MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
MANIFEST DESTINY
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Because it had rich natural resources
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To spread democracy
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California asked for help
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To spread slavery
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Detailed explanation-1: -Gold had not been discovered there yet, but Polk wanted California and its magnificent San Francisco Bay as the American gateway to trade with China and other Asian nations. Polk was worried that other nations, such as England or France, might take California if the United States did not act.
Detailed explanation-2: -He linked the Texas issue, popular in the South, with the Oregon question, attractive to the North. Polk also favored acquiring California. Even before he could take office, Congress passed a joint resolution offering annexation to Texas.
Detailed explanation-3: -Polk wanted to lay claim to California, New Mexico, and land near the disputed southern border of Texas.
Detailed explanation-4: -Polk supported immediate annexation of Texas because he argued it was originally part of the Louisiana Purchase but was unjustly lost with the Adams-Onis Treaty of 1819. Polk ran on an expansionist platform where his main promises consisted of the annexation of Texas and the Oregon Territory.