https://padlet.com/emma_mcclintock/ftofyfclubld made by a very very smart person en-us 2019-05-01 13:59:40 UTC 2025-04-15 14:57:37 UTC hello@padlet.com emma_mcclintock https://padlet.com/emma_mcclintock/ftofyfclubld/wish/355790947 James K. Polk was the president that convinced congress to declare war on Mexico. This led to the United States winning the war, and they now had all the land from the east coast to the west coast.

It was a success because he led the United States to victory, and gained a lot of land because of that.  ]]> 2019-05-01 14:01:07 UTC https://padlet.com/emma_mcclintock/ftofyfclubld/wish/355790947 emma_mcclintock https://padlet.com/emma_mcclintock/ftofyfclubld/wish/356189061 James K. Polk was president when people from all over the United States were coming to California to discover gold and become rich off of gold. 

This was a success because it gave a lot more money to our economy, and California became a state in the process.  

]]> 2019-05-02 13:28:04 UTC https://padlet.com/emma_mcclintock/ftofyfclubld/wish/356189061 emma_mcclintock https://padlet.com/emma_mcclintock/ftofyfclubld/wish/356194602 James K Polk was one of the presidents when manifest destiny was happening. Manifest destiny was the belief that the United States would grow and become a strong country. 

This was also a success because the United States grew a lot, and became very successful in the process. 

]]> 2019-05-02 13:38:22 UTC https://padlet.com/emma_mcclintock/ftofyfclubld/wish/356194602 emma_mcclintock https://padlet.com/emma_mcclintock/ftofyfclubld/wish/356198897 During the potato famine many Irish people were coming over to the United States because they wanted a better future for themselves or their family. This created more jobs and more people to work the jobs. Irish were also very hardworking people and they did many of the hard labor jobs. 

Success because it made the United States more successful, and more popular. 

]]> 2019-05-02 13:46:37 UTC https://padlet.com/emma_mcclintock/ftofyfclubld/wish/356198897 emma_mcclintock https://padlet.com/emma_mcclintock/ftofyfclubld/wish/356204087 When James K Polk was president Texas became a state of the US. Texas was the 28th state of the Union at this time. This was another part of manifest destiny. 

Success because it was a lot of land we gained, and it was a part of manifest destiny. 

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