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US 1 Final Fast Facts-Presidents
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10th Grade
06/18/2012

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Faced significant state and federal debt coming into office
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G-Wash
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Only President not affiliated with a political party
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G-Wash
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Created the Judiciary Act of 1789
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G-Wash
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Elected in 1789
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G-Wash
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Elected John Jay as the first Supreme Court Justice
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G-Wash
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Established the first cabinet
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G-Wash
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Advocated for US neutrality
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G-Wash
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Established Washington, DC as the capital
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G-Wash
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Served 1796-1800
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John Adams
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1st and only federalist president
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John Adams
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Main man of XYZ affair with France-increased negative feelings toward France
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John Adams
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Created the Alien and Sedition Acts-making it illegal to criticize the gov't
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John Adams
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Served 1800-1808
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Thomas Jefferson
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1st Democratic Republican
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Thomas Jefferson
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President during the Barbary Wars
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Thomas Jefferson
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Made the Louisiana Purchase
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Thomas Jefferson
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Strict Constructionist
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Thomas Jefferson
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President during the Marbury v. Madison case
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Thomas Jefferson
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President during the Lewis and Clark Expedition
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Thomas Jefferson
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President during the embargo of 1807
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Thomas Jefferson
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Abolished slavery north of Maryland in 1804
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Thomas Jefferson
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Abolished slave trade in 1807
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Thomas Jefferson
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Served 1808-1816
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James Madison
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President during the war of 1812
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James Madison
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President when the White House was burned by the British
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James Madison
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President when the Star Spangled Banner was written
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James Madison
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President when the treaty of Ghent was signed
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James Madison
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Served 1816-1824
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James Monroe
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Era of Good feelings president
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James Monroe
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Established the 2nd National bank
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James Monroe
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President during the Adams-Onis Treaty
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James Monroe
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President during the Missouri Compromise
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James Monroe
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Served 1824-1828
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John Quincy Adams
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Seen as an elitist
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John Quincy Adams
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Won through a corrupt bargain according to Jackson
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John Quincy Adams
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Made henry Clay his secretary of state
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John Quincy Adams
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President 1828-1836
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Andrew Jackson
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Represented the Common man
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Andrew Jackson
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1st Democratic candidate
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Andrew Jackson
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Used the spoils system
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Andrew Jackson
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War hero in the war of 1812-battle of new orleans
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Andrew Jackson
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Established the Indian Removal Act
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Andrew Jackson
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President during the tarrif of abominations and nulification crisis of 1833
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Andrew Jackson
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Denounced the 2nd bank of the US
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Andrew Jackson
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Hand-picked successor of Andrew jackson
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Martin VanBuren
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Served 1836-1840
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Martin VanBuren
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President during the panic of 1837 and blamed for it
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Martin VanBuren
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Served 1840-1844
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John Tyler
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First Whig Party president
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John Tyler
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Took over after harrison died
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John Tyler
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Vetoed the 3rd National bank
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John Tyler
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Served 1844-1848
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James K. Polk
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Compromised with Briatin over the Oregon territory at the 49th parallel
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James K. Polk
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President during the Mexican-American War
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James K. Polk
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Created the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
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James K. Polk
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President 1848-1849
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Zachary Taylor
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War hero from the Mexican-American war who was sent to defend the borderlands of Texas before it was annexed
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Zachary Taylor
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Served 1848-1852
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Millard Filmore
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Made the gadsden Purchase
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Millard Filmore
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President who didn't do jack shit
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Franklin Pierce
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Served 1852-1856
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Franklin Pierce
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Served 1856-1860
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James Buchanan
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Promised to "stop the agitation over the issue of slavery"
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James Buchanan
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Criticized for his lack of action when SC seceded from the Union in December 1860
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James Buchanan
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President 1860-1865
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Abraham Lincoln
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1st Republican President
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Abraham Lincoln
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Strong stance on slavery-didn't want to outlaw it, but didn't want it to spread to new territories
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Abraham Lincoln
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Proposed the 10% Plan-10% of all voters would have to swear allegiance to the Union
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Abraham Lincoln
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Assassinated by John Wilkes Booth in 1865
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Abraham Lincoln
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Served 1865-1869
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Andrew Johnson
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Vetoed the Civil Rights Act of 1866, Congress used their 2/3rds majority for the first time in history to pass it
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Andrew Johnson
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House voted to impeach him, but failed by 1 vote
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Andrew Johnson
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President from 1869-1877
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Ulysses S. Grant
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Union Military General
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Ulysses S. Grant
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Launched the plan of total war to win the civil war
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Ulysses S. Grant
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Presidency was packed with scandals and controversies as a result of his chosen elected officials
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Ulysses S. Grant
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President 1877-1881
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Rutherford B. Hayes
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Reconstruction ended with him in 1877
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Rutherford B. Hayes
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