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1. archive.org › details › diaryofjameskpol00polkThe diary of James K. Polk during his presidency, 1845 to 1849

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   Jun 4, 2008 · The diary of James K. Polk during his presidency, 1845 to 1849 ... PDF download. download 1 file . SINGLE PAGE ORIGINAL JP2 TAR download. download 1 file ...

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   Jul 12, 2011 · The diary of James K. Polk during his presidency, 1845 to 1849 : now first printed from the original manuscript in the collections of the Chicago Historical Society by Polk, James K. (James Knox), 1795-1849; Quaife, Milo Milton, 1880-1959

3. www.azquotes.com › author › 11751-James_K_PolkTOP 25 QUOTES BY JAMES K. POLK | A-Z Quotes

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   • We must ever mandate the principle that the people of this continent alone have the right to decide their own destiny. James K. Polk. Destiny, People, History.
   • There are four great measures for my administration - a reduction of tariff, an independent treasury, settlement of the Oregon boundary and acquisition of California.
   • No president who performs his duties faithfully and conscientiously can have any leisure. James K. Polk. Patriotic, Political, President.
   • One great object of the Constitution was to restrain majorities from oppressing minorities or encroaching upon their just rights. James K. Polk. Rights, Majority, Minorities.

4. academic.oup.com › book › 831110 10 Polk’s Early Response to the Antislavery Movement

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   Feb 21, 2008 · Although during the 1840s James Polk cultivated the image of a Southern moderate on the slavery question, his early career contradicted this impression. In 1832 he had provoked a furious debate in the U.S. House of Representatives, aimed at discouraging any criticism there of slavery, which foreshadowed later debates over the “gag rule.”

5. www.whitehousehistory.org › the-enslavedThe Enslaved Households of President James K. Polk

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   Jan 3, 2020 · President Polk projected the persona of a benevolent and paternalistic slave owner who kept enslaved people because they were inherited from family members. In actuality, Polk was a profit-hungry slave owner, ripping apart families for his own personal gain. 1. James Knox Polk was born in Pineville, North Carolina, in 1795 to Samuel and Jane ...

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6. www.academia.edu › 25497219 › James_K_Polks_Troubled(PDF) James K. Polk's Troubled Presidency: Slavery, War ...

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   James K. Polk’s Troubled Presidency: Slavery, War, Political Dissent, and Compromise Svilen V. Trifonov PhD Candidate University of Minnesota Abstract: In this essay, I construct an analytical narrative of the relationship between James Polk’s presidency and slavery, as I outline the ways in which the politics of slavery influenced the development of Polk’s political character over time.

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   Did blacksmith Harry write a letter to James K Polk?

   • An unusual letter arrived in the mail for the Tennessee planter James K. Polk shortly after he won the 1844 presidential election. Written from Carrollton, Mississippi, and dated November 28, 1844, the letter began “My Dear Master” and was signed by “Blacksmith Harry.” Here’s what Harry wrote:

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   How many enslaved people did Polk buy?

   • Out of nineteen enslaved people purchased by Polk during his presidency, at least thirteen were children.

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   How many enslaved people did Samuel Polk leave behind?

   • Upon his death in 1827, Samuel Polk left behind 8,000 acres of land and fifty-three enslaved people to his wife and ten children. 3 The White House during the Polk administration. Taken in 1846 by the daguerrean photographer John Plumbe Jr.

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   How many enslaved people worked in the Polk White House?

   • At least four enslaved individuals worked in the James K. Polk White House. One of these enslaved people was a young man named Henry Carter, Jr. His parents, Henry Carter, Sr. and Mariah, were valued by James and Sarah Polk despite their enslavement.

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   What influenced James Polk?

   • Taken in 1846 by the daguerrean photographer John Plumbe Jr. James Polk was heavily influenced by his upbringing on the western frontier and his constant interactions with slavery. These experiences shaped his attitudes toward slavery and westward expansion, as well as his evolution as a slave owner prior to and during his presidency.

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   Did slaves learn to read & write without their owners' permission?

   • And other slaves secretly learned to read and write without their owners’ permission or knowledge, as Frederick Douglass famously did. For Douglass, literacy was a key to freedom. For Harry, though, literacy was more like one of his blacksmith’s hammers, which he used to forge his life as a slave.

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8. blogs.loc.gov › kluge › 2019“My Dear Master”: An Enslaved Blacksmith’s Letters to a ...

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   Feb 5, 2019 · An unusual letter arrived in the mail for the Tennessee planter James K. Polk shortly after he won the 1844 presidential election. Written from Carrollton, Mississippi, and dated November 28, 1844, the letter began “My Dear Master” and was signed by “Blacksmith Harry.” Here’s what Harry wrote: Suffer your faithful survant Harry to say a …