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James K. Polk

President number
11th
In office
1845–1849
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3 biggest achievements

  1. Settled the Oregon boundary with Britain in 1846
  2. Won the Mexican-American War and the territory from California to New Mexico
  3. Restored the Independent Treasury and lowered tariffs
Nickname
Young Hickory
Born in
North Carolina

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    Sources: Wikipedia: List of nicknames of presidents of the United States; Wikipedia: List of presidents of the United States by home state; Drafted from standard histories. Not yet checked against a cited source.