THE ROAD TO REVOLUTION 1700 1774
THE FIRST GREAT AWAKENING RELIGIOUS REVIVAL AND AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE
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Question
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One reason Polk was elected president was that he
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opposed the exspansion of slavery
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favored a bank of the United States
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opposed Manifest Destiny
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favored the annexation of Texas and Oregon
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Annexation of Texas Congress passed the joint resolution a few days before Polk’s inauguration in March 1845. This allowed Texas to bypass the territorial stage and come into the union as the fifteenth slave state in December 1845.
Detailed explanation-2: -James K. Polk wanted to acquire Oregon in order to fulfill Manifest Destiny. Manifest Destiny was the belief that the United States was sanctioned by god to control North America from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. Polk believed that the United States had a right to acquire Oregon.
Detailed explanation-3: -Polk wanted to lay claim to California, New Mexico, and land near the disputed southern border of Texas.
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