AHC/WI: British Mediation Prevents Mexican-American War

[House of Orange]

Say that Britain in the 1840s has strategic or economic interests in California and sees it as best for them to prevent a wider, violent conflict between the U.S. and Mexico over the region. Could they possibly act as a mediator over the situation and prevent the Mexican-American War? Could Britain come up with a territorial cession acceptable to by both nations?

 

[UCB79]

Say that Britain in the 1840s has strategic or economic interests in California and sees it as best for them to prevent a wider, violent conflict between the U.S. and Mexico over the region. Could they possibly act as a mediator over the situation and prevent the Mexican-American War? Could Britain come up with a territorial cession acceptable to by both nations?

Britan was so unpopular in America in the
1840’s that no POTUS- especially one as
intent on expanding the US as Polk was-
would have dared to accept British med-
itation. It just wouldhave been too unpop-
ular.