During the election of 1844 polk said he. O. wanted the oregon territory to extend to the forty ninth parallel.

O. wanted the oregon territory to extend the latitude 54° 40'.

O. he wanted to continue sharing oregon with the british.​

roosevelt believed that in light of the country's recent military successes, it was unnecessary to use force to achieve foreign policy goals, so long as the military could threaten force. this belief, and his strategy of “speaking softly and carrying a big stick,” shaped much of roosevelt's foreign policy.

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