James K. Polk.Prior to becoming the 11th president - Polk began his career in politics in the Tennessee legislature.In 1825, ...

President James K. Polk, at the end of a year of fantastical ... his State of the Union address on this day in history, Dec.

Polk was the last strong president before Lincoln ... troops on recently Mexican soil set off a war with Mexico. By 1848, Mexico was defeated and agreed to sell territory that included California ...

Polk promised that he would be a one-term president. Challenges: James K ... Major Acts: Congress declared war with Mexico in 1846. In 1848, Mexico ceded California, Nevada, Arizona, Utah, and parts ...

In 1846, Taylor was sent by President Polk to the disputed border with Mexico ... the ideal candidate for the Whigs in the election of 1848. His 4-decade military career appealed to northern ...

Polk, the 11th U.S. president. The state historic site shares with visitors the early life of James K. Polk, the story of the enslaved on the Polk farm through recent research and the significant ...

Polk County commissioners voted 3-2 to support a resolution from a conservative group alleging potential fraud in Florida's ...

The Volunteer State reputation was anchored further during the Mexican-American War of 1848, when President James K. Polk of Tennessee called for 2,600 volunteers and 30,000 Tennesseans answered ...