In 1844, the Democrats nominated Polk as a dark horse candidate for president on the ninth ballot. The general election’s main issues were national expansion and the annexation of Texas.

Now to “Young Hickory” - James K. Polk. Fargo KVLY-TV. Countdown to 47: James K. Polk, ... Polk openly called for Texas’ annexation as well as the full occupation of Oregon.

James K. Polk, the original "dark horse" candidate, laid out his foreign policy and domestic aims early, ... When Van Buren's position against the annexation of Texas became known, ...

FARGO, N.D. (Valley News Live) - Now to “Young Hickory” - James K. Polk. Prior to becoming the 11th president - Polk began his career in politics in the Tennessee legislature.

Given his stated interest in annexing Canada, taking back the Panama Canal, and buying Greenland, perhaps this time around he should go with a portrait of a Jackson acolyte, President James K. Polk.

James K. Polk. James Knox Polk was the 11th president of the United States, serving from 1845 to 1849. Before he became president, Polk served as the 13th speaker of the House of Representatives ...

The U.S. Decision to Invade Central Mexico, 1847-1848 By the spring of 1847, with the Mexican-American War seeming to stagnate after a year of bitter fighting, the U.S. military had invaded and ...

“From sea to shining sea” may very well have served as the professional motto of James K. Polk, our 11th president. Although he served only one term, he was one ...

James K. Polk’s term ended on March 4, 1849. Zachary Taylor wasn’t sworn in until the next day. Some believed there was no president—or that an obscure senator was in charge.

James K. Polk expanded the U.S. more than any other president. Now his portrait hangs in the Oval Office, a signal that President Trump’s ambition to take over Canada, Greenland and other ...

In 1844, the Democrats nominated Polk as a dark horse candidate for president on the ninth ballot. The general election’s main issues were national expansion and the annexation of Texas.

James K. Polk. James Knox Polk was ... States through the Mexican–American War; during his presidency, the United States expanded significantly with the annexation of the Republic of Texas, ...