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Polk, James Knox (1795–1849) Quick reference
A Dictionary of World History (3 ed.)
..., James Knox ( 1795–1849 ) US Democratic statesman, 11th President of the USA ( 1845–49 ) . His term of office resulted in major territorial additions to the USA: Texas was admitted to the Union in 1845 , and the successful outcome of the conflict with Mexico resulted in the annexation of California and the south-west two years later....
Polk, James Knox (1795–1849) Quick reference
World Encyclopedia
..., James Knox ( 1795–1849 ) 11th US president ( 1845–49 ). During his administration, California and New Mexico were acquired as a result of the US victory in the Mexican War ( 1846–48 ), which Polk's aggressive policy had largely provoked. He also gained Oregon through the Oregon Treaty ( 1846 ). Other policy goals that he achieved included reduction of the tariff and restoration of an independent...
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John H. Schroeder and Dani Holtz
The Oxford Encyclopedia of American Military and Diplomatic History
..., James Knox ( 1795–1849 ), eleventh president of the United States ( 1845–1849 ). Born in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, on 2 November 1795 , Polk moved to Tennessee with his family in 1806 and graduated from the University of North Carolina. Admitted to the bar in 1820 , Polk became an active Jacksonian Democrat, serving in Congress from 1825 to 1839 , as Speaker of the House from 1835 to 1839 , and as governor of Tennessee from 1839 to 1841 . During the 1844 presidential contest, the first election centered around foreign policy, Polk...
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Wayne Cutler
The Oxford Encyclopedia of American Political and Legal History
..., James Knox ( 1795 – 1849 ), eleventh president of the United States . A Jacksonian Democrat and devotee of Thomas Jefferson ’s agrarian political ideology, Polk was born in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina , and reared in Maury County, Tennessee. Graduating with honors from the University of North Carolina in 1818 , he first practiced law and in 1823 won election to the Tennessee legislature. He married Sarah Childress in 1824 . Elected to Congress in 1825 , he opposed President John Quincy Adams ’s domestic program of economic development...
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The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military
..., James Knox ( 1795–1849 ) 11th president of the United States , born in North Carolinia . Polk, who moved to Tennessee as a child, was admitted to the bar in 1820 and quickly became active in politics, entering the state legislature in 1823 . In 1825 he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, where he viewed slavery as an evil to be borne. He opposed high tariffs and supported only limited spending for internal improvements. Polk served as House Speaker for two terms ( 1835–39 ). To signal his opposition to the new Whig party, headed by ...
Polk, James Knox Reference library
Wayne Cutler
The Oxford Companion to United States History
...Polk, James Knox ( 1795–1849 ), eleventh president of the United States. A Jacksonian Democrat and devotee of Thomas Jefferson 's agrarian political ideology, Polk was born in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, and reared in Maury County, Tennessee. Graduating with honors from the University of North Carolina in 1818 , he first practiced law and in 1823 won election to the Tennessee legislature. He married Sarah Childress in 1824 . Elected to Congress in 1825 , he opposed President John Quincy Adams 's domestic program of economic development and...
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