During this man's presidency, his minister, Benjamin Bidlack, signed the Treaty of New Granada, which granted the United States the right of way across the Isthmus of Panama.
During this man's presidency, his minister, Benjamin Bidlack, signed the Treaty of New Granada, which granted the United States the right of way across the Isthmus of Panama. In his early career, he served as the chief legislative lieutenant for Governor William Caroll and he was preceded by John Bell in his role as speaker of the house. This man, who spent one term as the governor of Tennessee, so fervently support Andrew Jackson in the "bank-war" that he earned the nickname "Young Hickory." During his presidency, this husband of Sarah Childress authorized significant financial reform in the form of the Independent Treasury Act and the Walker Tariff and established the 49th Parallel as Oregon's boundary. During his presidential campaign, his opponents mocked him by adopting the slogan "who is [this man]", which he countered successfully with "54'40 or Fight." For ten points, name this first "dark-horse" presidential candidate, who was president during the Mexican American war.During this man's presidency, his minister, Benjamin Bidlack, signed the Treaty of New Granada, which granted the United States the right of way across the Isthmus of Panama. In his early career, he served as the chief legislative lieutenant for Governor William Caroll and he was preceded by John Bell in his role as speaker of the house. This man, who spent one term as the governor of Tennessee, so fervently support Andrew Jackson in the "bank-war" that he earned the nickname "Young Hickory." During his presidency, this husband of Sarah Childress authorized significant financial reform in the form of the Independent Treasury Act and the Walker Tariff and established the 49th Parallel as Oregon's boundary. During his presidential campaign, his opponents mocked him by adopting the slogan "who is [this man]", which he countered successfully with "54'40 or Fight." For ten points, name this first "dark-horse" presidential candidate, who was president during the Mexican American war.
During this man's presidency, his minister, Benjamin Bidlack, signed the Treaty of New Granada, which granted the United States the right of way across the Isthmus of Panama.
James Knox Polk