Adding the Lone Star: John Tyler, Sam Houston, and the Annexation of Texas
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The annexation of Texas was one of the most momentous actions the United States government took in the antebellum period. Apart from adding what was the largest state in the Union at that time, it expedited further avenues for westward expansion, exacerbated tensions with Mexico resulting in the Mexican-American War, and accelerated the sectional conflict over slavery. While the familiar concept of Manifest Destiny gives the impression that...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0700636366
ISBN13:9780700636365
Release Date:March 2024
Publisher:University Press of Kansas
Length:160 Pages
Weight:0.48 lbs.
Dimensions:0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"
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