Ms. Horwat
Honors US/VA History
Unit 3 Transfer Task
Monday, January 9, 2016
President Jefferson v. President Polk
Thomas Jefferson was the third president of the United States. James K. Polk was the eleventh president of the United States. Jefferson served two terms in office while Polk served one term in office. Both of these presidents used foreign policies in order to deal with other nations. As former presidents of the United States, James K. Polk and Thomas Jefferson were successful in foreign policy ,but James K. Polk was more effective than Thomas Jefferson because of the acquisition of the Oregon Territory and the U.S. gaining Mexico and other states in the Mexican-American war while Jefferson helped by creating the Embargo