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The taking of Texas and of California was complicated by the slave question, but much of the opposition to both was simply the general opposition to expansion--that is, to national growth and national greatness.
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gutenberg.orgTeddy Roosevelt: “The taking of Texas and of California was complicated by the slave question, but much of the opposition to both was…”
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Roosevelt discusses the complexities of expansion in relation to the issue of slavery.
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