• Events from the year 1849 in the United States. President: James K. Polk (D-Tennessee) (until March 4) Zachary Taylor (W-Kentucky) (starting March 4) Vice...
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    the winners were elected in 1849 after March 4. Reverdy Johnson won election in 1844 but retired to become the United States Attorney General. In order...
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  • The 1848–49 United States House of Representatives elections were held on various dates in various states between August 1848 and November 1849. Each...
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    The history of the United States from 1849 to 1865 was dominated by the tensions that led to the American Civil War between North and South, and the bloody...
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    States (1790–1819) History of the United States (1815–1849) First Party System American gentry Slavery in the United States Presidency of George Washington...
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    The history of the United States from 1815 to 1849 was the period of westward expansion in America. The spread of democracy opened the ballot box to nearly...
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    The United States of America is a federal republic consisting of 50 states, a federal district (Washington, D.C., the capital city of the United States)...
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    1850) was the 12th president of the United States, serving from 1849 until his death in 1850. Taylor was a career officer in the United States Army, rising...
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    The United States has formal diplomatic relations with most nations. This includes all United Nations members and observer states other than Bhutan, Iran...
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    The president of the United States is the head of state and head of government of the United States, indirectly elected to a four-year term via the Electoral...
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