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he was born on November 2, 1795, Pineville, NC
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When he was 10 years old, the family moved to the Tennessee frontier to join his grandfather.
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he was not in the army
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he when to university University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
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he was a clerk of the state senate.
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James Polk was marred to Sarah Polk
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he had non
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become govern of Tennessee
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he was a Democratic.
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The presidency of James K. Polk began on March 3, 1845 - March 4, 1849
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Texas is admitted as a slave state, making it the twenty-eighth state in the Union.
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Added a large territory to U.S. he purchase California.
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Congress declares war on Mexico after American troops, under General Zachary Taylor, clash with Mexican troops on the north bank of the Rio Grande.
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he incres the united states
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Congress passes a tariff
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Iowa is admitted as a free state, making it the twenty-ninth state in the Union.
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mexico lose the war
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the gold rush
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Wisconsin is admitted as a free state, making it the thirtieth state in the Union.
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Polk died on June 15, 1849 in Nashville, Tennessee from cholera. He was only in retirement for three months. Polk was buried at Tennessee State Capitol in Nashville, Tennessee.
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this is the vires the he die from
