MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
TEXAS ANNEXATION PROBLEM
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Question
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President Polk & President Tyler
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President Polk & President Sam Houston
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President Clay & President Tyler
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President Houston & President Mirabeau
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Detailed explanation-1: -President Tyler, in the last months of his term, boldly sent a joint resolution to Congress for the annexation of Texas .
Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -In 1843, U.S. President John Tyler, then unaligned with any political party, decided independently to pursue the annexation of Texas in a bid to gain a base of support for another four years in office.
Detailed explanation-4: -After handing over the reins of government to his successor, Zachary Taylor, the Whig candidate whom he had correctly suspected of planning to use his Mexican War heroism to seek the presidency, Polk embarked on an extensive tour of the southern states.
Detailed explanation-5: -Polk ran on an expansionist platform where his main promises consisted of the annexation of Texas and the Oregon Territory.