James K. Polk
James K. Polk is named in 5 events across the Capture Cascade Timeline, from 1845 to 1846.
Activity over time
Events per year
| Date | Event | Lanes | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1846-08-08 | Wilmot Proviso Triggers Sectional Crisis Over Slavery in Conquered Mexican Territory David Wilmot · James K. Polk · U.S. House of Representatives · U.S. Senate · +2 | confirmed | |
| 1846-05-13 | Mexican-American War Begins as Deliberate Land Grab for Slavery Expansion James K. Polk · U.S. Congress · Mexico · Whig Party opposition · +1 | confirmed | |
| 1846-05-11 | Polk Deceives Congress into War Declaration with False American Blood Claims James K. Polk · Zachary Taylor · U.S. Congress · Abraham Lincoln · +1 | confirmed | |
| 1845-03-01 | Texas Annexed as Slave State Despite Nine Years of Antislavery Opposition James K. Polk · John Tyler · John C. Calhoun · U.S. Congress · +2 | confirmed | |
| 1845-01-01 | Manifest Destiny Ideology Provides Racist Justification for Territorial Conquest and Indigenous Genocide John L. O'Sullivan · James K. Polk · U.S. government · Indigenous peoples · +1 | confirmed |
Network neighbors
U.S. Congress
3× shared
Abraham Lincoln
2× shared
Mexico
2× shared
Anglo-American settlers
1× shared
David Wilmot
1× shared
Indigenous peoples
1× shared
John C. Calhoun
1× shared
John L. O'Sullivan
1× shared
John Tyler
1× shared
Northern Democrats
1× shared
Republic of Texas
1× shared
Southern Democrats
1× shared
U.S. House of Representatives
1× shared
U.S. Senate
1× shared
U.S. government
1× shared
Whig Party
1× shared
Whig Party opposition
1× shared
Zachary Taylor
1× shared