Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
legislation
|
| gptkbp:associatedWith |
American_expansionism
|
| gptkbp:contributedTo |
sectional_tensions_in_the_U.S.
|
| gptkbp:controversy |
debate over slavery
|
| gptkbp:enactedBy |
gptkb:Texas_Legislature
gptkb:United_States_Congress |
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
set precedent for future annexations
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Texas Annexation Act
|
| gptkbp:impact |
gptkb:Mexican-American_War
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
U.S._foreign_policy
|
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
Manifest Destiny
|
| gptkbp:is_involved_in |
gptkb:Mexico
|
| gptkbp:isChallengedBy |
gptkb:Mexican-American_War
abolitionists Northern Whigs anti-slavery advocates President_John_Tyler |
| gptkbp:isCitedIn |
gptkb:Congress
gptkb:the_House_of_Representatives gptkb:the_Senate |
| gptkbp:isCriticizedFor |
expansion of slavery
its_impact_on_U.S.-Mexico_relations |
| gptkbp:isFacilitatedBy |
slavery issues
it altered the balance of free and slave states |
| gptkbp:isInfluencedBy |
gptkb:Texas_Revolution
the ideology of Manifest Destiny |
| gptkbp:isRecognizedBy |
it established a precedent for future annexations.
|
| gptkbp:isVisitedBy |
February 19, 1846
Texas_voters |
| gptkbp:ledTo |
disputes over borders
|
| gptkbp:legalStatus |
Texas_is_admitted_as_a_state
|
| gptkbp:opposedBy |
gptkb:Henry_Clay
|
| gptkbp:predecessor |
gptkb:Republic_of_Texas
|
| gptkbp:purpose |
annex_Texas_to_the_United_States
|
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
|
| gptkbp:resultedIn |
increased territorial expansion
|
| gptkbp:significantEvent |
Texas_becomes_the_28th_state
|
| gptkbp:supportedBy |
gptkb:James_K._Polk
|
| gptkbp:wasEducatedAt |
gaining access to resources
expanding_U.S._territory |
| gptkbp:wasPartOf |
19th-century expansionism
expansionist politicians both_houses_of_Congress U.S._territorial_policy the_larger_context_of_U.S._imperialism |
| gptkbp:wasSupportedBy |
land speculators
Southern Democrats pro-slavery advocates |
| gptkbp:yearEstablished |
December 29, 1845
|