Answers
1. Which of these was not Polk's nickname?
 Henry Clay
was known as the Great Compromiser.
2. Which of the following institutions/structures was not created
during Polk's administration?
3. Which one of the following was not granted statehood during Polk's
Presidency?
California
became a territory as a result of the Mexican War. Texas, Iowa,
and Wisconsin became the 28th, 29th, and 30th states during Polk's
administration.
4. During her widowhood, Sarah did not...
...visit
President Johnson at the White House. She rarely travelled outside
Nashville during her forty-two year widowhood.
5. Which of the following was not one of Polk's educational accomplishments?
Polk never
attended West Point, although he established the Naval Academy
at Annapolis, Maryland during his Presidency.
6. Which one of the following was not a position held by James K.
Polk?
Polk was
never Postmaster in Columbia, but as President, was in charge
of appointing Postmasters all over the country.
7. Which of the following was not a political slogan during the
Election of 1844?
"Free
soil, free labor, free speech" was a slogan used by the Free
Soil Party during the Election of 1848.
8. Which of the following was not a major event during Polk's
administration?
Photography
was invented in France in 1839, just six years before Polk's presidency.
9. Which of these political ideals was not true of James K. Polk?
Always
a good Jacksonian Democrat, Polk believed that Federal money should
not be spent on internal improvements like roads and canals.
10. From the end of Polk's Presidential term until his death three
months later, Polk did not...
... have
bladder stones removed. They were removed when he was 17 years
old. Polk finally died from the effects of cholera.
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