date of birth: november 2, 1795 in pineville, nc date of death: june 15, 1849 in nashville, th ...
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James K Polk
BY:YAMILE QUEZADA, KIMBERLY CERRILLO, ANDREW GALLEGOS
Birth/Death Date of birth: November 2, 1795 in Pineville,
NC
Date of death: June 15, 1849 in Nashville, TH
Died of: A disease of Cholera.
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Family Members Mother: Jane Knox
Father: Samuel Polk
Wife: Sarah Childress
Siblings: Five brothers and four sister many whom died young
Facts James K. Polk Was on the $1 coin of Polk.
He graduated in 1818 from the University of North Carolina at Chapel hill.
His full name is James Knox Polk.
James K. PolkCollege.
QUOTES “There is more selfishness and less principle
among members of congress than any conception of before I became president of the U.S”-James K. Polk
“With me it is exceptionally true that the presidency is no bed of roses”-James K. Polk
“Foreign powers do not seem appreciate the true character of our government” –James K.Polk
Days as president “Often referred to as the first "dark horse,"
James K. Polk was the 11th President of the United States from 1845 to 1849, the last strong President until the Civil War.”
James k. Polk vice president was George Dallas
Polk was the candidate who stood for expansion. He linked the Texas issue, popular in the South, with the Oregon question, attractive to the North. Polk also favored acquiring California.
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