THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
MISSOURI COMPROMISE OF 1820
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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US President; supported the American System; Whig
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11th; friend to Andrew Jackson; fulfilled Manifest Destiny
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11th president; wanted to avoid war at all cost; New York
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Senator; Compromise; Missouri
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Detailed explanation-1: -James K. Polk’s first State of the Union Address, on 2 December 1845, promoted the concept that the US should encompass all of North America. James Polk was the first president to vocalise the concept that the US should stretch ‘from sea to shining sea’.
Detailed explanation-2: -Polk was backed by many in the United States who believed they had the God-given right to rule the territories to the west. This Manifest Destiny was presented as giving the U.S. permission to do what was necessary to conquer those lands.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -Which is the BEST description of the historical impact of James K. Polk’s presidency? Polk’s economic and domestic policies were a direct cause of the outbreak of the Civil War.