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In the national popular vote, Polk beat Clay by fewer than 40,000 votes, a margin of 1.4%. James G. Birney of the anti-slavery Liberty Party won 2.3% of the vote. As President, Polk completed American annexation of Texas, which was the proximate cause of the Mexican–American War.
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Your answer is going to be B
US land was not rich in much of anything, so it was important to get food and clothing from somewhere.
A lot came from human fossils and animals, also from paintings in caves.
