US Presidents

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US Presidents

Martin Van Buren 8th President

Panic of 1837

"Martin Van Ruin"

1st US born president

James K. Polk 11th President

only ran for one term

He promised to serve only one term and did not run for reelection. He died of cholera three months after his term ended.

John Tyler 10th President

presidency crippled by opposition from both parties

had no party

1st vice president to be sworn in after the president's death

William Henry Harrison 9th President

presidency lasted only 32 days - died of pneumonia after holding a speech in the cold

1st president to die in his office

last president born before the Declaration of Independence

John Quincy Adams 6th President

didn't achieve his goals

had little support

promoted education

wanted to modernize American economy

Andrew Jackson 7th President

tough, aggressive

Indian Removal Act

against National Bank

expanded the spoils system

Nullification Crisis

"people's president"

George Washington 1st President

Bad

Fatigue due to political infighting

Controversy over his signing of the Jay Treaty

Ramifications of the French Revolutionary Wars

Good

promoted religious tolerance

issued the first Thanksgiving Proclamation

established the tradition of a cabinet of advisors