MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
TEXAS ANNEXATION PROBLEM
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fight against the British
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turn over its forts
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stop drilling for oil
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raise the Mexican flag
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Detailed explanation-1: -46, A joint resolution for annexing Texas to the United States, January 27, 1845 | U.S. Capitol-Visitor Center. After the Senate rejected the Texas annexation treaty, proponents of annexation decided to gain Texas by a joint resolution of Congress, which required only a majority vote in each house.
Detailed explanation-2: -With the support of President-elect Polk, Tyler managed to get the joint resolution passed on March 1, 1845, and Texas was admitted into the United States on December 29.
Detailed explanation-3: -His official motivation was to outmaneuver suspected diplomatic efforts by the British government for the emancipation of slaves in Texas, which would undermine slavery in the United States. Through secret negotiations with the Houston administration, Tyler secured a treaty of annexation in April 1844.
Detailed explanation-4: -On December 29, 1845, Texas became the 28th state in the United States. Formerly part of Mexico, Texas had been an independent country since 1836. Since its independence, Texas had sought annexation by the U.S. However, the process took nearly 10 years due to political divisions over slavery.