Discussion Post: "Immigration, Expansion, and Sectional Conflict"
• How did the massive immigration of the 1840's influence the balance of power between the Whig and Democratic parties?
• What economic and political forces fed westward expansion during the 1840s?
• What tactics used by President James K. Polk to unite the Democratic party behind a program of westward expansion threatened war with both Britain and Mexico? How did the Democrats "sell" Texas annexation to the North in the election of 1844?
• How did the outcome of the Mexican-American War intensify intersectional conflict? Why, specifically, did it split the Democratic party?
The response must include a reference list. Using Times New Roman 12 pnt font, double-space, one-inch margins, and APA style of writing and citations.