John Tyler, the US president at the time was the president that decided to independently pursue the annexation of Texas. (yr 1843)
President Andrew Jackson delayed recognizing the new republic until the last day of his presidency to avoid raising the issue during the 1836 general election.[Jackson's political caution was informed by northern concerns that Texas could potentially form several new slave states and undermine the North-South balance in Congress.
Jackson's successor, President Martin Van Buren, viewed Texas annexation as an immense political liability that would empower the anti-slavery northern Whig opposition
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Transjordan's formal independence from the UK was agreed in a treaty signed on 22 March 1946 that also provided for 'perpetual peace and friendship' between the two, while providing for continued British support for the Arab Legion and access to military facilities.
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The Tonkin Gulf Resolution <u>gave the president authority to take all necessary means to repel an armed attack against U.S. forces.</u>
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This happened during the United States involvement in the Vietnam war.The Tonkin Gulf was a station in Vietnam that was fired by forces of Northern Vietnamese. In response to this attack, the president of the United States by then, Lyndon B. Johnson, asked the congress to allow more military action to be deployed in the Indochina war.The congress discussed and allowed the president to employ measures of striking back if necessary and promote the maintenance of international peace and security in the region.
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