Record #:

10209

Author(s):

Roger, Lou

Abstract:

James Knox Polk of Mecklenburg County was the eleventh President of the United States. As president, Polk championed the cause of westward expansion of the United States - which was known as Manifest Destiny, settled the Oregon boundary dispute with England, and gained congressional recognition of a state of war with Mexico and the annexation of Texas.

Source:

We the People of North Carolina (NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 7 Issue 3, July 1949, p19-21, bibl

Subject(s):

Polk, James K. (James Knox), 1795-1849; Presidents--United States--Biography