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Martin Van Buren

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Cards (21)

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(21 cards)

Martin Van Buren

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-The Little Magician - old kinderhook

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Franklin Pierce

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-wanted to annex Cuba in 1850's

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James Madison

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- father of constitution -POTUS during war of 1812 -shortest president in height

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Thomas Jefferson

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-Sage of Monticello -Lived at Monticello -Wrote most if not all of Declaration of Independence -Sent Lewis and Clark to explore Louisiana purchase -In scandal over sally hemming

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John Tyler

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-POTUS with most kids -"his accidency"

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Rutherford B. Hayes

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-ended reconstruction by taking the last union troops out of the south

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John Adams

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-Atlas of independence -First pres to live in whitehouse

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Abraham Lincoln

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- honest Abe - POTUS during civil war -(1st) assassinated by John Wilkes booth - signed the emancipation proclamation -gave Gettysburg address

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Zachary Taylor

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-old rough and ready -thought to be the first president assassinated, but wasn't

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James Garfield

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-(2nd) assassinated by John guiteau -served the second shortest time -American Red Cross was started under Garfield

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George washington

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-Father of our country -Lived at mount Vernon -General of contitenal army

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John Quincy Adams

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-Old man Eloquent -only president to go back and serve in the U.S. house after being president

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James Buchanan

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-old buck -only POTUS who never married -he did almost nothing to prevent civil war - one of lamest lame ducts

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James Monroe

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-era of good feelings president -Monroe doctrine

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Millard Fillmore

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- send commodore Matthew Perry to open the grade doors of Japan

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Ulysses S. Grant

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-general of the union army -hero of Appomattox -great hero of civil war -great general but terrible president

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James K. Polk

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- young hickory -Napoleon of the stump -first dark horse president -president during the Mexican war

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William Henry Harrison

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-old tippecanoe -serve the shortest amount of time (30days) -ran a log cabin and hard sider campaign

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Chester A. Arthur

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-best dressed president - gentleman boss - did reform with civil service

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Andrew Johnson

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-last person to be president from TN -first president to be impeached -northern military governor of TN during civil war -his wife taught him how to write - USA purchased Alaska while he was president

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Andrew Jackson

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-old hickory -lived at hermitage -hero of battle of New Orleans -had kitchen cabinet -first president to use veto power a lot -first president born in a log cabin -started the spoil system

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