to reach that goal, president james polk provoked war with mexico, after a long and bloody battle.he u.s. occupied much of mexico. the two countries decided to work up an agreement, and ceded half their country to the united states. this part was important. there was an agreement called the treaty the agreement protected the rights of any mexican whose land was now part of the u.s. but, when the treaty got sent to congress, the senate removed the part that protected the land claims of mexicans who now lived in america. this would forever change the fate of generations of mexican-americans to come. >> my body tells me when to stop. my family has settled this area for literally centuries. so we have very deep, deep, native roots here. we're at the top in new mexico, established in 1739. our eastern boundary was the top of the crest. the crest of the mountain. so that was the original boundary. >> we've lost some land through the years. at one point, several years ago, we were on a land grant and had 123,000 acres of land. today it has approximately 400 acres. my name is andrea padill

the 1844 election against james polk. this time clay was successful in securing the whig nomination. everything i've read about it said it was one of the dirtiest campaigns conducted. what were the issues or was it real personal politics? or both? >> clay goes in as a favorite for a change. james polk went in hoping to be the vice president and ends up being the presidential nominee of the democrats. the democrats are scrambling from behind. clay had been campaigning for two years. there's campaign biography everywhere, sheet music with clay's name, all kinds of ribbons and buttons and medals you can do. so, the democrats basically coming from behind have to attack. and they attack clay pretty heavily on all those issues. 1844 election is a perfect storm of bad things happening to henry clay. he writes too many letters and says too many things, caused him to look like he's waffling on the issue of texas annexation, which was a big issue at the time. all these issues of drinking, gambling and carousing comes back against h

and james k. polk is the first dark horse candidate for the presidency.he democrats are scrambling from behind. clay has been organizing a campaign for two years. there's campaign biographies, sheet musics with clay's picture and names, all kinds of ribbons and buttons and medals that you can do. so the democrats basically coming from behind have to attack and they attack clay pretty heavily on all of those issues. 1844 collection is a perfect storm of bad things have been to henry clay. he writes too many letters and says too many things that cause him to look like he's waffling on the issue of texas annexation. all of these issues of drinking, gambling, ka rowsing comes back against him and is used against clay and i think it's more of the combination of things that defeat clay. the standard view is that the texas annexation issue, they say we need to annex texas. the northern abolitionists oppose that because it would bring war. clay opposes annexation unless it takes place on a peaceful basis. he's going against america's manifest destiny. going again

and james polk is the first dark horse candidate for the presidency.he went in hoping to be the vice president and he ends up being the nominee for the democrats. democrats are scrambling. clay had been organizing the campaign important two years. biographies everywhere. sheet music with clay's picture and name. all kinds of ribbons and buttons and metals. the democrats coming from behind have to attack and they attack clay pretty heavily on all those issues. 1844 is a perfect storm of bad things happening to henry clay. he writes too many letters and says too many things. looks like he's waffling on the issue of texas annexation. issues of drinking and gambling comes back against him, used against clay. and i think it is -- it is more of the combination of things that defeat clay rather than -- standard view is that the texas annexation issue, polk takes that and says we need to annex texas, northern abolitionists and others of the north believe it will bring war with mexico, which it does. clay opposes it unless it takes place on peaceful basis. he i

i can't trust anybody but myself. 1844, he runs for president against james k. polk and loses the election. poor, poor henry clay. so that's the bank war episode. and it's a, that's a fun episode, i think. however you feel about the bank war, right? maybe it was good. maybe it's bad. but it was an interesting event, right? well, there was a darker side to jackson. a darker side to his presidency, a darker side to populism. and andrew jackson during his administration, we have one of the harshest, one of the cruelest events in u.s. history. and that, of course, is the trail of tears. the removal of roughly 100,000 native americans from the old southwest. cotton is the -- is the big fad of the day. cotton plantations spreading all across the south. and while standing in the way of those cotton plantations are 125 native americans. the creek, the cherokee, the seminole, other groups. in 1830, both the whigs and the democrats push through congress, with signature, the indian removal act, giving the president permission to negotiate with indian tribes to remove them from

later, james polk seth and zachary tyler staff, but we'll save that for another gruesome lecture. so, john tyler, who was thrown even though he was basically a on the ticket democrat because , the whigs needed to win virginia and needed somebody would good woo give a nod to state's rights, skips town after the inaguration. he skips town because of how irrelevant the vice president is. so when a messenger shows up at his house deliver the telegram the president is dead, john tyler who has in fact studied the constitution, understands the fight that's about to ensue because he enter threats the -- he interprets the constitution as he is now the president and he knows the cabinet will disagree and he knows that congress will disagree. so he races back in very dramatic fashion, combination of horse and carriage, boat and train, and he proceeds to get into a fight with the cabinet. he then spends the first 30 months of his presidency arguing with congress whether he his is -- whether he is the acting president or the president. ultimately, he wins that battle even though people send hi

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streaming platforms now and for the kids who will tell you have jon meacham talking about the james k. polk administration all night long. so you'll be watching. >> this is a consequential election that we're honored to be up covering it and we'll be up all night long. >> to let you know not only about the polk administration. willie and i to prove we're down with the kids we're going to be breakdancing at about 8:00 or 9:00. >> with our boom boxes. >> a trend with the kids. >> with our boom boxes. that's right, baby. >>> president trump's campaign event will actually follow coronavirus guidelines but not by choice apparently. we'll explain that ahead. >>> plus, a grim new toll in the coronavirus crisis. 9 million confirmed infections in the u.s. but the president still says we're rounding the curve. you're watching "morning joe." we'll be right back. you're watching "morning joe." we'll be right back. ♪ we made usaa insurance for veterans like martin. when a hailstorm hit, he needed his insurance to get it done right, right away. usaa. what you're made of, we're made for. usaa usaa. what y

with best designs, rehabilitation of james poll, president james poke, and now president mckinley, architect for the american century. both polk mckinley he makes the case for their importance in the expansion of the american poke, in the geographical sense of extending our boundaries further than anyone other than thomas jefferson in the louisiana approaches. and mckinley, the non colonial imperialism i quote, that did bring us geographical expansion in the annexation of hawaii, in the acquisition of puerto rico but more importantly, the extension of american power concern and engagement as a world power, manifested in the spanish american war, the battles in cuba and the battles in the philippines. with the control over cuba in the philippines, for a very good time. the overboard in china and the vast expansion of the american economy. polk has been called a most successful president, he incorporated california, oregon, texas, and reinstated the independent treasury, you can see me after class to explain that one. we're all accomplished, he's the only president who sees entire program within the law. he's also called one of