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PIT_PIT [208]
3 years ago
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What did James Polk mean when he declared “Fifty-four forty or fight!” in the 1844 presidential campaign? Did he follow through

with this campaign promise? Explain.
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viva [34]3 years ago
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<span>He meant that under his administration, the US would accept a boundary between the US and British portions of the Oregon Territory no further south than the fifty-four forty line of latitude, or he would go to war with Britain. He did not deliver on this promise as the US/Britain boundary in the Oregon Territory was set further south than the fifty-four forty line without a war between the two nations.

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