1848 United States presidential election - Wikipedia
WEBIncumbent President James K. Polk, a Democrat, honored his promise not to seek re-election, leaving his party's nomination open. The 1848 Democratic National Convention nominated Senator Lewis Cass of Michigan after former President Martin Van Buren withdrew his bid for a second term over a platform dispute.
Presidency of James K. Polk - Wikipedia
WEBPolk did not closely involve himself in the 1848 presidential election, but his actions strongly affected the race. General Zachary Taylor, who had served in the Mexican–American War, won the Whig presidential nomination and defeated Polk's preferred candidate, Democratic Senator Lewis Cass.
James K. Polk ‑ Facts, Presidency & Accomplishments - HISTORY
WEBOct 29, 2009 · Polk also led the nation into the Mexican-American War (1846-48), in which the United States acquired California and much of the present-day Southwest. Polk kept his campaign promise to be a...
James K. Polk - The White House
WEBFinally, in 1848, Mexico ceded New Mexico and California in return for $15,000,000 and American assumption of the damage claims. President Polk added a vast area to the United States, but its...
James K. Polk - Wikipedia
WEBResults of the 1848 presidential election Polk around 1848–1849. Honoring his pledge to serve only one term, Polk declined to seek re-election. At the 1848 Democratic National Convention, Lewis Cass was nominated.
James K. Polk | Biography, Presidency, & Facts | Britannica
WEBSep 13, 2024 · James K. Polk was the 11th president of the United States (1845–49). Under his leadership, the United States fought the Mexican War (1846–48) and acquired vast territories along the Pacific coast and in the Southwest.
James K. Polk - Key Events - Miller Center
WEBOn February 2, 1848, Nicholas Trist-a special emissary dispatched to Mexico by President James K. Polk-signed the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo with the Mexican government. The treaty ended the Mexican War, which began in 1846.
James Polk - Presidency, Facts & Death - Biography
WEBApr 2, 2014 · James Polk was the 11th and youngest (at the time) president of the United States (1845–1849). Polk’s annexation of Texas led to the Mexican-American War (1846–1848), and the U.S. victory ...
James K. Polk: Impact and Legacy - Miller Center
WEBHe left the nation at the end of his term facing its greatest political and social crisis since the American Revolution. That crisis would progressively tear the nation apart in the twelve years between 1848 and 1860.
James K. Polk - Miller Center
WEB1795 - 1849. James K. Polk. Mexico has passed the boundary of the United States, has invaded our territory and shed American blood upon the American soil. She has proclaimed that hostilities have commenced, and that the two nations are now at war. War Message to Congress. Overview.