1845 State of the Union Address

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:state_highway
gptkbp:audience Members of Congress
gptkbp:author gptkb:David_Mc_Cullough
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:battle
gptkbp:cultural_impact Reflected American attitudes towards expansion
gptkbp:date December 8, 1845
gptkbp:delivers gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:ends_at Call for unity and support for annexation
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:1846_State_of_the_Union_Address
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gptkbp:future_plans U. S. foreign policy
gptkbp:historical_analysis Examined in academic studies
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Era_of_Manifest_Destiny
Pre-Civil War America
gptkbp:historical_debate Surrounding annexation of Texas
gptkbp:historical_documentation gptkb:battle
Preserved in the National Archives
gptkbp:historical_event gptkb:battle
gptkbp:historical_impact gptkb:battle
gptkbp:historical_significance Debates in the press
Set the stage for the Mexican-American War
Significant in U. S. territorial expansion
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1845 State of the Union Address
gptkbp:impact Influenced public opinion on Texas
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:battle
gptkbp:influenced_by Political climate of the time
gptkbp:is_available_on gptkb:Library
gptkbp:is_cited_in Historians
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:legacy Continued discussion on U. S. expansionism
gptkbp:legislation gptkb:Joint_Resolution_for_Annexing_Texas
gptkb:battle
gptkbp:length Approximately 3,000 words
gptkbp:location gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
gptkbp:notable_figures gptkb:James_Polk_Jr.
gptkbp:notable_quote gptkb:battle
' Our manifest destiny is to overspread the continent allotted by Providence for the free development of our yearly multiplying millions.'
gptkbp:part_of Presidential addresses
gptkbp:political_ideology gptkb:battle
gptkbp:political_position gptkb:battle
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:1844_State_of_the_Union_Address
gptkbp:president gptkb:James_Polk_Jr.
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Expansion of U. S. territory
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:Texas_Revolution
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Manifest_Destiny
gptkbp:responds_to Mixed reactions from Congress
gptkbp:significance First address by James K. Polk
gptkbp:style Formal
gptkbp:subject gptkb:Mexican-American_War
gptkb:Oregon_Territory
gptkb:Annexation_of_Texas
gptkbp:theme Expansionism
gptkbp:transcribed_for Published in Congressional records
gptkbp:type Political speech
gptkbp:year 1845
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