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1. millercenter.org › president › polkJames K. Polk: Impact and Legacy | Miller Center

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   He masterfully kept open lines of communication with Congress, established the Department of the Interior, built up an administrative press, and conducted himself as a representative of the whole people. Polk came into the presidency with a focused political agenda and a clear set of convictions.

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     On the fifth ballot, Cass overtook Van Buren. Seeing that he...

   • Life Before The Presidency

     James K. Polk's Scots-Irish ancestors settled in the United...

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     During James K. Polk's presidency, foreign policy revolved...

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     James K. Polk's agenda, unlike that of his two immediate...

2. www.history.com › topics › us-presidentsJames K. Polk - Facts, Presidency & Accomplishments - HISTORY

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   Oct 29, 2009 · James Polk (1795-1849) served as the 11th U.S. president from 1845 to 1849. During his tenure, America’s territory grew by more than one-third and extended across the continent for the first...

3. utpress.org › title › james-k-polk-and-his-timeJames K. Polk and His Time | University of Tennessee Press

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   Sep 9, 2022 · Michael Gunther analyzes Polk’s authorization of the Smithsonian Institution and the Department of the Interior, seemingly at odds with his devotion to small government. Taken together, the twelve essays unveil a more complex James K. Polk than the narrowly focused Jackson protégé and proponent of Manifest Destiny we often hear about.

4. millercenter.org › president › james-k-polkJames K. Polk - Key Events | Miller Center

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   James K. Polk gained the presidency in 1844 in part on the Democratic Party's expansionist pledge to seize all of the Oregon territory for the United States. America had jointly occupied Oregon with Britain since 1818, when the two nations began negotiating over a final boundary in the territory.

5. jameskpolk.comPresident James K. Polk Home and Museum - Columbia, TN

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   Polk’s presidency was action-packed! The United States Naval Academy, the Smithsonian Institution, and the Department of the Interior were created. Get to know the 11th President of the United States.

6. www.nps.gov › orgs › 1207National Park Service welcomes public input on James K. Polk ...

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   Jan 20, 2021 · ATLANTA – Today, the National Park Service (NPS) announced the start of public comments on a study to evaluate the potential for the President James K. Polk Home in Tennessee to be included in the national park system.

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   What did President Polk do in Iowa?

   • President Polk signs into law the Independent Treasury, which he calls a “Constitutional Treasury,” an integral part of his domestic agenda. Congress establishes the Smithsonian Institution. The Whigs regain a majority of seats in the House of Representatives. Iowa is admitted as a free state, making it the twenty-ninth state in the Union.

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   Who was James Polk?

   • In 1825, Tennessee voters elected James Polk to the U.S. House of Representatives, where he would serve seven terms and act as speaker of the House from 1835 to 1839. In Congress, Polk was a protégé of America’s seventh president, Andrew Jackson (1767-1845), a fellow Democrat and Tennessean who was in the White House from 1829 to 1837.

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   How did James Polk become president?

   • In 1844, James Polk unexpectedly became the Democrats’ nominee for president. He emerged as a compromise candidate after the more likely choice, former president Martin Van Buren (1782-1862), who had lost his reelection bid in 1840, failed to secure the party’s nomination. Polk thus became America’s first dark horse presidential candidate.

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   Where are James and Sarah Polk buried?

   • James and Sarah Polk are both buried on the grounds of the Tennessee State Capitol in Nashville. Polk’s presidency was action-packed! The United States Naval Academy, the Smithsonian Institution, and the Department of the Interior were created. Polk’s presidency was action-packed! Three states were added to the Union: Texas, Iowa, and Wisconsin.

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