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George Washington
George Washington was born into a Virginia planter family in Virginia
Commissioned a lieutenant colonel in 1754, he fought the first skirmishes of what grew into the French and Indian War
He served in the Virginia House of Burgesses
One of the Virginia Delegates during the Continental Congress
Commander in Chief of Continental Army -
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John Adams
John Adams was born in Massachusetts
Harvard Educated
Identified with the patriot cause
A delegate during both continental congresses
Served during the revolutionary war (Diplomatically)
Minister to the court of St. James
Elected Vice President
Married to Wife Abigail Smith Adams -
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Thomas Jefferson
Born in Albermarle County, Virginia
Studied at College of William and Mary
Studied Law
Married Martha Wayles Skelton
Served in the Virginia House of Burgesses and the Continental Congress
Drafted the Declaration of independence
Succeeded Benjamin Franklin as Minister of France
Secretary of State
Leader of Republicans
Acquired Louisiana -
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James Madison
Born in Orange County, Virginia
Attended Princeton
Served in Continental Congress
Leader in Virginia Assembly -
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James Monroe
Born in Westmoreland County, Virginia.
Attended the College of William and Mary.
Practiced law in Fredericksburg Virginia
Minister to France 1894-96
Era of Good Feelings
Monroe Doctrine -
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John Quincy Adams
Born in Braintree Massachusetts
Graduated from Harvard College
Studied Law and became a lawyer
Minister of the Netherlands
Minister of Russia
Elected to the House of Representatives -
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Andrew Jackson
Born in the backwoods of the Carolinas
Read Law of 2 years
Outstanding Lawyer In Tennessee -
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Martin Van Buren
5'6
Born in Kinderhook, New York
Elected to the U.S Senate
Financial Panic of 1837 -
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William Henry Harrison
Born at Berkeley
Studied at Hampden-Sydney College
Joined The First Infantry of the Regular Army
Governor of the Indiana Territory for 12 years
Died of Pneumonia -
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John Taylor
Born in Virginia
Attended the College of William and Mary and studied law -
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James K Polk
Born in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
Graduated with honors from the University of North Carolina
Served in Tennessee Legislature.
Governor of Tennessee
Wanted to annex Texas
Added California and Oregon -
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Zachary Taylor
Born in Virginia
Raised in Kentucky
40 years in the army
Did not defend Slavery
Only son served in the confederacy -
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Millard Fillmore
Born in Finger Lakes County of New York
Last president not affiliated with Democrats or Republicans
Fell in love with his red headed teacher -
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Franklin Pierce
Born in Hillsborough New Hampshire
Attended Bowdoin College
Studied Law and Politics Elected to the New Hampshire Legislature.
Served in the Mexican War
2 months before he took office he watched his 11 year old son die in a train wreck
Proclaimed an era of Peace and prosperity
Repealed the Missouri Compromise and reopened the question of slavery -
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James Buchanan
Born in Pennsylvania
Graduate of Dickenson College
Studied Law
Elected 5 times to the House of representatives
Was President Polks Secretary of State
President Pierces Minister of Russia -
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Abraham Lincoln
Born in larue county
Self educated
issued emancipation proclamation
Abolished slavery
Preserved the Union -
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Andrew Johnson
Born in Raleigh North Carolina
Born into poverty
Had 0 kids -
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Ulysses S. Grant
Born in Point Pleasant Ohio
Led the Union Armies to victory in the Civil War
Attended West Point -
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Rutherford B Hayes
Born in Delaware Ohio
Had 8 children
Served in Congress
Served as Governor of Ohio -
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James Garfield
Born in Moreland Hills Ohio
He had 6 children
Assassinated
Graduated from Williams College
Studied law -
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Chester A Arthur
Born in fairland Va
has 3 children
entered office after James A Garfield was assassinated
graduated from union college
Republican Lawyer -
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Grover Cleveland
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Benjamin Harrison
Born in North Bend OH
had 0 children
he was a local attorney
Graduated from Farmers College Miami University -
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Grover Cleveland
Born in Caldwell New Jersey
Had 0 children
Was president 22 and 24 -
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William McKinley
Born in Niles OH
had 0 children
Victory in Spanish- American War -
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Theodore Roosevelt
Born in new york
had more than 2 children
Apart of the great white fleet
Won Nobel Peace Prize
Conservationist and Naturalist
Went to Harvard University -
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William Howard Taft
Born in Cincinnati
attended Yale University
Had 0 children
Studied Law
Succeeded Roosevelt but was more quiet with his approach -
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Woodrow Wilson
Born in Staunton Va
Led the United States into WW1
Wilson's 14 Points -
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Warren G Harding
Born in Blooming Grove
had 0 children
signed budget act and accounting act -
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Calvin Coolidge
Born in Plymouth Notch
had 0 children
signed indian citizenship act of 1924
Was a republican lawyer
Attorney and Politician -
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Herbert Hoover
Born in West Branch LA
Led American relief administration
Stanford University
held office during great depression -
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Born in Hyde Park
Graduated from Harvard -
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Harry S Truman
Born in Lamar MO
A member of the Democratic party
Truman's Domestic Policy
Dropped both Atomic bombs after taking over role as president after FDR passed away in office. -
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Dwight D Eisenhower
Born in Denison Tx
Graduated from West Point
had 2 children
served during WW2 -
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John F Kennedy
Born in Brookline Massachussetts
Had 3 children
Bay of Pigs
Assassinated during motorcade -
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Lyndon B Johnson
Born in Stonewall Texas
Went to southwest Texas state teachers college
Worked as a highschool teacher -
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Richard Nixon
Born in Yorba Linda CA
Only President to resign
had 2 children
Watergate
Graduated from Duke -
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Gerald R Ford
Born in Omaha, NE
Worst economy since great depression
Served in U.S Naval Reserve -
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Jimmy Carter
Born in Plains, GA
Served in Navy
Camp David Accords
Panama Canal
U.S Department of Energy and Education -
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Ronald Reagan
Born in Tampico IL
An Actor
Reaganomics
Republican -
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George H.W. Bush
Born in Milton, MA
Had 6 children
End of the Cold War
Soviet Union divided -
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William (Bill) J. Clinton
Born in Hope, AR
Monica Lewinski scandal
NAFTA -
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George W Bush
Born in New Haven Conneticut
9/11
Global War on Terror -
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Barack Obama
Born in Honolulu, Hawaii
First African American president
Led America through 2008 financial Crisis -
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Donald Trump
Born in New York
Has 5 Children
Businessman and Celebrity
Charged with felony level falsifying business records