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'''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>

'''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]]. The Whig Congressman [[Abraham Lincoln]] said that the area of Texas that American soldiers entered was in dispute, and was later criticized for his "Spot Resolution" that said that the Mexican War was started on the wrong spot.

Polk declined to run for a second term.  He shortly afterwards retired at Polk Place, [[Nashville]] where he died on June 15, 1849<ref>http://www.ipl.org/div/potus/jkpolk.html</ref>.  He was the first President to be outlived by his mother.<ref name = "EncyclopediaPresidents"/>

Polk declined to run for a second term.  He shortly afterwards retired at Polk Place, [[Nashville]] where he died on June 15, 1849<ref>http://www.ipl.org/div/potus/jkpolk.html</ref>.  He was the first President to be outlived by his mother.<ref name = "EncyclopediaPresidents"/>