Resolved, That our title to the whole of the Territory of Oregon is clear and unquestionable; that no portion of the same ought to be ceded to England or any other power, and that re-occupation of Oregon and the re-annexation of Texas at the earliest practicable period are great American measures, which this Convention recommends to the cordial support of the Democracy of the Union. -Democratic Party Platform of 1844 This excerpt provides evidence that in 1844 Democrats supported- O Federal financing of transportation systems in the West O Making Manifest Destiny an official federal policy O ocial Darwinism as a justification for expansion O Prohibiting the expansion of slavery into new areas of the United States

Resolved, That our title to the whole of the Territory of Oregon is clear and unquestionable; that no portion of the same ought to be ceded to England or any other power, and that re-occupation of Oregon and the re-annexation of Texas at the earliest practicable period are great American measures, which this Convention recommends to the cordial support of the Democracy of the Union. -Democratic Party Platform of 1844 This excerpt provides evidence that in 1844 Democrats supported- O Federal financing of transportation systems in the West O Making Manifest Destiny an official federal policy O ocial Darwinism as a justification for expansion O Prohibiting the expansion of slavery into new areas of the United States