New school history of the United States . oath of allegiance to the Southern Confederacy. 208 HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES. and the United States. A lone star was adopted as its em-blem, and was placed upon its banners. 26. A year before the close of Mr. Tylers administration,two members of tlie Cabinet, and other persons of distinction \vere killed by the bursting of a great gun, The28 Feb P^, on board the Princeton. A brill-iant company were on the vessel, having been in-vited to witness the performance of this novel cannon. ThePresident narrowly escaped being one of the victims, 27
New school history of the United States . oath of allegiance to the Southern Confederacy. 208 HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES. and the United States. A lone star was adopted as its em-blem, and was placed upon its banners. 26. A year before the close of Mr. Tylers administration,two members of tlie Cabinet, and other persons of distinction \vere killed by the bursting of a great gun, The28 Feb P^, on board the Princeton. A brill-iant company were on the vessel, having been in-vited to witness the performance of this novel cannon. ThePresident narrowly escaped being one of the victims, 27. The Texan question determined the election of aPresident to succeed Tyler. James K. Polk,* of Tennessee,who favored the acquisition of Texas, was elected over HenryClay, the candidate of the Whigs, who w^as an earnest oppo-nent of its reception. Florida also became a State during term, and the admission of Iowa was provided for. THE ADMINISTRATION OF JAMES K. Mexico had thrice declared that she would regard. the annexation of Texas as acause of war. PresidentPolks administration, a c -cordingly, began with theprospect, and almost the cer-tainty, of hostilities. Texasaccepted the terms of ad-mission proposed, and calledfor protection. GeneralZachary Taylor was or-dered to guard the frontierof the new State. A naval JAMES K. POLK. squadron was sent to Vera * James Knox Polk (1795-1849) was born in North Carolina. He was Speaker ofthe House of Representatives, in Congress, in 1835. In 1839 he became Governor ofTennessee ; in 1845 President of the United States. He died at the close of thesummer following the completion of his term of office. POLKS ADMINISTRATION. 209 Cruz (vdrah krooz), and another to the Pacific, with orders toseize California ^ on the outbreak of hostilities. Proposalswere, at the same time, made to Mexico for the purchase ofCalifornia, and of the boundary of the Rio Grande. THE MEXICAN WAR. 29. Next spring General Taylor was direc
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