Major Acts: Martin Van Buren opposed the expansion of slavery to the point that he blocked the annexation of Texas because he feared it would become a pro-slavery state. He also feared that gaining ...
In his third presidential bid, in 1844, Van Buren's position on Texas threw the nomination to James Polk. Van Buren ran for a fourth time in 1848 as a Free Soil candidate and finished third.
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