MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
MANIFEST DESTINY
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Polk threatens England that if the United States did not get all the land up to 54, 40 N we would go to war with them.
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Polk threatens England that if the United States did not get all the land up to 54, 40 S we would go to war with them
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Polk threatens Spain that if the United States did not get all the land up to 54, 40 N we would go to war with them
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Polk threatens Spain that if the United States did not get all the land up to 54, 40 S we would go to war with them
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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: -The title references the expansion of the United States that President James K. Polk called for. The expansion was to include Texas, California, and the Oregon territory. Since the northern boundary of Oregon was the latitude line of 54 degrees, 40 minutes, “fifty-four forty or fight!” became a popular slogan.
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: -In the beginnings of negotiations, Polk bluffed to Britain that he wanted all the territory up to 54°40’. In the end, the President’s shrewd but unseemly bluster earned him a compromise rather than a war with the British.
Detailed explanation-5: -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.