Polk, James K.

Cultural  

1. A political leader of the nineteenth century; Polk, a Democrat, was president from 1845 to 1849. An ardent believer in manifest destiny, he led the United States into the Mexican War. In his presidency, the United States acquired Texas and California and large territories in between.

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Example Sentences

Polk, James K., will of, to take territory from Mexico, 557; remarks of Mr. Webster on, 558; elected President in 1844, 583; avowal in respect to Mexican war, 602.

From The Great Speeches and Orations of Daniel Webster With an Essay on Daniel Webster as a Master of English Style by Webster, Daniel

Polk, James K., death of, 433; grave of, 488.

From The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 1 March 1906 by Various

Polk, James K., nominated for President, 75; elected; declares war with Mexico, 76.

From The Negro and the Nation A History of American Slavery and Enfranchisement by Merriam, George Spring

Polk, James K., 138, 171, 177, 182, 195, 372.

From As I Remember Recollections of American Society during the Nineteenth Century by Gouverneur, Marian