1 In fact, Presidents Andrew Jackson and James Polk had both been censured by Congress.

2 In eighteen forty-eight, while James Polk was president, there was a great constitutional debate in the United States. It arose over slavery in the new territories.

3 In the House of Representatives, James Polk proposed four resolutions on the bank.

4 California, grabbed from Mexico by that imperialist president, James Polk, was different from the start.

5 In 1849, James Polk , the eleventh president of the United States, died in Nashville, Tennessee.

6 American President James Polk felt that the use of force was the only way to make Mexico negotiate.

7 American President James Polk felt that the use of force was the only way to make Mexico negotiate. So, in the spring of eighteen forty-six, he ordered American soldiers to the Rio Grande River.

8 People had made false claims before that they had discovered gold, so it wasn't until December of 1848, when President James Polk backed up the discovery, that the Gold Rush began.

9 Sedated only by brandy, 11th president of the United States James Polk survived gall bladder surgery at the age of 17.