USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -James K. Polk – the 11th president of the United States – led the country to its greatest territorial expansion, stretching the U.S. from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific. He also oversaw the successful, but controversial, Mexican-American War. James Knox Polk was born in rural North Carolina in 1795.

Detailed explanation-2: -Polk is chiefly known for extending the territory of the United States through the Mexican–American War; during his presidency, the United States expanded significantly with the annexation of the Republic of Texas, the Oregon Territory, and the Mexican Cession following American victory in the Mexican–American War.

Detailed explanation-3: -Often referred to as the first “dark horse” President, James K. Polk was the last of the Jacksonians to sit in the White House, and the last strong President until the Civil War. He was born in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, in 1795.

Detailed explanation-4: -James K. Polk oversaw a large territorial expansion of the United States. He advocated for annexation of Texas and aggressively prosecuted the resulting Mexican-American War, which added much of the Southwest and California to the country’s territory.

Detailed explanation-5: -On May 12, 1846, the United States Senate voted 40 to 2 to go to war with Mexico. President James K. Polk had accused Mexican troops of having attacked Americans on U.S. soil, north of the Rio Grande. But Mexico claimed this land as its own territory and accused the American military of having invaded.