James Knox Polk3 April 1845
Polk takes office supporting completion of Texas annexation
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Polk takes office supporting completion of Texas annexation
Texas Constitutional Convention votes to accept the United States annexation proposal
Texas voters approve annexation, the annexation ordinance and the proposed state constitution
Texas Congress gives consent to the United States annexation proposal
Texas is admitted to the Union as the 28th state
Polk signs the resolution admitting Texas to the Union as the 28th state
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