MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
PRESIDENT JAMES K POLKS ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN THE LOWER 48 STATES
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Tennessee
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Texas
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Detailed explanation-1: -James Knox Polk (November 2, 1795 – June 15, 1849) was the 11th president of the United States, serving from 1845 to 1849. He previously was the 13th speaker of the House of Representatives (1835–1839) and ninth governor of Tennessee (1839–1841).
Detailed explanation-2: -In the House of Representatives, Polk was a chief lieutenant of Jackson in his Bank war. He served as Speaker between 1835 and 1839, leaving to become Governor of Tennessee.
Detailed explanation-3: -James Knox Polk was the 11th president of the United States of America (1845-1849). As President he oversaw the largest territorial expansion in American history-over a million square miles of land-acquired through a treaty with England and war with Mexico.