U.S.-Mexican United Vera Cruz Waddy Thompson Washington Whig Winfield Scott York Zachary Taylor