Annexation
Annexation is the legal merging of some territory into another body. A city might annex unincorporated areas or a country might annex other disputed territories. Sometimes also used to refer to mergers of countries.
Examples of Annexation
- Pacific Northwest and California, United States. In 1844
onwards, United
States of America attempted to merge disputed parts of the Pacific Northwest
of North America into their country. James
Knox Polk, the 11th President
of the United States, used as a successful campaign slogan "54-40
or fight!", commenting on the latitude of the western portion of the
border between Canada
and the United States, a border which was later officially set at the 49th
parallel.
