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Presided over border dispute tensions between the state of Texas and the New Mexico Territory.
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Zachary Taylor
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Mississippi (1817), Illinois (1818), Alabama (1819), Maine (1820) and Missouri (1821) were admitted to the Union during his presidency.
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James Monroe
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Although it was largely blamed on the policies of his predecessor, the financial crisis known as the Panic of 1837 occurred during this man’s presidency, followed by a five-year depression.
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Martin Van Buren
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With Thomas Jefferson, co-founded the Democratic-Republican Party.
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James Madison
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Earned the nickname “Old Hickory” for his toughness.
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Andrew Jackson
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As a lawyer, defended in court six British soldiers implicated in the Boston Massacre.
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John Adams
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The 1st President of the United States (1789-1797).
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George Washington
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Florida (1845) was admitted to the Union during his presidency.
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John Tyler
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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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His administration ended up on the losing side of the Supreme Court case United States v. The Amistad, which resulted in a victory for enslaved Africans aboard a Spanish schooner seized by the U.S.
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Martin Van Buren
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Primary author of the Declaration of Independence.
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Thomas Jefferson
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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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Expanded U.S. trade through reciprocity agreements with Denmark, Prussia and the Federal Republic of Central America and trade agreements with the Kingdom of Hawai’i and the Kingdom of Tahiti, but was frustrated by Britain’s 1825 ban on U.S. trade with the British West Indies.
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John Quincy Adams
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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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The 12th President of the United States (1849-1850).
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Zachary Taylor
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The 5th President of the United States (1817-1825).
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James Monroe
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The 11th President of the United States (1845-1849).
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James K. Polk
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The 4th President of the United States (1809-1817).
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James Madison
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Due to the ineffectiveness of his Cabinet, he turned to an unofficial, varying group of advisors called the “Kitchen Cabinet.”
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Andrew Jackson
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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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