Abel P. Upshur

Tyler Administration Conducts Secret Texas Annexation Negotiations to Expand Slavery

1844-03-01 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

President John Tyler’s administration conducted secret negotiations for Texas annexation beginning in September 1843, explicitly designed to expand slavery while deceiving the public about its true motivations. Tyler, expelled from the Whig Party in September 1841 after vetoing their …

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Tyler Begins Secret Texas Annexation Talks to Strengthen Slave Power

1843-10-16 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

Face-to-face negotiations for Texas annexation secretly commenced on October 16, 1843, between Secretary of State Abel P. Upshur and Texas minister to the United States Isaac Van Zandt, following President John Tyler’s order to open secret talks on September 18. Tyler, politically isolated …

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