This president vetoed the Rivers and Harbors Bill. This man's Secretary of the Treasury, Robert Walker, devised a tariff that helped repair relations with Great Britain after a border dispute in the Oregon territory.
This president vetoed the Rivers and Harbors Bill. This man's Secretary of the Treasury, Robert Walker, devised a tariff that helped repair relations with Great Britain after a border dispute in the Oregon territory. This Democratic governor of Tennessee, who defeated Henry Clay in a presidential election, later sent Nicholas Trist to negotiate the Treaty of Guadelupe-Hidalgo, giving the U.S. control over California and Texas. For 10 points, name this president who succeeded John Tyler in 1845 and oversaw the Mexican-American War.
This president vetoed the Rivers and Harbors Bill. This man's Secretary of the Treasury, Robert Walker, devised a tariff that helped repair relations with Great Britain after a border dispute in the Oregon territory.
James Knox Polk