The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Florida Atlantic University presents Manifest Destiny Presidents: John Tyler and James K. Polk, an engaging historical lecture exploring America’s dramatic expansion during the 1840s. Participants will examine how the annexation of Texas, the acquisition of the Southwest, California, and the Pacific Northwest shaped the nation through war with Mexico and diplomacy with Great Britain. The program also explores how this expansionist policies intensified the slavery debate and helped set the stage for the American Civil War.
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