Sunday, May 04, 2008

Question for Annie

Which of the following was most closely associated with the presidency of James K. Polk?

A) Manifest Destiny
B) The Abolitionist Movement
C) Economic Development
D) The Whig Party

6 comments:

Ben said...

If you hadn't asked her I would've done it myself! :)

Annie said...

I am incredibly confused.

I have not taken an American history class for a looong time. This is what I remember about James K. Polk:

He was the dark horse candidate in 1844.
He won, making him the eleventh president.
He was president during the Mexican American war.
Because we got a lot of land from that war, I'm going to go with A) Manifest Destiny. But I'm not sure if it's that or the Whig Party. I do not remember what party he was at all.

I don't understand why this is a question for me. . .

Ben said...

Well good job, you got it right (manifest destiny). If you had answered your phone last night at 11:50pm your time, you would have been able to help me win 500,000 dollars with that little bit of information. You were my lifeline for American History. Now we know that you know what we thought you knew.

cavendar said...

So did you win $250,000?

Amy Mason said...

Hey! Let's all play trivial pursuit! : )

Nate Tanner said...

cavendar: no, he lost it all

Annie: Good job on the question! Our faith remains intact. But could it be that you are not actually "incredibly confused" but only mildly confused? Hmmm...?