Statistics for The James K. Polk Presidency

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
His political party	Democratic	96%
New states admitted to the Union	Texas	93%
States with territory acquired from the war	California	91%
His Vice President (Hint: City in Texas)	George M. Dallas	91%
Due to border disagreements, war is declared on this country.	Mexico	91%
Made a deal with Britain to receive this northwestern territory.	Oregon	90%
States with territory acquired from the war	Arizona	89%
States with territory acquired from the war	New Mexico	89%
States with territory acquired from the war	Colorado	82%
States with territory acquired from the war	Utah	82%
This substance is discovered at Sutter's Mill in California.	Gold	80%
States with territory acquired from the war	Nevada	79%
State of his political base	Tennessee	77%
States with territory acquired from the war	Wyoming	73%
His birth state	North Carolina	65%
Name of his wife (Hint: starts with S)	Sarah	65%
New states admitted to the Union	Iowa	59%
New states admitted to the Union	Wisconsin	48%