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President Polk Provoked the Mexican war to gain California. When he was elected into office he had a 4 point system that he was going to put in affect and he was going to get California for trade and that he was not in for slavery because of Santa Ana. The 4-point system was a system that Polk pushed for when he was elected in to office. The system contained to lower the tariff, to restore the independent treasury, clear up the organ border issue, and to get or bargain for California. He attempted to but California for 25 million dollars but was snuffed out. He was snuffed out just like the XYZ affair. They wanted a bribe just so he could propose with out the guarantee of even getting California. He wanted to gain California to trade with the pacific, and if he does that then san Francisco port would be an ideal place to have a major port. If Polk could gain California then he could trade with Japan and the pacific. But he had to gain it by taking it from the Mexicans so he had Freemont push all the Mexican out of California starting at the top of California. The port of san Francisco would be an ideal spot because the ocean sits right in front of it. But Polk had to get California first before he could do all this. Polk wanted the war to be over so that he could get to his pride and joy, California. So instead of helping the Mexican government him self he put Santa Ana back in power and Santa promised that he would do a great job. But instead he went back and rallied the troops and started the war again. But after a while they came up with a cease fire and the U.S government gave them ten thousand dollars to pay for the time. but while this is happening Santa Ana started to buy more weapons and supplies and started the fighting again. So Polk did not want to prolong the war because of slavery. He wanted the opposite because then he could tend to his dream place, California. But Santa Ana had other plans.