James K. Polk Research Paper

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”Well may the boldest fear and the wisest tremble when incurring responsibilities on which may depend our country's peace and prosperity, and in some degree the hopes and happiness of the whole human family.” James K. Polk was an important part of American history because he led America to victory in the Mexican-American war. Polk was born in Pineville, a small town in Mecklenburg, North Carolina, on November 2, 1795. For the first 10 years of James K. Polk life he lived in rural North Carolina. He then moved with his family, following his grandfather, to Frontier Tennessee. It was a difficult journey for them, travelling nearly 500 miles by wagon. They moved so they could try their luck in the farming and plantation business. Polk graduated

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