USA HISTORY

MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855

MANIFEST DESTINY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which President pushed through the bill adding Texas as a new state?
A
President Thomas Jefferson
B
President James K. Polk
C
President John Tyler
D
President Lewis Clark
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The bill was signed by President Polk on December 29, 1845, accepting Texas as the 28th state of the Union.

Detailed explanation-2: -Tyler was the first president to have his veto of legislation overridden by Congress. He faced a stalemate on domestic policy, although he had several foreign-policy achievements, including the Webster–Ashburton Treaty with Britain and the Treaty of Wanghia with China.

Detailed explanation-3: -On December 27, 1845, U.S. President James K. Polk signed the annexation bill into law and formally recognized Texas as the 28th state of the Union.

Detailed explanation-4: -He also extended the principles of the Monroe Doctrine to Hawaii, in a policy that became known as the “Tyler Doctrine.” During his last two years in office Tyler pressed for the annexation of Texas, thereby introducing the annexation issue into the 1844 presidential election.

Detailed explanation-5: -President John Tyler made the annexation of Texas a priority, and in the closing days of his presidency, Congress voted to make Texas a state-though it was not until December 1845 that, under President James K. Polk, Texas formally achieved statehood.

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