Episode 8
Young Hickory's Triumph
In The West Wing · WKNC 88.1 | NC State Student Radio
March 25, 202341m 44s
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Show Notes
In this episode, we explore the fateful presidency of James K. Polk and the largest single expansion of American territory in the Mexican American war. In only four years Young Hickory asserted the United States manifest destiny, and achieved all of his campaign promises.
Topics
1844James K. PolkHenry ClayDemocratic PartyWhig PartyAndrew JacksonMartin Van BurenTexasRepublic of TexasMexicoCaliforniaMexican American WarManifest DestinyZachary TaylorWinfield ScottslaveryFree Soil