James K. Polk annexed the state of Texas. It was actually on December 29th of 1845, but often times people say 1846.
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Oregon and Texas.
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he wanted all of it. to the 54th parallel
Yes James K Polk wanted Texas to be annex,but people in the north is saying that they did not want another slave state.He was going against a guy who did not want to annex Texas.He won the election
James Knox Polk promised to annex Texas (but it was done before Polk took office.) He promised to settle the Oregon/Washington/Canada border. (54 40 or fight.) He promised to take California from Mexico.
to annex the Oregon territory to 54 40 line/ used slogan 54 40 or fight!
The US annexed Texas from Mexico in 1844 after James K Polk won the presidential election.
True, the largest issue in the election of 1844 was expansion. Whig Party representative Henry Clay was opposed to expansion, while democratic nominee James Polk claimed that they had the right to annex any land that was willing. It was that mindset that helped James Polk win the election.
In the United States, there are Eleven (11) counties by the name of POLK. They are: POLK COUNTY, ARKANSAS POLK COUNTY, FLORIDA POLK COUNTY, GEORGIA POLK COUNTY, IOWA POLK COUNTY, MINNESOTA POLK COUNTY, NEBRASKA POLK COUNTY, OREGON POLK COUNTY, TENNESSEE POLK COUNTY, TEXAS POLK COUNTY, WISCONSIN POLK COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
An annex is an extension of or an addition to a building. A small room off of a main room is an annex, and attics are another type of annex.