This president chose George M. Dallas as his running mate after emerging as the dark horse candidate to defeat Van Buren in the convention.
This man appointed Levi Woodbury to the Supreme Court and countered the effects of the Black Tariff by signing the Walker Tariff into law. This politician defeated John Bell in a bid to become Speaker of the House. This president chose George M. Dallas as his running mate after emerging as the dark horse candidate to defeat Van Buren in the convention. As president, he acquired the (*) Oregon territory and signed the treaty of Guadeloupe Hidalgo after winning the Mexican American War. For 10 points name this expansionist eleventh president of the United States.
This man appointed Levi Woodbury to the Supreme Court and countered the effects of the Black Tariff by signing the Walker Tariff into law.
James Knox {Polk}