Flashcard sets with a 'martin van buren' term meaning 'he was one of the presidents who didn't let the independent country of texas to be admitted into the union; he also lost the democratic nomination for president to james k polk in the 1844, avoiding the touchy topic of the texas annexation to prevent alienation of constituents. however, his seeming indecisiveness on the matter actually drove said constituents away.'

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