HIST 201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Law Library Of Congress, James K. Polk, James Madison Memorial Building
Document Summary
On may 11, 1846, president james polk reported to congress that mexico had invaded u. s. territory and that american blood had been shed on american soil. The whig opposition insisted that president polk, a. Democrat, provide evidence to support his claims about an invasion of u. s. territory. December 22, 1847, rep. abraham lincoln introduced what has come to be known as the spot resolutions, requesting president polk to submit evidence to congress that the land on which the initial battle occurred was indeed american property. 1848, the house of representatives passed an amendment stating that the mexican war had been unnecessarily and unconstitutionally begun. In subsequent public addresses, polk took care to concede that the land on which the battle took place was disputed territory. On october 16, 1845, president polk ordered general. Zachery taylor to bring his troops to the rio grande, which was disputed territory between texas and mexico.
