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Mexican officials refused to even see, let alone , sell California and new Mexico to president polk

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President James K. Polk became the 11th US president and moved to White House last March 4, 1845. One of his goals as a president was to expand the country to the Pacific Ocean. US attempted to buy California from the Mexican government. However, the Mexican officials refused even to talk about the having to sell California to the United States. 
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