The issue is that so many people do not realize that breathing in these spores can cause severe health issues to include excruciating abdominal pain. At the same time, most people do not realize that mold is what is causing their abdominal pain.
If you were from a Southern state, you may have answered Jefferson Davis. On November 6, 1861, Jefferson Davis was elected president, not of the United States of America but of the Confederate States of America. He ran unopposed and was elected to serve for a six-year term. Davis had already been serving as the temporary president for almost a year.
James K. Polk. James Knox Polk (1795â1849) was the eleventh President of the United States, elected in 1844. Polk was governor of Tennessee and Speaker of the U.S. House. A Democrat, Polk was the surprise (dark horse) candidate for president in 1844, defeating Whig Henry Clay by promising to annex Texas.