Texas annexation
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The Texas annexation was the incorporation of the Republic of Texas into the United States by joint resolution of Congress, culminating in its admission to the Union as the 28th state on December 29,
Louisiana Purchase boundaries of 1803
Mexican General López de Santa Anna's surrender to Sam Houston
Mirabeau B. Lamar, second president of the Republic of Texas, terminated annexation efforts with the Martin Van Buren Administration in 1838.
Senator Thomas Hart Benton of Missouri
Presidential elections were held in the United States from November 1 to December 4, 1844. Democratic nominee James K. Polk narrowly defeated Whig nominee Henry Clay in a close contest turning on the
James K Polk
Clay 1848
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Anti-annexation poster, New York City, April 1844. Albert Gallatin presided over the event.