Both presidents pushed for and supported westward expansion, westward expansion further helped America increase in size.
There were several; Thomas Jefferson, James Polk, and even Abraham Lincoln.
James K. Polk. :)
No, the purchase was made under Jefferson in 1803, more than 40 years before Polk took office.
Richard Ellis was elected President of the Convention of 1836.
James K. Polk (term 1845-1849) was President of the United States during the Mexican-American War.
No. Jefferson was the 3rd president, while Polk was 11th.
There were several; Thomas Jefferson, James Polk, and even Abraham Lincoln.
james polk
James K. Polk. :)
The presidents of the south were the same as the north. When the south seceded from the union, Jefferson Davis became president of the southern states. George Washington Thomas Jefferson James Madison James Monroe Andrew Jackson James Polk
The US expanded several times. The greatest expansion occured under Thomas Jefferson in 1803 with the Louisiana Purchase. James K. Polk was President in 1848 when Mexico signed a treaty ending the Mexican War and giving the US new territory in the Southwest.
John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe, John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson, Martin Van Buren, William Harrison, John Tyler, James Polk, Zachary Tayler, Millard Fillmore
No, the purchase was made under Jefferson in 1803, more than 40 years before Polk took office.
The "K" in James Polk's name stands for Knox
Richard Ellis was elected President of the Convention of 1836.
· James Buchanan · James Earl Carter · James A. Garfield · James Madison · James Monroe · James K. Polk · John Adams · John Quincy Adams · John F. Kennedy · John Tyler · Andrew Jackson · Thomas Jefferson · Andrew Johnson · Lyndon B. Johnson
No. His full name is James Knox Polk.