James K. Polk

He sent General Zachary Taylor to claim an area of disputed land for the United States.

Because he was the only president that actually worked.

While James Knox Polk was in his presidency the liberty bell fell... (ive heard this plenty of times so it could be true)

The salary for the President was $25,000 per year when Polk was in the office.

No. James Polk was not a Mormon. He was raised as a Presbyterian. After his mother died, he became a Methodist.

Polk succeeded John Tyler as President.

He settled for less than 54-40 for the Oregon boundary, contrary to his campaign slogan of "54-40 or fight." This might not be considered a failure, since he avoided war with Britain and made what seems a reasonable compromise. Many have found fault with the war with Mexico, as being a war of aggression, but few call it a failure.

Polk selected General Winfield Scott and assigned him 12,000 troops.

James Knox Polk defeated Henry Clay in the election of 1844.

Polk retired from the presidency on March 4, 1849 and died on June 15, 1849.

He had the shortest retirement of any president who left office alive.

Polk's family consisting of his parents, 2 sisters and 2 brothers moved to unimproved farmland in Tennessee in 1805 when Polk was 10. (2 more sisters and 3 more brothers were born into the family in Tennessee.

He changed the way you were taxed for shipping items. Instead of being taxed for the quantity of the item, you were taxed for the quality if the item.

Zachary Taylor was next after Polk.

No- Polk did not fight in duels. He relied on the law and his speaking skills to deal with adversaries. Aaron Burr and Andrew Jackson both shot others in duels.