2. President Polk was anxious to acquire California because in mid-October 1845, he had been led to believe that Mexico had agreed to cede (give up) California to Britain as payment for debts. What was his main reason for dispatching a young Marine Corps soldier to California?
a. To offer the Mexican Government $15 for California.
b. It was an attempt to get the citizens to revolt against Mexican authority.
c. It was an attempt to try stir up trouble with the American Government.
d. To offer the Mexican Government a $25 million offer for California.