James K. Polk by Jeslie Pioquinto https://padlet.com/336065/ygaigwr289l6 Made with a creative frenzy en-us 2019-01-28 05:08:08 UTC 2026-01-22 03:40:10 UTC hello@padlet.com Biography 336065 https://padlet.com/336065/ygaigwr289l6/wish/324784648 James Polk was born on November 2, 1795 in North Carolina.
- Was the eldest of ten children. ---He was the 11th president of the United States.
-Was  the youngest president of the United States. 
-He served as president  during the time period of 1845–1849 
-He only served one term in the white house. 
-He died on June 15, 1849, in Nashville, Tennessee at age 53. ]]> 2019-01-28 05:09:22 UTC https://padlet.com/336065/ygaigwr289l6/wish/324784648 Education 336065 https://padlet.com/336065/ygaigwr289l6/wish/324785200 -He was enrolled at a Presbyterian school outside of Murfreesboro, Tennessee

-Polk was quite advanced in reading, writing, and arithmetic ---He was home schooled for a while his mother and several hired teachers had tutored him at home.
-James K. Polk graduated with honors in 1818 from the University of North Carolina.]]> 2019-01-28 05:13:25 UTC https://padlet.com/336065/ygaigwr289l6/wish/324785200 During his Presidency 336065 https://padlet.com/336065/ygaigwr289l6/wish/324786472 - passed a treaty with New Granada resolving the problem of right-of-way for U.S. citizens across the Isthmus of Panama 
-established a warehouse system that provided for the temporary retention of undistributed imports
-passed  the Walker Tariff Act of 1846, which lowered import duties 
-approved the independent treasury system in 1846 which helped the solution of domestic financial problems

]]> 2019-01-28 05:20:23 UTC https://padlet.com/336065/ygaigwr289l6/wish/324786472 Life before his Presidency 336065 https://padlet.com/336065/ygaigwr289l6/wish/324787656 -Polk operated as the chief legislative lieutenant of Tennessee Governor William Carroll's
-In 1825, Polk won a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's Sixth District
-Polk was elected Speaker of the House, a position he held until 1839
-Polk left the House in 1839 for the Tennessee governorship

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