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
