19th Century

A Fired Diplomat Handed America the Southwest

He was ordered home, refused to go, and spent the next three months negotiating a treaty he had no legal authority to sign.

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North AmericaMexicoUnited States19th CenturyDiplomacyMexican American WarTreatiesNicholas TristJames K PolkInsubordinationTerritorial Expansion

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