Presidents Of The United States

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PresidentsOf The United States
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George Washington1789-1797
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Accomplishments

• Did not have an example to follow
• Set the precedents for the other presidents to
  follow
• Spoke out against the formation of political
  parties
• Encouraged the country to remain neutral when
  foreign powers were fighting

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Key Events

• Bill of Rights
• Whiskey Rebellion
• Cotton gin invented

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John Adams1797-1801
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Accomplishments and Key Events

• Tried to avoid war with France and England
• Jays Treaty was signed with the British
• XYZ Affair with France
• Alien Sedition Acts were passed to limit free
  speech and free press it also extended the time
  to become a citizen

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Thomas Jefferson1801-1809
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Key Events

• Marbury vs. Madison
• Louisiana Purchase
• Embargo Act of 1807

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James Madison1809-1817
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Key Events

• War of 1812
• American System

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James Monroe1817-1825
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Key Events

• Industrialization
• Missouri Compromise
• Monroe Doctrine

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John Qunicy Adams1825-1829
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Key Events

• Erie Canal
• Tariff of Abominations

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Andrew Jackson1829-1837
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Key Events

• Nullification and Bank war
• Jacksonian Democracy
• Indian Removal Act

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Martin Van Buren1837-1841
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Key Events

• Trail of Tears
• Panic of 1837

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William Henry Harrison1841
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Key Events

• First president to die in office

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John Tyler1841-1845
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Key Events

• Irish and German immigrants
• Oregon Trail

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James K. Polk1845-1849
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Key Events

• Texas annexation
• Mexican War
• Gold rush
• Seneca Falls Convention

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Zachary Taylor1849-1850
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Key Events

• 1. Fugitive Slave Act

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Millard Filmore1850-1853
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Key Events

• Compromise of 1850
• Uncle Toms Cabin

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Franklin Pierce1853-1857
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Key Events

• Bleeding Kansas
• Gadsen Purchase

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James Buchanan1857-1861
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Key Events

• Dred Scott
• Harpers Ferry Raid

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Abraham Lincoln1861-1865
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Key Events

• Secession and Civil War
• Emancipation Proclamation
• First President assassinated