JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
JACKSONIAN AMERICA
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the number of prisoners they wanted Santa Anna to release
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the line that marked the northern border of what is now California
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the line to which they wanted their northern territory to extend
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Polk called for expansion that included Texas, California, and the entire Oregon territory. The northern boundary of Oregon was the latitude line of 54 degrees, 40 minutes. “Fifty-four forty or fight!” was the popular slogan that led Polk to victory against all odds.
Detailed explanation-2: -1844 Presidential Campaign Slogans 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-3: -54-40 or fight. Or maybe 1530 and fight. Back in the day-in 1844 to be more precise-James Polk’s famous campaign slogan was “54-40 or Fight.” It referred to the line of latitude that served as the northern border of Oregon at 54 degrees 40 minutes.
Detailed explanation-4: -American expansionists urged seizure of Oregon, and in 1844 Democrat James K. Polk successfully ran for president under the platform “Fifty-four forty or fight, ” which referred to his hope of bringing a sizable portion of present-day British Columbia and Alberta into the United States.