Critics of president polk made what complaint after the of mexico city? a) mexico city was not an important strategic target b) mexico city should have been captured earlier, to shorten the length of the war c) the cost of capturing mexico city had to been high d) the of mexico city was an attempt by president polk to force mexico to cede greater territory to the u. s.

Critics believe that President Polk used the threat of force to force Mexico to concede all rights to the Texas territory and possibly even more land. America was still expanding and needed more land to do so. The president was already attempting to purchase California, so showing that we could take Texas furthered his goal there as well. Settlers in Texas feared loss of their land. So the president was cajoling Mexico into forgoing all rights.