MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
PRESIDENT JAMES K POLKS ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN THE LOWER 48 STATES
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He forgot his hot dog in the microwave
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He was crucified for our sins
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He set an example for future presidents to set goals and accomplish them in office
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He set an precedent for future presidents to only serve one term if they say they will
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Detailed explanation-1: -James Polk as President A workaholic, America’s new chief executive set an ambitious agenda with four major goals: cut tariffs, reestablish an independent U.S. Treasury, secure the Oregon Territory and acquire the territories of California and New Mexico from Mexico. Polk eventually achieved all his goals.
Detailed explanation-2: -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.
Detailed explanation-3: -James K. Polk’s first State of the Union Address, on 2 December 1845, promoted the concept that the US should encompass all of North America. James Polk was the first president to vocalise the concept that the US should stretch ‘from sea to shining sea’.