"Fifty-four Forty or Fight!" referred to:
A)Tyler's decision to try to wait until 1854 to annex Texas.
B)Polk's campaign promise to gain exclusive title to the Oregon Territory.
C)the margin by which Tyler hoped to gain reelection.
D)Britain's determination to stay in the fight for the Oregon Territory.
E)a popular chant during the war against Mexico.

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This slogan was associated with James K. Polk's 1844 presidential campaign, where he advocated for the expansion of the United States to include the Oregon Territory, up to the northern latitude of 54°40′. It reflected the expansionist sentiment of "Manifest Destiny" and aimed at establishing exclusive American control over the entire territory, which was also claimed by Britain at the time.

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