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James K. Polk was a seven-term U.S. Congressman, Speaker of the House, Governor of Tennessee, and the 11th President of the United States. He was a Jacksonian Democrat, a faithful supporter of his friend and mentor, Andrew Jackson. He was a committed husband, brother, uncle, and son. He was a skilled, hardworking, and controversial politician ...
James K. Polk. James Knox Polk, född 2 november 1795 i Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, död 15 juni 1849 i Nashville, Tennessee, var en amerikansk politiker; USA:s 11:e president 1845 – 1849. Han tillhörde det demokratiska partiet .
Staff Publications About Polk. Fulfilling a campaign promise, James K. Polk served only one term in the White House. But in domestic and foreign affairs—in ways that defined and shaped the years of his own public life and continue to weigh upon our age—he left a ubiquitous and, even now, contested legacy. Born in North Carolina in 1795, Polk.
James K. Polk – the 11th president of the United States – led the country to its greatest territorial expansion, stretching the U.S. from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific. He also oversaw the successful, but controversial, Mexican-American War. James Knox Polk was born in rural North Carolina in 1795.
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By John C. Pinheiro. James K. Polk's Scots-Irish ancestors settled in the United States in the 1720s, first in Pennsylvania, and then moving to North Carolina and finally to Tennessee. Both his grandfathers had fought in the Revolutionary War. Born in 1795, James lived the first ten years of his life in rural North Carolina.
James K. Polk: The Mexican-American War and the Daguerreian Era. The presidency of James Knox Polk is underscored, among other things, by the War with Mexico. Amidst a military confrontation along the Rio Grande, Congress overwhelmingly declared war on Mexico on May 13, 1846 – the first major conflict for the United States in nearly three ...
Sep 15, 2019 · James K. Polk (1795–1849) served as America's 11th president from March 4, 1845–March 3, 1849, and is considered by many to be the best one-term president in American History. He was a strong leader during the Mexican War. He added a huge area to the United States from the Oregon Territory through Nevada and California.
