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Colt1911 [192]
2 years ago
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Which territories were acquired under James K. Polk's administration ?

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sergejj [24]2 years ago
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With the Oregon Treaty of 1846, Polk managed another significant land acquisition–this time without going to war–when his administration diplomatically settled a border dispute with the British and gained full control of the present-day states of Washington, Oregon and Idaho, as well as parts of Montana and Wyoming.
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