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2 giorni fa · James Knox Polk (/ p oʊ k /; November 2, 1795 – June 15, 1849) was the 11th president of the United States, serving from 1845 to 1849. He also served as the 13th speaker of the House of Representatives from 1835 to 1839 and the ninth governor of Tennessee from 1839 to 1841.
- James Knox Polk, November 2, 1795, Pineville, North Carolina, U.S.
- Zachary Taylor
10 mag 2024 · James K. Polk (born November 2, 1795, Mecklenburg county, North Carolina, U.S.—died June 15, 1849, Nashville, Tennessee) was the 11th president of the United States (1845–49). Under his leadership, the United States fought the Mexican War (1846–48) and acquired vast territories along the Pacific coast and in the Southwest.
1 giorno fa · On December 5, 1848, US President James K. Polk confirmed the discovery of gold in an address to Congress. As a result, individuals seeking to benefit from the gold rush—later called the "forty-niners"—began moving to the Gold Country of California or "Mother Lode" from other countries and from other parts of the United States.
- January 24, 1848–1855
- 300,000 prospectors
2 giorni fa · In the 1844 United States presidential election, Democrat James K. Polk was elected on a platform of expanding U.S. territory to Oregon, California (also a Mexican territory), and Texas by any means, with the 1845 annexation of Texas furthering that goal.
- April 25, 1846 – February 2, 1848, (1 year, 9 months, 1 week and 1 day)
30 apr 2024 · March 21, 2024 | SCOTUS Ends February Sitting With Oral Arguments in Six Cases. James K. Polk. James K. Polk served as the and 9 th governor of Tennessee and 13 th Speaker of the House of Representatives before serving as the 11 th President of the United States.
17 mag 2024 · James K. Polk The convention of 1844 brought the first heavily contested Democratic presidential nomination. Van Buren’s opposition to the annexation of Texas cost him votes among Southern Democrats, but his main rival, Lewis Cass , was also unable to gain support from two-thirds of the delegates.
13 mag 2024 · The new U.S. president, James K. Polk, also wanted Texas as part of the United States, and his predecessor, John Tyler, had a late change of heart and started the admission process before he left office.
