Answer the following questions as you read this section:
1. What role did the publications of government reports on the Oregon Territory, California, and the Southwest have in spawning future settlements in the face of foreign occupation of those territories?
2. How was Texas' birth as a republic somewhat sketchy?
3. In what way did the annexation of Texas re-open the sectional divisions that existed within the United States?
4. How did Tyler get around the issue of needing 2/3 majority in Congress to annex Texas?
5. What role did James Polk have in instigating the war with Mexico?
6. Overall, which portions of the country supported the Mexican War?
7. What role did economic interests play in the desire for annexing California and New Mexico?
8. How did Polk place himself in a difficult situation with regards to Oregon?
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