Texas Annexation Resolution

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Statements (66)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:historical_documents
gptkbp:consequences Increased tensions with Mexico
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:criticism Anti-slavery advocates
gptkbp:date 1845
gptkbp:governing_body Passed by Congress
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Manifest_Destiny
gptkbp:historical_debate Legitimacy of annexation
gptkbp:historical_significance Set precedent for future annexations
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Texas Annexation Resolution
gptkbp:impact Led to the Mexican-American War
gptkbp:influence Expansionist policies
gptkbp:is_a_supporter_of Expansionists
gptkbp:is_debated_in Slavery and statehood
gptkbp:is_effective_against Immediate upon ratification
gptkbp:key_figures gptkb:Rick_Perry
gptkb:James_Fannin
gptkb:Sam_Houston
gptkb:Daniel_Webster
gptkb:James_Buchanan
gptkb:Martin_Van_Buren
gptkb:Mirabeau_B._Lamar
gptkb:Ted_Cruz
gptkb:Antonio_López_de_Santa_Anna
gptkb:James_Bowie
gptkb:William_Henry_Seward
gptkb:David_Crockett
gptkb:George_W._Bush
gptkb:Lyndon_B._Johnson
gptkb:John_Tyler
gptkb:Stephen_F._Austin
gptkb:Andrew_Jackson
gptkb:John_C._Calhoun
gptkb:John_Slidell
gptkb:Zachary_Taylor
gptkb:William_B._Travis
gptkb:David_G._Burnet
gptkb:Henry_Clay
gptkb:James_Grant
gptkb:Thomas_Hart_Benton
gptkb:Ron_Paul
gptkb:Edward_Burleson
gptkb:Robert_J._Walker
gptkb:Stephen_Austin
gptkb:Cynthia_Ann_Parker
gptkb:Juan_Seguín
gptkb:William_H._Wharton
gptkb:Beto_O'_Rourke
gptkb:James_Polk_Jr.
gptkb:Thomas_J._Rusk
gptkbp:legal_status Controversial
gptkbp:legislation gptkb:resolutions
gptkbp:opponent gptkb:James_Polk_Jr.
gptkbp:public_perception Divided in the U. S.
gptkbp:ratified_by gptkb:Senate_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:Treaty_of_Guadalupe_Hidalgo
gptkbp:result Texas became the 28th state
gptkbp:signed_by March 1, 1845
gptkbp:significance gptkb:Annexation_of_the_Republic_of_Texas
gptkbp:territory gptkb:Annexed_Texas
Increased U. S. territory
gptkbp:voting_method Signed by President John Tyler
gptkbp:was_a_proponent_of gptkb:John_Tyler
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:26th_United_States_Congress
gptkb:28th_United_States_Congress
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4