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The 1st President of the United States (1789-1797).
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George Washington
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Famously served at the Battle of New Orleans during the War of 1812.
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Andrew Jackson
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The 13th President of the United States (1850-1853).
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Millard Fillmore
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His wife Dolley was the only First Lady to be given an honorary seat on the floor of Congress, and was the first American to reply to a telegraph message.
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James Madison
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Alienated anti-slavery groups by signing the Kansas-Nebraska Act and by enforcing the Fugitive Slave Act.
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Franklin Pierce
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During his presidency, tensions between Native Americans and Euro-Americans led to Tecumseh’s War, the Peoria War and the Creek War.
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James Madison
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The goals of his administration were (1) reestablish the Independent Treasury System; (2) reduce tariffs; (3) acquire some or all of the Oregon Country; and (4) acquire California and its harbors from Mexico.
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James K. Polk
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Successfully asked Congress for a declaration of war against the Barbary States, whose pirates threatened U.S. shipping in the Mediterranean.
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Thomas Jefferson
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Despite his misgivings, he signed the bill that created the Department of the Interior in 1849.
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James K. Polk
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North Carolina (1789), Rhode Island (1790), Vermont (1791), Kentucky (1792) and Tennessee (1796) were admitted to the Union during his presidency.
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George Washington
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Minnesota (1858), Oregon (1859) and Kansas (1861) were admitted to the Union during his presidency.
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James Buchanan
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Frequently clashed with Benjamin Franklin over management of relations with France.
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John Adams
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Purchased Florida from Spain and set the boundary between the Louisiana Purchase and Spanish territory.
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John Quincy Adams
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Florida (1845) was admitted to the Union during his presidency.
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John Tyler
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With Thomas Jefferson, co-founded the Democratic-Republican Party.
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James Madison
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Initiated at least fourteen indictments of political rivals under the Sedition Act and brought lawsuits against five prominent newspapers that criticized the government.
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John Adams
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During his administration, Captain John C. Frémont symbolically claimed the Rocky Mountains and the West for the U.S. (1842).
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John Tyler
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Simultaneously served as the 7th United States Secretary of State and the 8th United States Secretary of War, 1815-1817.
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James Monroe
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Established the Utah Territory, promising the Latter Day Saint settlers they would have little interference from Congress despite living in a federal territory.
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Zachary Taylor
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Sent Commodore Matthew C. Perry to the Japanese shogunate to effect a trade deal (1854).
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Franklin Pierce
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