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|term_start=March 4, 1845

|term_start=March 4, 1845

|term_end=March 4, 1849

|term_end=March 4, 1849<ref>http://www.trivia-library.com/a/11th-us-president-james-k-polk.htm</ref>

|party= Democratic

|party= Democratic

|vp=George M. Dallas

|vp=George M. Dallas

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'''James Knox Polk''' was the 11th [[President of the United States of America]], serving from 1845 to 1849. He lived from 1795 to 1849.<ref name="EncyclopediaPresidents">Encyclopedia of Presidents James K. Polk by Dee Lillegard, Children's Press, 1988.</ref>He was elected in the [[United States presidential election, 1844|1844 Presidential Election]] as a Democrat and served as president from 1845-1849.

'''James Knox Polk''' was the 11th [[President of the United States of America]]. He lived from 1795 to 1849.<ref name="EncyclopediaPresidents">Encyclopedia of Presidents James K. Polk by Dee Lillegard, Children's Press, 1988.</ref>He was elected in the [[United States presidential election, 1844|1844 Presidential Election]] as a Democrat and served as president from 1845-1849.<ref>http://www.trivia-library.com/a/11th-us-president-james-k-polk.htm</ref>

Polk launched an invasion of [[Mexico]] to prevent an imminent Mexican attack on [[Texas]].  

Polk launched an invasion of [[Mexico]] to prevent an imminent Mexican attack on [[Texas]].