Polk added over 800,000 square miles to western territory and extended the boundary of the country to the Pacific Ocean. He also lowered tariffs and created an independent federal treasury. He only served one term as promised.
Yes. Slavery was legal in the southern states when Polk was president.
No. Jefferson was the 3rd president, while Polk was 11th.
James K. Polk was 49 when he became president.
James K. Polk (term 1845-1849) was President of the United States during the Mexican-American War.
Polk succeeded John Tyler as President.
James Knox Polk was a U.S President from the Democratic Party. He was the Eleventh president of our country.
The Mexican War was the biggest event during the Polk Administration.
Zachary Taylor was next after Polk.
James Knox Polk.
U.S President James K. Polk.
James Knox Polk was the 11th President of the United States serving from from March 4, 1845 to March 4, 1849.
James Knox Polk is the only US President to have held that office.