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The Election of 1844 and the “manifestation of destiny”

The Election of 1844 and the “manifestation of destiny”. A Mandate of the People. The Nominees. Whig Party. Democratic Party. Henry Clay and Theodore Frelinghuysen. Martin Van Buren James Buchanan Lewis Cass John Tyler John C. Calhoun Richard Johnson James K. Polk. The Candidates.

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The Election of 1844 and the “manifestation of destiny”

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  1. The Election of 1844 and the “manifestation of destiny” A Mandate of the People

  2. The Nominees Whig Party Democratic Party • Henry Clay and Theodore Frelinghuysen • Martin Van Buren • James Buchanan • Lewis Cass • John Tyler • John C. Calhoun • Richard Johnson • James K. Polk

  3. The Candidates Henry Clay James K Polk • The addition of TX as a slave state threatens the balance in the Senate. We need to negotiate this issue in both the US and with Mexico. • We must take in account our agreement to jointly occupy the territory with our dear cousins in Great Britain. • We have no rightful claims to this land. Texas • Re-annex it already! – it was ours to begin with the LA. Purchase. • “Fifty-Four Forty or Fight!” • Americans and their interests must be protected in CA. We’ll buy it! Oregon California Third Party Candidate – James Birney of the Liberty Party

  4. The Results

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