Polk, James K.
(b. November 2, 1795; d. June 15, 1849) Member of House of Representatives, including speaker of the House; eleventh president of the United States (1845–1849).
James Knox Polk...
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In his inaugural address, James K. Polk outlined four major economic and geographic goals for his administration. He achieved those goals by stabilizing the economy and overseeing the largest expansio...
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The administration of James Knox Polk (1795-1849), eleventh president of the United States, saw America at war with Mexico. As a consequence, Polk added more territory to the United States than had an...
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In 1845 James K. Polk was elected the new President of the United States. He ran on a Democratic platform supporting the annexation of Texas and western expansion (PBS 1). It would not be long before ...
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Polk, James K.
President James K. Polk
James Knox Polk
