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Taylor was the one who replaced Scott as the head of the military. Over time

Polk soon realized that Taylor was a potential threat to his leadership. He devised a way of removing him from the helm of power. He claimed that Taylor lacked the strength and grasp of mind of successfully heading the army command unit. Since he was unable to replace him with a Democrat

during the negotiations with the Mexicans on the land to the north of Mexico

the chief negotiator was failing to carry out his duty accordingly. Polk had him recalled from duty. However

the book ‘A country of vast designs’ holds much relevance to today to when it was written down. The author attempts to make connections between the past and the present gave the implications that the life of Polk had on the presidency and the people of the United States in general. Much of the iconic America today including the great cities of the south became part of this country because James Pork was the president. Had he not fought painlessly

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R. W. (2009). A Country of Vast Designs: James K. Polk

the Mexican War

which is based on the premise that all men were created to be equal and they should all be treated the same (Lemay

1986). The dream is based on acquiring prosperity at both the societal and personal level through hard work as nothing comes easy. This means that children get better education

currently there is much

but also much has been done. In order to improve education

it has a large population that offers a ready market for goods and services. This means that the large population has to be well catered for. This falls well in line with the American dream; this is because there are four dreams when it comes to consumerism ( Miller

1974). There is the dream of abundance of goods and services

he stated plainly that he would only govern for only one term. His cabinet was also surprisingly devoid of many people who had presidential ambitions in their hearts. He sought to quicken the hearts of the Democrats while appealing to the fears that the Whigs harbored. He vowed not to surpass the powers as enshrined in the constitution. He pledged that he would not assume powers that were not expressly granted to him by the constitution of the United States. Being a fighter

he vowed to fight back any threats that were directed to the union. Military intervention would cognitively fight any attempts to dissolve the Union.

he uniquely shaped the face of the United States presidency of the time. Additionally

he was against forming any political alliances that would endanger loyalty. Polk was a man of his words. Most significantly

the most important thing about the presidency was the expansion of the American territory by allowing it to touch both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Merry notes that at the beginning of his presidency in 1845

the United States territory encompassed 1.7 million square miles and barely reaching the Rocky Mountains. The territory increased by 70 percent under his reign. Consequently