President Tyler was able to achieve the annexation of Texas on March 1, 1845, mainly because:
a. most Whig leaders in the Senate voted in favor of the new treaty
b. important leaders like Henry Clay and Martin Van Buren backed it
c. Polk had achieved a strong mandate for annexation
d. the heavily Democratic Congress approved Tyler's joint resolution
D
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What will be an ideal response?
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