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President of the United States from 1845 to 1849
Yes — under the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo signed February 2, 1848 the United States agreed to pay Mexico $15 million "in consideration of the extension acquired by the boundaries of the United State...
California ceased to be Mexican territory after U.S. military conquest during the Mexican–American War and the formal cession in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (signed February 2, 1848), in which Mex...
Freemasonry features prominently among U.S. presidents: at least a dozen presidents from George Washington through Gerald Ford were Freemasons, and historians trace Masonic membership and Enlightenmen...
official platforms and public positions in the 1840s–1850s repeatedly defended the principle that Congress should not interfere with slavery in the states and territories, language that functionally e...
A small but notable group of U.S. presidents did not place their hand on a Bible when taking the presidential oath, for reasons that cluster into three categories: unclear or undocumented early ceremo...