Under Polk, the US added an area in the Southwest , including New Mexico, and California as a result of the Mexican cession which was a part of the treaty that ended the Mexican War. The treaty also ended a dispute over the boundary of Texas. A separate treaty with Great Britain settled the dispute over the northern boundary of the Oregon territory.
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James K. Polk (term 1845-1849) was President of the United States during the Mexican-American War.
President Polk sent troops to Mexico to seize the Oregon Territory, which began the Mexican War that the U.S. ultimately won to acquire Oregon.
James Knox Polk
There is no annexation treaty of Texas, but James Polk was President when Texas was annexed by joint resolution of Congress.
James K. Polk was about 36 years older than James Garfield. President Polk died in 1849 at the age of 53, and President Garfield died in 1881 at the age of 49.
President James Knox Polk.
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.
President Polk sent troops to Mexico to seize the Oregon Territory, which began the Mexican War that the U.S. ultimately won to acquire Oregon.
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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.
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Zachary Taylor was next after Polk.
James Knox Polk.
U.S President James K. Polk.
He promised to acquire Texas, California, and Oregon; to fix the federal treasury; and to only serve one term.