The US should not annex foreign territories against their will. :)
The Doctrine that Sovereign Power is vested in the people and that those chosen to govern, as trustees of such power, must exercise it in conformity with the general will.
A. It sent well-armed ships with a letter from President Fillmore demanding trade
George Washington was born on February 22, 1732, in Westmoreland County, Virginia. Washington served as a general and commander-in-chief of the colonial armies during the American Revolution, and later became the first president of the United States, serving from 1789 to 1797.