An explanation of the difficulties the Republic of Texas encountered when deciding whether to join the Union. Also discusses President James Polk's efforts to expand the territories held by the United States, which brought him into conflict with Britain and Mexico. An audio feature enables the article to be read to students, or downloaded as an MP3 file.

Concepts

manifest destiny, texas history

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Additional Tags

oregon boundary, polk presidency, president james polk, u.s. expansionism, annexation of texas

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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