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James K. Polk was born near Pineville, Mecklenburg County, N.C
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James K. Polk moved to Maury County, Tennessee.
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James K. Polk Graduated From Princeton
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James K. Polk became a Private Solicitor to the U.S minster to Russia, Albert Gallatin
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James K. Polk became a Solicitor of The U.S bank
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James K. Polk Graduated from the University of North Carolina with a bachelors degree in arts.
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James K. Polk was admitted to the bar so he could become a lawyer.
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James K. Polk was admitted to the Tennessee House of Representatives where he was also admitted speaker of the house
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James K. Polk Married Sarah Childress Polk
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James K. Polk later became the governor of Tennessee
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James K. Polk Telegraphed his nomination
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The great Irish potato famine forces huge waves of starving immigrants to the United States, sparking anti-Catholic, nativist backlashes.
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James K. Polk was a dark horse nomination that won presidency.
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John L. O'Sullivan accuses opponents of Texas annexation of “limiting our greatness and checking the fulfillment of our manifest destiny to overspread the continent allotted by Providence for the free development of our yearly multiplying millions.” The term, “Manifest Destiny,” quickly becomes the label used to encapsulate the belief among Americans in their country's God-given right to expand its territory and institutions.
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James K. Polk open the U.S Navel Academy
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James K. Polk admitted Texas as the 28th state
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The First Howe sewing machine was created
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Michigan abolished the death penalty which was the first state to do so
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After Mexico started entering American boundaries and killing Americans James K. Polk declared war against Mexico with no response. This resulted in the U.S claiming most of the territory it has today. It took place from 1846-1848. The battles took place over what in now Texas, California, Oregon territory, and New Mexico.
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President Polk vetoes a river and harbors bill which would have provided for federally funded internal improvements. Like Andrew Jackson in his veto of the Maysville Road bill, Polk argues that the bill unfairly favors particular areas, including ports which have no foreign trade. Therefore, says Polk, the bill is unconstitutional.
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James K. Polk admitted Iowa as the 29th state
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General Zachary Taylor defeats the Mexicans under General Santa Anna at the Battle of Buena Vista. Taylor's victory cements his growing acclaim as a national hero and helps propel him to the 1848 Whig nomination for President.
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Gold discovered in California by James W. Marshall
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James K. Polk admitted Wisconsin as the 30th state
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James K. Polk laid the first cornerstone for George Washington's monument
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The Women's Rights Convention was hosted in Seneca Falls, N.Y
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James K. Polk admitted Oregon as a territory
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The Gold rush has reached its height
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The Department of Interior was created
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James K. Polk died in Nashville, Tennessee and was buried in Pork Place, Nashville, Tennessee. He died due to Cholera.
