On November 5, 1844, Democratic candidate James K. Polk defeated Whig Party candidate Henry Clay to become the eleventh president of the United States. The American Presidency Project Web site presents election results from the 1844 presidential election. This site also contains the Whig Party Platform of 1844.
It was the "production of corn" that played an important role in pre-Columbian Mesoamerican civilizations. Many of these people lacked other domesticated plants. <span />
