B. to recover from the economic cost of fighting a war with France
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The democrats and republicans have influenced our current political system by sharing most of the same values and views with the American people. As their party members and those who associate themselves tend to lead more toward what the party wants.
Polk sent orders to the U.S. Navy in the Pacific to seize San Francisco Bay and other California ports in the event of war with Mexico in 1845 as part of his California strategy.