'expansion' this essay compares and contrasts james k polk's expansion policies with those of thomas Jefferson. it also looks at the impact they both had on the expansion of the untited states.
Expansion
There were two presidents that did a great deal for our country in the area of expansion. These two
presidents are Thomas Jefferson and James K. Polk. Though they had completely different policies on
expansion and foreign affairs, both of them vastly expanded the country.
Jefferson was a believer in the Monroe Doctrine which basically said we will mind our own busi
ness. He was also a very firm believer in a strict interpretation …
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…abundant in gold causing the gold rush where thousands of men would head west to California in
search of gold.
Though Polk and Jefferson had almost opposite policies, in the area of expansion, they both ac
quired much land for the United States. Jefferson, the believer in the Monroe Doctrine, and Polk the
believer in Manifest Destiny, probably would not have agreed with each other but both did a lot of good for
our country.
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