"Manifest Destiny to overspread and to possess the whole of the continent which Providence has given us." O'Sullivan meant that the United States was clearly destined—set apart for a special purpose—by God to extend its boundaries all the way to the Pacific Ocean.
It's actually "Fifty-Four Forty or Fight" (or, in your notation, "54°40′ or Fight"), and it was the slogan of the expansionist-minded Democrats in the mid-1840s. The slogan refers to a particular line of latitude which defined the northern-most extent of the Oregon Country, a territory which was disputed and claimed jointly by both the United States and Great Britain. The territory under dispute included all of the modern states of Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and parts of Montana, Wyoming, and the Canadian province of British Columbia. Various proposals to resolve the joint claims of sovereignty were proposed, but proponents of "Manifest Destiny" thought that the United States should resolve the conflict with Great Britain by insisting on taking the entire territory (all the way North to the 54'40" line) and if necessary to fight (go to war) to do so. President James K. Polk ultimately resolved the dispute peacefully in the Oregon Treaty of 1846, by extending the border between the United States and British North America along the 49th parallel. The phrase "Fifty-Four Forty or Fight" has been attributed to William Allen, who was a Senator from Ohio at the time.
The three main disputes were the initial colonial movement for independence, the efforts of the US to maintain that independence and ultimately disagreements over the boundaries between the United States and Canada (which was a British colony and dominion for much of the past three hundred years). Obviously the Revolutionary War was fought to separate the United States from Britain. The War of 1812 was fundamentally about the ability of the US to function as a separate nation rather than being pulled back into the British orbit. As late as the American Civil War, the British were trying to leverage a relationship with the southern states into a stronger position in North America. Finally, the US and Britain have had disputes over Canada. In 1775, a continental army invaded Quebec with disastrous results. Through the first half of the 19th century the US and Britain quarreled over the northern boundary of the US--most colorfully involving the slogan "Fifty four forty or fight".
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"54-40 or fight" - Where 54-40 related to the area of land we know as Oregon today. This land was in dispute with Great Britain during this time. Another slogan used by Polk was "Reannexation of Texas and reoccupation of Oregon."
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Polk negotiated a treaty with Britain which provided a peaceful settlement to the northern boundary dispute. He compromised his 54-40 or fight slogan, settling for less.
The U.S. President who based his campaign slogan on the Oregon boundary dispute with Britain was James K. Polk. His campaign slogan was "Fifty-four Forty or Fight!", which referred to the latitude line of 54°40' north as the desired northern boundary of the Oregon Territory, extending all the way to the southernmost tip of Alaska.
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James K. Polk had the campaign slogan 54-40 or fight in 1844. It referred to the latitude demanded for the northern border of the Oregon Territory.
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The slogan "Fifty-four forty or fight" originated during a dispute between the United States and Great Britain over the Oregon country. Under the terms of a treaty signed in 1818, both nations were permitted to occupy the territory. The territory began at 42° north latitude, the southern boundary of present-day Oregon; it extended north to 54° 40' (54.66°) north latitude, in present-day British Columbia. At the time this was the recognized southern boundary of Russian America (later purchased by the US in 1867 as Alaska). In 1844 James K. Polk (1795-1849) used "Fifty-four forty or fight" to rally supporters in his successful presidential campaign. Two years after Polk took office as president he settled the dispute with Great Britain; the boundary was then set at 49 degrees north, the northern boundary of present-day Washington State and the border between the United States and Canada. *As this issue was settled, the US began its war with Mexico, further extending the concept of Manifest Destiny regarding US territorial claims in North America.