Rachel Chow 1 January 2011 A REVIEW OF JAMES K. POLK AND THE EXPANSIONIST IMPULSE James Knox Polk‚ a candidate of the Democratic Party in 1844‚ became the US president between 1845 and1849; however‚ he remains largely forgotten today‚ in the popular US imagination‚ because memories concerning his presidency had been overcome by memories of the most famous presidents like Abraham Lincoln. Remembrance of Polk as the 11th U.S president can be more despised than loved by many
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James K. Polk House I chose the James K. Polk home just due to the fact it was one of closest locations to us. James was the 11th President of the United States. He was born on November 2‚ 1795 and passed away on June 15‚ 1849. James was often referred to as the first “dark horse” President. “James K. Polk was the last of the Jacksonians to sit in the White House‚ and the last strong President until the Civil War.” (whitehouse.gov) James was born in Mecklenburg County‚ North Carolina‚ in 1795
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James K. Polk James K. Polk was born on a family farm in North Carolina on November 2nd 1795. When he was ten he and his family traveled by wagon to the western area of Tennessee to create a plantation‚ where they did very well. They were stable financially and had thousands of acres and over fifty slaves. James Polk was homeschooled and when he finished‚ he turned to his family farm for work. At age twenty Polk decided to continue his education at the University of North Carolina. He graduated
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Joshua James K. Polk A man who was called a “dark horse” for his weakness in the presidential run‚ James Knox Polk was clearly the opposite. Serving as the Governor of Tennessee and the eleventh president‚ Polk was a man of politics. Expanding the borders of the United States‚ adding three states to the Union‚ and starting the Naval Academy clearly showed how misinterpreting he was. All of these accomplishments Polk had in his presidency came from his education from college‚ becoming one
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Carolina (A+E)‚ James K. Polk moved to Columbia‚ Tennessee‚ at age 11 (Britannica). He graduated with honors from the University of North Carolina in 1818 (White House). He passed the bar exam in 1920 and opened a law practice in Columbia. Polk entered politics in 1823‚ when he served in the Tennessee State Legislature. He was elected to the House of Representatives in 1825 (A+E). He was part of the House of Representatives for 14 years and was speaker for 4 of those years. James K. Polk was America’s
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President Jefferson Thomas Jefferson: The United States ’ third President; Democratic Republican‚ philosopher‚ agrarian‚ plantation owner‚ politician. One of his more famous quotes comes from his First Inaugural Address "We are all Republicans‚ we are all Federalists." In that respect‚ though he was a very great man‚ I believe in that respect that he is wrong. During the early years of American democracy there was no "grey area" between the party lines. If you were a Federalist you were
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Expansionism under James K. Polk During the years surrounding James K. Polk’s presidency‚ the United States of America grew economically‚ socially‚ and most noticeably geographically. In this time period‚ the western boundaries of the Untied States would be expanded all the way to the Pacific Ocean. Many Americans in the 19th century believed that the acquisition of this territory to the west was their right and embraced the concept of "Manifest Destiny". This concept was the belief that
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The life of James K. Polk Name: James Knox Polk Place of birth and date: Pineville‚ North Carolina November 2‚ 1795 Family Background: Mother- Jane Polk Father- Samuel Polk Had a younger brother and two younger sisters. His schooling had been minimal at a young age‚ in large part because of his poor health. In time‚ his chronic abdominal pains had been diagnosed as urinary stones. James’ father sent him to Philadelphia in the fall of 1812‚ to receive
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but were simply going to let it play out. For the government‚ on the other hand‚ it was a set target they were trying to achieve. In 1844 James K. Polk was elected for President. He was the kind of man who did not wait for opportunities to come by‚ he created opportunities and took them. The idea of Manifest Destiny soon became government policy and Polk made it a mission to accomplish during his term. In 1846 President
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Failures Like all Presidents‚ both prior to and after 1849‚ James K Polk made some decisions that had a great impact on the country and shaped it in defining ways. One of his earliest mistakes was the engaging of Mexico in war. Despite running on the platform of possible Mexican-American tensions‚ nearly half of the American population was against annexing Texas for fear of Mexican retaliation. The Mexican American war was substantially detrimental to the populations‚ despite its clear victory.
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