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____ K. ____, the 11th President of the United States, never attended a school until he entered the University of North Carolina as a second-year student. Because of his ill health, he was educated at home. After he graduated from the University of North Carolina, he returned home to Tennessee to practice law. There he met and married Sarah Childress. During his presidency his wife was so influential, she was often called the "Presidentress!" ____ was a very difficult man to know or like. One of his few close friends was Andrew Jackson. Known for his integrity and his loyalty to Jacksonian principles, ____ was nominated for president in 1844. During his campaign he surprised many people by demanding the annexation of Texas and laying claim not only to Oregon but to land that went as far north as 54
40'. His campaign slogan was "Fifty-four forty or fight!" It was a close election and when ____ was inaugurated he was not yet 50 years old, the youngest man to become president thus far. His term as president was marked by large territorial gains. California, Texas, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, and parts of Colorado and Wyoming were all added during his term. His administration is credited with creating the Department of Interior, the United States Naval Academy, and authorizing the Smithsonian Institution. Although he accomplished much during his four years as president, his diary reflects an exhausted and disillusioned man ready to return to his home.
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