This excerpt provides evidence that in 1844 Democrats supported -*
5 points
Resolved, That our title to the whole of the Territory of Oregon is clear and
unquestionable; that no portion of the same ought to be ceded to England or any other
power, and that the re-occupation of Oregon and the re-annexation of Texas at the
earliest practicable period are great American measures, which this Convention
recommends to the cordial support of the Democracy of the Union.
--Democratic Party Platform of 1844
O federal financing of transportation systems in the West
O making Manifest Destiny an official federal policy
O social Darwinism as a justification for expansion
O prohibiting the expansion of slavery into new areas of the United States