JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
AGE OF THE COMMON MAN
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Oregon
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California
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Texas
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Mexico
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Detailed explanation-1: -Polk ran on a platform embracing popular commitment to expansion, often referred to as Manifest Destiny. Tyler dropped out of the race and endorsed Polk. The Whigs nominated Henry Clay, a famous, long-time party leader who was the early favorite but who conspicuously waffled on Texas annexation.
Detailed explanation-2: -1844. “54-40 or fight” – James K. Polk, highlighting his position on resolving the Oregon Territory boundary dispute with Russia and the United Kingdom.
Detailed explanation-3: -54-40 or fight-James K. Polk 54-40 was the area of the Oregon Territory subject to dispute with Great Britain. The proponents of this slogan wanted for the US to have this territory or else go to war.
Detailed explanation-4: -He used the famous campaign slogan “Fifty-Four Forty or Fight!"-named after the line of latitude serving as the territory’s northern boundary. Polk’s plan was to claim the entire region and go to war over it with the British. The United States had fought them twice before in relatively recent memory.