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FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF RICHMOND BOOKMARK SERIES WHITE HOUSE HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION (WHITE HOUSE COLLECTION) James Knox Polk Biography Full Name: James Knox Polk Birth Date & Place: November 2, 1795 Mecklenburg County, North Carolina Schooling: Home schooled until age of 18 Attended a Presbyterian school near Columbia, Tennessee Graduated at the head of his class from the University of North Carolina in 1818. Studied law under prominent Tennessee lawyer, Felix Grundy. Lived: North Carolina Tennessee frontier Family plantation in Tennessee Washington, D.C. (White House) Death: June 15, 1849 Nashville, Tennessee banks (“Jackson’s pet banks”). Achievements 1832: He was the Chairman of the Ways and Means Commit- tee and chief administration leader in the House under Andrew Jackson; beat back efforts of supporters fighting to reverse Jackson’s policy and secure recharter of the Second Bank of the United States. 1844: He was elected 11th president of the United States of America by the thinnest margin in history at that time and he; • Restored an independent Treasury system. • Sharply checked federal ap- propriationsfor internal improvements. • Reduced tariffs substantially. • Oversaw the largest expan- sion of U.S. boundaries. Fun Facts Nickname: “Young Hickory” because of he supported Andrew Jackson’s initiatives. Campaign slogan: “Fifty-Four Forty or Fight” to balance the idea of a new slave state (Texas) with a new free state (Oregon). Polk was a key figure in Manifest Destiny. After Jefferson, Polk increased the size of the United States more than any other president by a million square miles, adding ter- ritory that now comprises of Ari- zona, Utah, Nevada, California, Oregan, Idaho, Washington, Wyoming, Ontana, Colorado and much of New Mexico as a result of the Mexican-American War. He also claimed Oregon territory after a treaty with England. What is the Value of a Twenty-Dollar Bill? A $20 bill is worth 20 dollars. This value can also be written as $20.00. It is equivalent to 20 $1, 10 $2, 4 $5 or 2 $10. Quotes “Although... the chief magistrate must almost of necessity be chosen by a party and stand pledged to its principles and measures, yet in his official action he should not be the president of a party only, but of the whole people of the United States.” “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.” “We must ever mandate the principle that the people of this continent alone have the right to decide their own destiny.” “No President who performs his duties faithfully and conscien- tiously can have any leisure.” “I cannot, whilst President of the United States, descend to enter into a newspaper controversy.” Web Resources www.americanpresident.org/ presbios/presbios.htm www.whitehouse.gov/history/ presidents/jp11.html Permission is granted to reprint or photocopy in its entirety for educational purposes, provided the user credits the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond. www.richmondfed.org/education FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF RICHMOND BOOKMARK SERIES WHITE HOUSE HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION (WHITE HOUSE COLLECTION) James Knox Polk Biography Full Name: James Knox Polk Birth Date & Place: November 2, 1795 Mecklenburg County, North Carolina Schooling: Home schooled until age of 18 Attended a Presbyterian school near Columbia, Tennessee Graduated at the head of his class from the University of North Carolina in 1818. Studied law under prominent Tennessee lawyer, Felix Grundy. Lived: North Carolina Tennessee frontier Family plantation in Tennessee Washington, D.C. (White House) Death: June 15, 1849 Nashville, Tennessee banks (“Jackson’s pet banks”). Achievements 1832: He was the Chairman of the Ways and Means Commit- tee and chief administration leader in the House under Andrew Jackson; beat back efforts of supporters fighting to reverse Jackson’s policy and secure recharter of the Second Bank of the United States. 1844: He was elected 11th president of the United States of America by the thinnest margin in history at that time and he; • Restored an independent Treasury system. • Sharply checked federal ap- propriationsfor internal improvements. • Reduced tariffs substantially. • Oversaw the largest expan- sion of U.S. boundaries. Fun Facts Nickname: “Young Hickory” because of he supported Andrew Jackson’s initiatives. Campaign slogan: “Fifty-Four Forty or Fight” to balance the idea of a new slave state (Texas) with a new free state (Oregon). Polk was a key figure in Manifest Destiny. After Jefferson, Polk increased the size of the United States more than any other president by a million square miles, adding ter- ritory that now comprises of Ari- zona, Utah, Nevada, California, Oregan, Idaho, Washington, Wyoming, Ontana, Colorado and much of New Mexico as a result of the Mexican-American War. He also claimed Oregon territory after a treaty with England. What is the Value of a Twenty-Dollar Bill? A $20 bill is worth 20 dollars. This value can also be written as $20.00. It is equivalent to 20 $1, 10 $2, 4 $5 or 2 $10. Quotes “Although... the chief magistrate must almost of necessity be chosen by a party and stand pledged to its principles and measures, yet in his official action he should not be the president of a party only, but of the whole people of the United States.” “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.” “We must ever mandate the principle that the people of this continent alone have the right to decide their own destiny.” “No President who performs his duties faithfully and conscien- tiously can have any leisure.” “I cannot, whilst President of the United States, descend to enter into a newspaper controversy.” Web Resources www.americanpresident.org/ presbios/presbios.htm www.whitehouse.gov/history/ presidents/jp11.html Permission is granted to reprint or photocopy in its entirety for educational purposes, provided the user credits the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond. www.richmondfed.org/education August 2010 August 2010 FOLD FOLD CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT FOLD FOLD CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT
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James Knox Polk
BiographyFull Name: James Knox Polk
Birth Date & Place: November 2, 1795Mecklenburg County,North Carolina
Schooling: Home schooled until age of 18
Attended a Presbyterian schoolnear Columbia, Tennessee
Graduated at the head of hisclass from the University ofNorth Carolina in 1818.
Studied law under prominentTennessee lawyer, Felix Grundy.
Lived: North CarolinaTennessee frontierFamily plantation in TennesseeWashington, D.C. (White House)
Death: June 15, 1849Nashville, Tennesseebanks (“Jackson’s pet banks”).
Achievements1832: He was the Chairman of the Ways and Means Commit-tee and chief administration leader in the House under Andrew Jackson; beat back efforts of supporters fighting to reverse Jackson’s policyand secure recharter of theSecond Bank of the United States.
1844: He was elected 11th president of the United States ofAmerica by the thinnest margin in history at that time and he;
• RestoredanindependentTreasury system.
• Sharplycheckedfederalap-propriationsfor internal improvements.
• Reducedtariffssubstantially.
• Oversawthelargestexpan-sion of U.S. boundaries.
Fun FactsNickname: “Young Hickory”because of he supported Andrew Jackson’s initiatives.
Campaign slogan: “Fifty-Four Forty or Fight” to balance the idea of a new slave state (Texas) with a new free state (Oregon).
Polk was a key figure in Manifest Destiny. After Jefferson, Polk increased the size of the United States more than any other president by a million square miles, adding ter-ritory that now comprises of Ari-zona, Utah, Nevada, California, Oregan,Idaho,Washington,Wyoming,Ontana,Coloradoand much of New Mexico as a result of the Mexican-American War.HealsoclaimedOregonterritory after a treaty with England.
What is the Value of a Twenty-Dollar Bill?A $20 bill is worth 20 dollars. This value can also be written as$20.00.Itisequivalentto 20 $1, 10 $2, 4 $5 or 2 $10.
Quotes“Although... the chief magistratemust almost of necessity be chosen by a party and stand pledged to its principles and measures, yet in his official action he should not be the president of a party only,but of the whole people of theUnited States.”
“There is more selfishness andless principle among membersof Congress ... than I had anyconception of, before I becamePresident of the U.S.”
“We must ever mandate theprinciple that the people of thiscontinent alone have the right todecide their own destiny.”
“No President who performs hisduties faithfully and conscien-tiously can have any leisure.”
“I cannot, whilst President of theUnited States, descend to enterinto a newspaper controversy.”
Web Resourceswww.americanpresident.org/presbios/presbios.htm
www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/jp11.html
Permission is granted to reprint or
photocopy in its entirety for educational
purposes, provided the user credits the
FederalReserveBankofRichmond.
www.richmondfed.org/education
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James Knox Polk
BiographyFull Name: James Knox Polk
Birth Date & Place: November 2, 1795Mecklenburg County,North Carolina
Schooling: Home schooled until age of 18
Attended a Presbyterian schoolnear Columbia, Tennessee
Graduated at the head of hisclass from the University ofNorth Carolina in 1818.
Studied law under prominentTennessee lawyer, Felix Grundy.
Lived: North CarolinaTennessee frontierFamily plantation in TennesseeWashington, D.C. (White House)
Death: June 15, 1849Nashville, Tennesseebanks (“Jackson’s pet banks”).
Achievements1832: He was the Chairman of the Ways and Means Commit-tee and chief administration leader in the House under Andrew Jackson; beat back efforts of supporters fighting to reverse Jackson’s policyand secure recharter of theSecond Bank of the United States.
1844: He was elected 11th president of the United States ofAmerica by the thinnest margin in history at that time and he;
• RestoredanindependentTreasury system.
• Sharplycheckedfederalap-propriationsfor internal improvements.
• Reducedtariffssubstantially.
• Oversawthelargestexpan-sion of U.S. boundaries.
Fun FactsNickname: “Young Hickory”because of he supported Andrew Jackson’s initiatives.
Campaign slogan: “Fifty-Four Forty or Fight” to balance the idea of a new slave state (Texas) with a new free state (Oregon).
Polk was a key figure in Manifest Destiny. After Jefferson, Polk increased the size of the United States more than any other president by a million square miles, adding ter-ritory that now comprises of Ari-zona, Utah, Nevada, California, Oregan,Idaho,Washington,Wyoming,Ontana,Coloradoand much of New Mexico as a result of the Mexican-American War.HealsoclaimedOregonterritory after a treaty with England.
What is the Value of a Twenty-Dollar Bill?A $20 bill is worth 20 dollars. This value can also be written as$20.00.Itisequivalentto 20 $1, 10 $2, 4 $5 or 2 $10.
Quotes“Although... the chief magistratemust almost of necessity be chosen by a party and stand pledged to its principles and measures, yet in his official action he should not be the president of a party only,but of the whole people of theUnited States.”
“There is more selfishness andless principle among membersof Congress ... than I had anyconception of, before I becamePresident of the U.S.”
“We must ever mandate theprinciple that the people of thiscontinent alone have the right todecide their own destiny.”
“No President who performs hisduties faithfully and conscien-tiously can have any leisure.”
“I cannot, whilst President of theUnited States, descend to enterinto a newspaper controversy.”
Web Resourceswww.americanpresident.org/presbios/presbios.htm
www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/jp11.html
Permission is granted to reprint or
photocopy in its entirety for educational
purposes, provided the user credits the
FederalReserveBankofRichmond.
www.richmondfed.org/education
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