MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
THE MEXICAN AMERICAN WAR
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Washington
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Polk
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Ramiro
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Lincoln
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Detailed explanation-1: -US President James K. Polk (1845-1849) is the leader most associated with Manifest Destiny. Manifest Destiny inflamed sectional tensions over slavery, which ultimately led to the Civil War.
Detailed explanation-2: -Under Polk, Manifest Destiny was put into action with the annexation of the nominally independent Texas and the ceding from Mexico of parts of nine states.
Detailed explanation-3: -The convention instead chose James K. Polk, former Governor of Tennessee and Speaker. He was the first successful dark horse for the presidency. Polk ran on a platform embracing popular commitment to expansion, often referred to as Manifest Destiny.
Detailed explanation-4: -More than any other President, Polk pursued “Manifest Destiny, ” a phrase coined by his fellow Jacksonian Democrat, John L. O’Sullivan, to express the conviction that Providence had foreordained the United States to spread its republican institutions across North America.