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Wrote in opposition to the Stamp Act using the pseudonym “Humphrey Ploughjogger.”
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John Adams
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His domestic agenda (later called the American System) was designed to unite disparate regional interests in the promotion of a thriving national economy, but was not well-received in Congress.
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John Quincy Adams
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The 8th President of the United States (1837-1841).
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Martin Van Buren
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The 2nd President of the United States (1797-1801).
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John Adams
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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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Commander in Chief of the Continental Army, 1775-1783.
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George Washington
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Posthumously promoted by Congress, in 1976, to General of the Armies.
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George Washington
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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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Lowered the national debt from $83 million to $57 million.
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Thomas Jefferson
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The 15th President of the United States (1857-1861).
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James Buchanan
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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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Signed bills subsidizing the Illinois Central Railroad from Chicago to Mobile, and a canal at Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan.
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Millard Fillmore
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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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Died (probably of pneumonia) exactly one month after taking office in 1841, having endured doctors’ ministrations of mustard plasters, laxatives, bloodletting, heated cups, castor oil, laudanum, opium and camphor.
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William Henry Harrison
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The 5th President of the United States (1817-1825).
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James Monroe
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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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The 1st President of the United States (1789-1797).
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George Washington
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Declined to annex the Republic of Texas in 1837 when it was proposed by the Texas minister.
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Martin Van Buren
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The first presidential veto to be overridden by Congress occurred on the last full day of his term in office in 1845.
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John Tyler
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The 14th President of the United States (1853-1857).
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Franklin Pierce
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