Polk Campaigns On Texas Expansion
James K Polk made the annexation of Texas an important issue in his successful presidential campaign.
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James Knox Polk Biography and Timeline
Follow James Knox Polk through 7 dated historical records for United States of America.
James Knox Polk, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1844–1848Years on this page
1844
1845
Polk Administration Urges Texas Admission
President James K Polk supported final congressional approval of Texas statehood after Texans accepted the annexation offer.
House Votes For Texas Admission
The House of Representatives approved the measure admitting Texas as a state in December 1845.
Senate Approves Texas Admission
The Senate voted in December 1845 to accept Texas into the Union under its new state constitution.
Texas Enters Union As State
The United States admitted Texas as its twenty eighth state on 29 December 1845.
1846
Texas Border Dispute Escalates
The unresolved boundary dispute between Texas and Mexico helped lead to armed confrontation during James K Polk's presidency.
1848
Mexican Treaty Confirms Texas Border
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ended the Mexican American War and recognized the Rio Grande as the boundary of Texas.
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.