UNIT 7 - EXPANSION
Mariano Paredes (far left) -“This golden discharge is more to my taste than the golden laurels I should reap on the banks of the Sabine.”
King Philippe (center) - “Guigot tells me these Yankees must be looked after, or they’ll take the whole of Mexico. I shall send a fleet of observation to the Gulf at once!”
Queen Victoria (center) - “Friend Polk, let me offer my services as mediator! You know I’ve no interest in the matter whatever! Truly I should want you to get California!”
President Polk (right) - “Friend Victoria, I respectfully decline your offer - whenever you put your finger in the pie, you are sure to make the most of it. We can manage our own affairs well enough, without the interference of foreign powers! Walker, give me some more ammunition.”
Secretary of Treasury Walker (kneeling) - “Yes, sir! My free trade measures and sub-Treasury system will fire ammunition enough for all purposes foreign or domestic.”
King Philippe (center) - “Guigot tells me these Yankees must be looked after, or they’ll take the whole of Mexico. I shall send a fleet of observation to the Gulf at once!”
Queen Victoria (center) - “Friend Polk, let me offer my services as mediator! You know I’ve no interest in the matter whatever! Truly I should want you to get California!”
President Polk (right) - “Friend Victoria, I respectfully decline your offer - whenever you put your finger in the pie, you are sure to make the most of it. We can manage our own affairs well enough, without the interference of foreign powers! Walker, give me some more ammunition.”
Secretary of Treasury Walker (kneeling) - “Yes, sir! My free trade measures and sub-Treasury system will fire ammunition enough for all purposes foreign or domestic.”
Sufjan Stevens - "The Black Hawk War, Or, How To Demolish An Entire Civilization And Still Feel Good About Yourself In The Morning, Or, We Apologise For The Inconvenience But You're Going To Have To Leave Now, Or, I Have Fought The Big Knives And Will Continue To Fight Them Until They Are Off Our Lands!" |
"Shenandoah" |