MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
MANIFEST DESTINY
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How adding a slave state would affect the balance of Congress
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Who would control the Port of Galveston
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Whether Lamar should be thrown in jail for the Santa Fe Expedition
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Who would be the leader of Texas when they became a territory
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Detailed explanation-1: -Was the annexation treaty the result of a conspiracy between the governments of Texas and the United States? Did the annexation of Texas lead to the Civil War? Can Texas divide itself into multiple states? Why did Texas get to keep its public lands?
Detailed explanation-2: -Border disputes There was an ongoing border dispute between the Republic of Texas and Mexico prior to annexation. Texas claimed the Rio Grande as its border based on the Treaties of Velasco, while Mexico maintained that it was the Nueces River and did not recognize Texan independence.
Detailed explanation-3: -The debate was on the question of whether or not it was beneficial for Texas to be annexed into the United States. Sterne deliberated then gave the victory to the side which argued against annexation.
Detailed explanation-4: -If the United States would not annex Texas, Houston warned, Texas would seek the support of “some other friend.” The Texas question was the major political issue in the Presidential campaign of 1844. James Polk, the Democratic candidate, ardently supported annexation.