[DOC] [TLE] James K. Polk - Wikipedia [PAR] James Knox Polk (November 2, 1795  June 15, 1849) was the 11th President of 
the United .... He secured his client's release for a one-dollar fine. ... Adams then 
offered Clay a position in the Cabinet as Secretary of State. ... In 1828, Jackson 
ran for President again and during the campaign Polk and Jackson 
corresponded,... [DOC] [TLE] unit 1-9 review fill-in Flashcards | Quizlet [PAR] This was the 6th president of the United States and Secretary of State under ... 
president because his term was during the Panic of 1837 which he tried to fix by 
.... 1841 to 1842 in Rhode Island which sought to bring more democracy to the 
state. ..... It urged that the US pay $120 million for Cuba, if Spain refused, then the 
US... [DOC] [TLE] The U.S.-Mexican War . Prelude to War . James K. Polk and the ... [PAR] Some people believe that President James K. Polk intentionally provoked the war 
with Mexico. ... If he had to fight, he wanted a short war and a quick victory. ... 
Negotiations might have been possible if Polk had tried a different approach. ... 
war and peace, had to support American soldiers under attack and voted to send
... [DOC] [TLE] James Knox Polk facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com ... [PAR] Like Polk, Secretary of State James Buchanan came from a Presbyterian farmer's 
... During the spring and summer of 1846 he enjoyed a string of victories: quick .... 
reserving all of Vancouver Island to Britain, but he had not convinced the rest of ... 
whether the British would intervene there as they were trying to do in Texas. [DOC] [TLE] Free Flashcards about AMERICANA - StudyStack [PAR] IN 1763 CHIEF PONTIAC TRIED TO DRIVE THE BRITISH FROM THIS CITY, 
NOW THE ... ON NOVEMBER 20, 1789 NEW JERSEY BECAME THE FIRST 
STATE TO RATIFY ..... POLK OFFERED SPAIN $100 MILLION FOR THIS 
ISLAND; PIERCE .... BEFORE BECOMING CHIEF JUSTICE IN 1789, HE WAS 
SECRETARY OF... [DOC] [TLE] Chapter 18: Renewing the Sectional Struggle, 1848-1854 - AP U.S. ... [PAR] With the slavery issue officially shoved under the rug by the two major parties, the 
... President Taylor was a military square peg in a political round hole; he would 
have ..... Polk, the expansionist, had taken steps to offer $100 million for it, but the 
... the secretary of state instructed the American ministers in Spain, England and... [DOC] [TLE] Chapter 18: Renewing the Sectional Struggle - Brookville Local ... [PAR] Polk pledged himself to a single term; The Democratic National Convention 
turned to ... the doctrine that stated the sovereign people of a territory, under the 
general ..... The secretary of state instructed the American ministers in Spain, 
England, ... Ostend Manifestoit urged the administration to offer $120 million for 
Cuba. [DOC] [TLE] Chapter 13 - Fall River Public Schools [PAR] Adams agreed to make Clay the Secretary of State for getting him into office. ... 
John Quincy Adams was a strong nationalist and he supported the building of 
national ..... During the Industrial Revolution, families were small, affectionate, 
and ..... President Polk had offered $100 million to buy from Spain, but Spain 
refused. [DOC] [TLE] Unit VI - GEOCITIES.ws [PAR] Regarded as a figure-head by his own party, he was assaulted by Whig spoilmen 
... Sec. of State, Henry Clay spokesman of the Senate [whom he had to keep in 
check]). 2. .... Mex. did not attack, and Polk tried asking Congress unsuccessfully 
to .... $120 million for Cuba, and if Spain refused, the US would wrestle the island
... [DOC] [TLE] Renewing the Sectional Struggle [PAR] In 1848, Polk, due to tremendous overworking and chronic diarrhea, did not seek 
... thousands of men flooded into the state, thus blowing the lid off of the slavery 
issue. .... Pierce tried to be another Polk, and he impressed followers by reciting 
his ... U.S. was to offer $120 million to Spain for Cuba, and if it refused and

Question: As Secretary of State under Polk, he tried to buy this island from Spain for $120 million dollars
Answer: Cuba