. The student's American history . xed (1845); admission of Florida andTexas; new tariff.—The question of annexation came up inCongress for the last time in the closing days of Tylers adminis-tration. It was doubtful whether the necessary two-thirds votecould be obtained in the Senate; Congress, therefore, resorted tothe expedient of carrying the measure through by a joint resolu-tion which simply required a majority of each House. The motionto annex was passed, and with it an amendment proposed byStephen A. Douglas, of Illinois, which prohibited slavery in the 342 THE STUDENT S AMERICAN HISTO
. The student's American history . xed (1845); admission of Florida andTexas; new tariff.—The question of annexation came up inCongress for the last time in the closing days of Tylers adminis-tration. It was doubtful whether the necessary two-thirds votecould be obtained in the Senate; Congress, therefore, resorted tothe expedient of carrying the measure through by a joint resolu-tion which simply required a majority of each House. The motionto annex was passed, and with it an amendment proposed byStephen A. Douglas, of Illinois, which prohibited slavery in the 342 THE STUDENT S AMERICAN HISTORY. [1845. Texan territory north of the Missouri Compromise line of 36°30 (§ 324), but left all territory south of that line open to it.*®The entire area thus annexed had an extent of over 376,000square miles. It was expected that Texas would be dividedinto at least five States, — one free, and the rest slave. The passage of the vote was triumphantly announced fromthe capitol by the firing of one hundred guns. Texas was the. The Republic of Texas annexed in I 845, and admined to the Union, Dec. 29 of that Year. (The black and white bars on the southwest indicate the disputed territory which caused theMexican War. The Oregon Country was held jointly with Great Britain.) last slave State to enter the Union; but it was not admitteduntil the Congress of the next administration met (1845) andafter Florida had entered. The Texans grievously disappointedthe South by refusing to divide their immense territory; hence,the Pro-Slavery Party in the Southern States did not gain thelarge increase in political power which it had confidently ex-pected to obtain. Meanwhile the compromise tariff of 1833 (§ 355) had cutdown the customs-duties to such an extent that the Treasury was 1832-1844.] THE UNION, NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 343 threatened with empty vaults. The Whigs, therefore, repealedthe law and passed a new tariff act (1842); it was mainlyintended for revenue, though it had some prot
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