21. President James K. Polk Gravesite Mike s Notes james K. polk was the only speaker of the us House ofRepresentatives to become president of the United States. See http://www.thecemeteryproject.com/Graves/fdp-grave-polk-james-knox.htm

Name: James Knox Polk Categories: President of the USA Governor of Tennessee US Congressman from Tennessee Burial Location: State Capitol Grounds, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. Mike's Notes: James K. Polk was the only speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives to become President of the United States. See James Polk's grave at Find A Grave.com Click here to see a slide show of all the U.S. Presidents' graves!

22. President Polk james was born in North Carolina polk was the most successful president in Americanhistory the first dark horse (long shot) presidential nominee in us history http://www.classroomhelp.com/lessons/Presidents/polk.html

U.S. Presidents Home Page George Washington John Adams Thomas Jefferson ... George W. Bush James K. Polk James was born in North Carolina. He was a workaholic who worked long, long hours. Polk owned slaves. Polk was one of only three Presidents that didn't have any children. Polk was the most successful president in American history. During the 1844 campaign, he made 5 promises: to acquire California from Mexico, to settle the Oregon dispute, to lower the tariff, to establish a sub-treasury, and to retire from the office after 4 years. When he left office, his campaign promises had all been fulfilled. He was the first "dark horse" (long shot) presidential nominee in U.S. history. Polk was the first president in office to have his photo taken (1849). The first gaslight was turned on in the White House during Polk's administration, December 29, 1848. Polk had ruined his health from overwork while in office. He died of exhaustion only 3 months after his term ended. This page was last modified on Sunday, May 9, 2004 For information or corrections to the site contact: jim@classroomhelp.com

23. Facts Concerning More Than One President name for a president is james or some variation of it. james Madison, james Monroe,james polk, james Buchanan, james Garfield, Jimmy Carter. Nine us presidents http://scican.net/~dkochan/all.html

Facts Concerning More than One President Throughout its history, the White House has been known as the "President's Palace," the "President's House," and the "Executive Mansion." President Theodore Roosevelt officially gave the White House its current name in 1901. Four of the first six U.S. Presidents were age 57 when they were inaugurated. Washington, Jefferson, Madison and Adams. They were also the last U.S. Presidents to be inaugurated at that age. Six U.S. Presidents were professional soldiers: Washington, Jackson, William Henry Harrison, Taylor, Grant, and Eisenhower. U.S. President Calvin Coolidge (30th) was born on July 4, 1872. Presidents John Adams (2nd) and Thomas Jefferson (3rd) both died on July 4, 1826. President James Monroe (5th) died on July 4, 1831. Three Whigs have served as President of the United States: William Henry Harrison, Zachary Taylor, and Millard Fillmore. No building in Washington, D.C. may be taller than 13 floors. This is so that no matter where in the city you are, you can see the Washington Monument. More presidents have been born in Virgina then any other state. Washington, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, William Henery Harrison, Tyler, and Wilson.

24. James Knox Polk A brief biography of us president james Knox polk, from THE usMEXICANWAR by Carol and Thomas Christensen. james Knox polk. from http://webs.lanset.com/bookfolk/polk.htm

James Knox Polk from The US–Mexican War by Carol and Thomas Christensen I 'll try to put up some more from this book before long.) James K. Polk was president in an age that transformed the United States into a major continental power; he was commander-in-chief in a war that extended its boundaries to the Rio Grande, the Pacific, and the forty-ninth parallel. Yet Polk was little loved by his contemporaries and little noted by history. "Tonight the president has his first levee. I had rather be whipped than go." The reasons lie in Polk's policies and personality. Polk's "Jacksonian economic agenda," says historian Sam W. Haynes, "which called for a low tariff, firm opposition to internal improvements, and a hard money doctrine, was one that many Democrats were beginning to find ill-suited to the demands of a sophisticated marketplace, and [this] had much to do with his unpopularity." Not only "dogmatic in his political views," says Haynes, Polk was also "stiffly formal in his political relations  grim, humorless  provincial in outlook and tastes." "Seldom," observes historian Thomas Hietala, "had a president achieved so much so quickly; seldom had a president alienated so many men so completely." Hietala describes the puritanical Polk's advent on the Washington political scene: Polk dreaded social gathering, and in one of his first acts as president banished dancing from the white House. He maintained a strained cordiality during his ceremonial duties, but people were a distant second to politics in his affections. In early 1846, Senator [John] Fairfield [of Maine] admitted to his wife: "Tonight the president has his first levee. I had rather be whipped than go, but circumstances render it unavoidable. There will be no dancing and no refreshment of any kind"

25. Innovative Teaching - U.S. Presidents polk, james 11th president http//www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/wpages/wpgs400/w4polk.htm;Reagan, Ronald - 40th president http//www.bves.nvusd.k12.ca.us/projects http://surfaquarium.com/newsletter/presidents.htm

Newsletter Presidents 2001 Volume 3, Issue 18 - January 20, 2001 presented by Walter McKenzie - Surfaquarium Consulting Innovative staff development: Technology Applications, Multiple Intelligences, Curriculum Integration and Creative Education. Let's see what we can do for your staff! With George W. Bush now installed as the nations 43rd chief executive, the Innovative Teaching Newsletter takes a fresh look at online resources on Presidents of the United States this week. You can see the 1999 edition of this topic at http://www.egroups.com/message/innovative-teaching/212 . As we publish this edition, I am preparing to launch the third year of the Presidents' Project, in which students from all grade levels are invited to research and publish original pages on our Presidents. Registration opens tomorrow and the project begins on Lincoln's birthday, February 12th. You can read about the project, see past efforts and register your students at http://surfaquarium.com/prezproj.htm

26. The James K. Polk Home us president reflected and fulfilled the young nation s commitment to westward expansion.The son of a North Carolina farmer and surveyor, james Knox polk was http://www.jameskpolk.com/new/biography.asp

Home James K. Polk Sarah Polk Polk Home ... Contact Us James K. Polk: Biography Learn about the 11th President, the youngest up to the time, who managed to expand the borders of the United States to the Pacific Ocean, added three states to the Union, started the Naval Academy, the Washington Monument, issued the first postage stamp, and remains the youngest President to die outside those who have been assassinated. The career of the eleventh U.S. President reflected and fulfilled the young nation's commitment to westward expansion. The son of a North Carolina farmer and surveyor, James Knox Polk was ten years old when his family moved across the Appalachian Mountains. Growing up on the Tennessee frontier, he inherited his neighbors' work ethic, resourcefulness, and democratic ideals. Although young James was accustomed to the rigors of frontier life, he lacked physical stamina. Shortly before his seventeenth birthday, he needed surgery for stones in his urinary bladder. The successful operation, performed by noted Kentucky surgeon Ephraim McDowell, enabled James to pursue an education with renewed enthusiasm.

27. The James K. Polk Home The james K. polk Ancestral Home in Columbia, Tennessee is the only survivingresidence of the eleventh us president (excluding the White House). http://www.jameskpolk.com/new/polkhome.asp

Home James K. Polk Sarah Polk Polk Home ... Contact Us Polk Home The James K. Polk Ancestral Home in Columbia, Tennessee is the only surviving residence of the eleventh U.S. President (excluding the White House). Samuel Polk, a prosperous farmer and surveyor, built the Federal-style brick house in 1816 while his oldest son James was attending the University of North Carolina. When the future President graduated in 1818, he returned to Tennessee and stayed with his parents until his marriage to Sarah Childress in 1824. While living in his family's Columbia home, James practiced law and began his political career by successfully running for the State Legislature. Today, the Home displays original items from James K. Polk's years in Tennessee and Washington, D.C. including furniture, paintings, and White House china. In addition to touring the main Home, guests may visit the adjacent ca. 1820 Sisters' House where two of the President's married sisters lived at different times. The Sisters' House offers a 12-minute orientation video, a museum room, temporary exhibits, and a shop. The museum features some of the most unique and significant artifacts from the site's collections including daguerreotypes of President and Mrs. Polk, White House gifts and mementos, campaign memorabilia from the Election of 1844, and Sarah Polk's Inaugural fan with miniature portraits of the first eleven Presidents.

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30. James K. Polk Source Materials Reflections on us Intelligence Resolved, That in the electionof james K. polk and George M. Dallas, to the offices of president and Vice http://www.geocities.com/americanpresidencynet/11th.htm

31. Creative Quotations From James K. Polk (1795-1849) was the 11th us president, 184549; led us in war against Mexico, resulting in theannexation of the Southwest. Search millions of documents for james K. polk. http://www.creativequotations.com/one/1471.htm

CQHome Search CQ CQ Indexes CQ E-books ... creative Creative Quotations from . . . James K. Polk 1795-1849) born on Nov 3 US president (11th). He was the 11th U.S. president, 1845-49; led US in war against Mexico, resulting in the annexation of the Southwest. Search millions of documents for James K. Polk Creative Hats Tshirts African Cichlids If a man . . . would shake and not be shaken, grip and not be gripped, taking care always to squeeze the hand of his adversary as hard as it squeezed him, then he suffered no inconvenience from it. No president who performs his duties faithfully and conscientiously can have any leisure. The passion for office among members of Congress is very great, if not absolutely disreputable, and greatly embarrasses the operations of the Government. They create offices by their own votes and then seek to fill them themselves. Though I occupy a very high position, I am the hardest-working man in this country. When I observed a strong man approaching I generally took advantage of him by being a little quicker than he was and seizing him by the tip of the fingers, giving him a hearty shake, and thus preventing him from getting a full grip upon me. Published Sources for Quotations Above: F: On the great art of shaking hands; in "Leadership: A Treasury of Great Quotations," by William and Leonard Safire, 1990.

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33. President James K. Polk's Birthday November 2 james Knox polk 17951849 than I had any conception of, before I became presidentof the us Young Hickory, as president polk was often called, spoke http://www.classbrain.com/artholiday/publish/article_227.shtml

Last Updated: Jun 4th, 2004 - 05:38:48 Jump to... Home 1st - 3rd Grade Ask ClassBrain Biographies Corporate Information Country Reports Defining Documents Freedom Files Games Mission Reports Monthy Grab Bag Movies in the Classroom State Reports Teens ClassBrain Store Grab Bag Home January New Year February ... Kwanzaa November November 2 By Sarah Lane Nov 2, 2004, 07:16 PST Email this article Printer friendly page James Knox Polk 1795-1849 "There is more selfishness and less principle among members of Congress... than I had any conception of, before I became President of the U.S." Young Hickory , as President Polk was often called, spoke these words during the hardest years of his life. Born in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina on November 2, 1795, Polk was the 11th president of our nation from 1845-1949. He was the oldest of 10 children raised by Samual and Jane Knox Polk. James Polk grew to be a studious and industrious worker. At age 17, he survived a gallstone operation without anethesia or antiseptics, which were not used at the time. He went on to graduate with honors in 1818 from the University of North Carolina and became friends with Andrew Jackson while serving in the Tennessee legislature. He was a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives from 1823-1825, a member of the House of Representatives from 1825-1839, speaker of the House of Representatives from 1835-1839, and Governor of Tennessee from 1839-1841. Source: The White House Online, The Internet Public Library, Grolier

34. President James K. Polk Learning Links The Avalon Project at Yale Law School American Treasures When james K. polk wasinaugurated on the verge of war with Mexico because of the us annexation of http://www.classbrain.com/artholiday/publish/article_228.shtml

Last Updated: Jun 4th, 2004 - 05:38:48 Jump to... Home 1st - 3rd Grade Ask ClassBrain Biographies Corporate Information Country Reports Defining Documents Freedom Files Games Mission Reports Monthy Grab Bag Movies in the Classroom State Reports Teens ClassBrain Store Grab Bag Home January New Year February ... Kwanzaa November President James K. Polk Learning Links By Sarah Lane Nov 2, 2004, 08:14 PST Email this article Printer friendly page Additional Learning Links for James K. Polk The White House Online Source: whitehouse.gov The Internet Public Library POTUS stands for Presidents Of The United States and in this special section of the Internet Public Library you will find biographies, notable events, media resources, historical documents, and presidential election results. Visit the special collections and subject collections, or the KidSpace and TeenSpace sections for more governmental fun. Source: The Regents of the University of Michigan Encyclopedia Americana Source: Grolier Incorporated The American President Source: Americanpresident.org

35. 11th President, James Knox Polk The presidential Pet Museum presents the biographyof the 11th us president james Knox polk. http://www.presidentialpetmuseum.com/presidents/11JP.htm

President James Knox Polk Served 1845-1849 James Knox Polk was born November 2, 1795, in Mecklenberg County, North Carolina, on his family's farm. As a boy, Polk dreamed of becoming President and worked hard to achieve his goal. After four years of Whig Party Presidents Harrison and Tyler, Polk ran under the Democratic Party banner in 1844 with George M. Dallas as his Vice President. After his election, he was known for his long and hard hours and for his strict religious beliefs. He and his wife, Sarah Childress, had no children. They did not allow drinking or dancing at the White House, not even in celebration of his inauguration. Polk's campaign slogan was "Fifty-Four Forty or Fight," demanding that Britain cede to the U.S. all territory of the Oregon Country south of latitude 54°40'N, as far north as Queen Charlotte Island and the Dixon Entrance, just south of what is now the southern end of Alaska. Once he became President, however, Polk compromised with Britain, settling the U.S. border with Canada at latitude 49°N and avoiding a war. Polk could not avoid a war with Mexico 1846-1848, however, after Mexican troops captured Alamo and the Republic of Texas pleaded for American intervention.

36. EasyFunSchool - James K.Polk: A Presidential Unit - Article Archives - Free Unit james Knox polk was the 11th us president, was born 2 Nov 1795 in Near Pineville,Mecklenberg County, North Carolina. He was the eldest of 10 children. http://www.easyfunschool.com/article2133.html

James K.Polk: A Presidential Unit James Knox Polk was the 11th US President, was born 2 Nov 1795 in Near Pineville, Mecklenberg County, North Carolina. He was the eldest of 10 children. Polk died 15 June 1849, only a few months after leaving office. Political Party: Democrat Years Served: 4 March 1845 – 3 March 1849 Vice President(s): George Dallas Name of his parents: Samuel Polk and Jane Knox Wife’s name: Sarah Childress Yearly Salary as President: $25,000.00 Physical Stature: 5 feet, 8 inches State of Birth: North Carolina “James Polk was the eldest of ten children. He was sickly and therefore spared doing his share of farm chores. Although he had little formal education, he was studious and after graduating from the University of North Carolina he studied law. Politics proved more exciting than practicing law, and soon Polk was involved in state and then national politics. He was nominated at the Democratic Presidential Convention on the ninth ballot. He was the first ‘Dark Horse’ candidate to run and then win the presidency. During his tenure America had its largest growth. He guided the nation through the Mexican War and settled the Oregon boundary. He was able to complete the program he outlined during the campaign – something few presidents are able to do. He kept his campaign promise and did not seek a second term.” On Line Lesson Plans: James Polk from TeacherVision James Polk from DiscoverySchool.com

37. Famous People Clipart ETC polk, james Knox (17951849) us president 1845-1849. polk, james Knox(1795-1849) Eleventh president of the United States 1845-1849. http://etc.usf.edu/clipart/galleries/people/famouspeoplen-p.htm

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38. James Knox Polk Clipart (17951849) us president 1845-1849Source Wilbur F. Gody, A History of the us for Schools (New York......james Knox polk. File Name polk_1 http://etc.usf.edu/clipart/1/47/polk_1.htm

James Knox Polk To use any of the clipart images above (including the thumbnail image in the top left corner), just click and drag the picture to your desktop. You may also control-click (Mac) or right-click (Windows) and choose "Save file to disk" from the pop-up menu. Click here for help downloading and using clipart files. Download TIFF* File * A TIFF file is a high-resolution (240 dpi) format. TIFF files should be used only if you are printing the clipart. Do NOT use TIFF files for clipart that will displayed on a computer screen. Click here for help downloading and using TIFF files. File Name: polk_1 Description: (1795-1849) US President 1845-1849 Source: Wilbur F. Gody, A History of the US for Schools (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1916) Keywords: portrait, US President, ñdark horseî, Mexican War, Texas license. Main Menu Site Map Search ... Clipart ETC is a part of the Educational Technology Clearinghouse and is funded by a grant from the Florida Department of Education, Office of Educational Technology. Produced by the Florida Center for Instructional Technology,

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40. U.S. Presidents And Baseball - A Historical Study By Baseball Almanac The presidents of the United States. And Their Relationship to Baseball. ,us president, Link(s). 1 st, No Data. 11 th, james polk 18451849. No Data.12 th, http://www.baseball-almanac.com/prz_menu.shtml

Support Baseball Almanac - Visit One Sponsor Each Visit Advertising Downloads Feedback Newsletter ... Year In Review "I wanted to be a real Major League baseball player, a genuine professional like Honus Wagner." - President Eisenhower A lmost every single U.S. President has had some connection, good or bad, with our national pastime. Throwing the first pitch, hosting a team in the Oval Office, receiving a lifetime field pass and many other historic events have taken place with sitting presidents, future presidents and previous presidents. This section brings forth those historical moments where baseball and Presidents came together on the field. The Presidents of the United States And Their Relationship to Baseball U.S. President Link(s) st George Washington Quotations nd John Adams Quotations rd Thomas Jefferson Quotations th James Madison No Data th James Monroe No Data th John Quincy Adams No Data th Andrew Jackson No Data th Martin Van Buren No Data th William Henry Harrison No Data th John Tyler No Data th James Polk No Data th Zachary Taylor No Data th Millard Fillmore No Data th Franklin Pierce No Data th James Buchanan No Data th Abraham Lincoln Quotations th Andrew Johnson Quotations th Ulysses S. Grant

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