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Why did southern expansionists support James K. Polk for President in 1844?
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 10y agopolk was a slaveholder who promised to bring texas into the union. (NovaNet)
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Who was the nomination of James K. Polk as the democrats' 1844 presidential candidate was secured by?
expansionists
Why did southern expansions support James K. Polk President in 1844?
Polk was a slaveholder who promised to bring Texas into the Union
Who was president when the first Southern state seceded from the Union?
James Buchanan
Was James E. Carter a Republican?
No, he was not. Former president James E. "Jimmy" Carter was a southern Democrat.
Was slavery legal while James Polk was president?
Yes. Slavery was legal in the southern states when Polk was president.
Did James Monroe support the industrial revolution?
yes, he was president at the time
Was James Monroe a northern or southern president?
He was northern.I can't remember if he was from Virginia or Massachusetts
What did lame duck president James Buchanan believe?
The constitution did not authorize him to force the southern states to stay in the union
Who was president when the first southerner state seceded from the union?
South Carolina the first southern state to secede on December 20, 1860, and James Buchanan was President, and Abraham Lincoln was the President elect.
Who were the Southern presidents before the Civil War?
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
What did president James Polk do to win support for the annexation of Texas?
he promised to take control of all of the Oregon territory
Who was president of the US when the southern states seceded from the union?
James Buchanan was president when seven Souther states seceded. Four more seceded after Abraham Lincoln took office.
