Because it was the most populous and valuable colony
He protested against the church due to the fact that they were taking money from the people to build new churches and finance other church related programs
<span>Critics believe that President Polk used the threat of force to force Mexico to concede all rights to the Texas territory and possibly even more land. America was still expanding and needed more land to do so. The president was already attempting to purchase California, so showing that we could take Texas furthered his goal there as well. Settlers in Texas feared loss of their land. So the president was cajoling Mexico into forgoing all rights.</span>
Civil War and Reconstruction. 1861-1870.
