MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
TEXAS ANNEXATION PROBLEM
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Anson Jones and John Tyler
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James K. Polk and George Washington
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John Tyler and James K. Polk
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -Democrats replied Polk was the candidate who stood for expansion. 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: -On March 1, 1845, President John Tyler signed a joint resolution to annex Texas. The resolution called for Texas to enter the United States directly as a state, with its boundaries to be determined after annexation.
Detailed explanation-4: -Texas is admitted as a slave state, making it the twenty-eighth state in the Union. The Mormon migration to Utah, led by Brigham Young, begins. Congress declares war on Mexico after American troops, under General Zachary Taylor, clash with Mexican troops on the north bank of the Rio Grande.