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George Washington- 1st President
George Washington was the first president of the United States. He unified the new nation and shaped the executative chief's duties. -
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Thomas Jefferson- 3rd President
Thomas Jefferson improved the Louisiana Purchase of 1803 which nearly double the size of the United States. -
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Andrew Jackson- 7th President
Andrew Jackson expanded the power of the Presidency. -
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Abraham Lincoln- 16th President
Abrahama Lincoln led the Union into the Civil War to preserve the nation and end slavery. -
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Theodore Roosevelt- 26th President
Theodore Roosevelt was one of the most activist presidents. He accomplished building the Panama Canal, cracking down on on business monopolies, and creating many national parks. -
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Woodrow Wilson- 28th President
Woodrow Wilson led the United States into the war and drafted the peace plan that ended it. -
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Richard Nixon- 37th President
Richard Nixon improved relations with the Soviet Union and China and wound down the Vietnam War. He was the only U.S. president in history to resign his office. -
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Ronald Reagan- 40th President
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William Bill Clinton- 42nd President
William Clinton passed the NAFTA trade agreements and cuts in the budget deficit. -
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Barack Obama- 44th President
Barack Obama is the first African American president of the United States.