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Presidents
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| George Washington | 1789-1797 he never live in the white house |
| John Adams | 1797-1801 Fed first president to have a law degree |
| Thomas Jefferson | 1801-1809 Demo-Rep he was a linguist, fluent in French and Italian, could read Greek and Spanish |
| James Madison | 1809-1817 Demo-Rep he was the smallest and shortest president at 5'4 under 100lb |
| James Monroe | 1817-1825 Demo-Rep he was a revolutionary war hero |
| Quincy Adams | 1825-1829 Whig he was an advocate for science |
| Andrew Jackson | 1829-1837 Demo-Rep he was the first president to be targeted for assassination attempt |
| Martin Van Buren | 1837-1841 Demo first president born in the US making him a US citizen |
| William Harrison | 1841-1841 Whig shortest presidency, he died 32 days into his term |
| John Tyler | 1841-1845 Whig most children, he fathered 15 |
| James Polk | 1845-1849 Demo he owned a pet parrot while in the white house |
| Zachary Taylor | 1849-1850 Whig he died by eating too many cherries and drinking milk |
| Millard Fillmore | 1850-1853 Whig/Know Nothing he married his teacher |
| Franklin Pierce | 1853-1857 Demo he had a pet donkey that roamed around the white house |
| James Buchanan | 1857-1861 Demo-Rep only U.S. president who never married |
| Abraham Lincoln | 1861-1865 Rep he was the first president to use the telegraph for communication |
| Andrew Johnson | 1865-1869 Demo he never received formal education |