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US President Facts

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Commander of Continental Army Continental Congress Hated politics 1st pres-John Adams VP George Washington
2nd Pres-Jefferson VP 1st to live in white house XYZ affair Alien and sedition acts Father of J.Q.A. Father of the Navy Federalist Midnight judges John Adams
3rd pres- Aron Burr and George Clinton VP Ecellent thinker, writer, violinist, architect Wrote Declaration of independence Louisiana Purchase Democratic-Republican Thomas Jefferson
4th pres-George Clinton and Elbridge Gerry VP Father of the Constitution Shortest President Bill of rights Supported American System Democratic republican President during war of 1812 James Madison
5th Pres-Daniel Tompkins VP Last pres to serve in Revolutionary War Era of good Feelings Nation Grows, Regionalism grows Monroe Doctrine Missouri compreomise won without campaign Democratic republican party James Monroe
6th Pres-John C. Calhoun VP Served in Congress son of John Adams Pres Politics frustrated him Democratic Republican "Corrupt bargain" John Ouincy Adams
7th Pres-John C Calhoun/Martin Van Buren VP Common Man's President Senator from Tennesse War of 1812 Hero Battle of New Orleans Trail of tears Democratic Spoils System Andrew Jackson
8th Pres-Richard Johnson VP Worked in Law firm at age 14 Lawyer at age 21 Secretary of State and VP for Jackson 1st President born in US Democratic Panic of 1837 Martin Van Buren
9th Pres-VP John Tyler "Old Tippecanoe" Longest inauguration speech in rain w/out coat Died 31 days into office Whig William Henry Harrison
10th Pres-no VP Became pres due to death of Harrison Went against Whigs whigs tried to impeach him Texas Secession Whig/Democratic Harrison's VP John Tyler
11th Pres-George Dallas VP Added huge amounts of land tried to buy land along Pacific-Mex no sell Negotiates peacefully with britain for Oregon Territory Democratic "Dark-Horse Candidate" James Polk
12th Pres-Millard fillmore VP Fought in mexican War-Hero "Old rough and Ready" served 16 months got sick and died Whig Zachary Taylor
13th President-no VP Took over after Taylor's Death Compromise of 1850 Fugitive Slave Law Tried to prevent Civil War Whig Millard Fillmore
14th Pres-william King(died) VP Bought parts of AZ and NM from Mexico Kansas-Nebraska Act Democratic Gadsden Purchase Franklin Pierce
15th Pres-John Brekinridge VP "Lame Duck" Led country into Civil War 7 states left union during presidency Bachelor Democratic Won Election of 1856 James Buchanan
16th Pres-Hannibal hamilin/ Andrew Johnson VP Greatest President Civil war began just after inauguration Gettysburg Address Emancipation Proclaimation republican Civil War Abraham Lincoln
1st to be impeached 17th president-no VP Born to poor family in NC Wife taught him to read and write became president after Lincoln died Struggled with Congress Purchased Alaska Senate found him guilty by 1 vote Andrew Johnson
18th president-Schuyler Colfax/Henry Wilson VP Served in Mexican War Ulysses S. Grant
19th President Rutherford B. Hayes
20th President Left-handed James Garfield
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