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Presidents 11-20 Flashcards

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War with Mexico 1848 – Mexican American War, also known as Mr. Polk’s War

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11 James K. Polk 1845-1849

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Began war with Mexico over the Texas boundary

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11 James K. Polk 1845-1849

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Confirmed the fact that Gold was discovered in California

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11 James K. Polk 1845-1849

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Was President during the first half of the Gold Rush

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11 James K. Polk 1845-1849

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A General during War with Mexico

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12 Zachary Taylor 1849-1850

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Was President during the Gold Rush

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12 Zachary Taylor 1849-1850

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Supported the Compromise of 1850 which further complicated the Slave issue but allowed California to join the Union.

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13 Millard Fillmore 1850-1853

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Also supported the Fugitive Slave Act

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13 Millard Fliimore 1850-1853

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Was a member of the Know Nothing Movement (feared immigration)

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13 Millard Fillmore 1850-1853

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Was a General during the Mexican American War

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14 Franklin Pierce 1853-1857

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Supported the Kansas Nebraska Act, which replaced the Missouri Compromise

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14 Franklin Pierce 1853-1857

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Helped draft the Ostend Manifesto – reasons why the US should purchase Cuba from Spain

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15 James Buchanan 1857-1861

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He was considered a Northerner with Southern sympathies and that is the only way he won the Presidency but it made him ineffective and disliked by many.

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15 James Buchanan 1857-1861

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Was President during the Civil War

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16 Abraham Lincoln 1861-1865

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Issued the Emancipation Proclamation

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16 Abraham Lincoln 1861-1865

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Wrote the Gettysburg Address

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16 Abraham Lincoln 1861-1865

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First President to die by an assassin – John Wilkes Booth

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16 Abraham Lincoln 1861-1865

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President during Reconstruction

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17 Andrew Johnson 1865-1869

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Was impeached by the House of Representatives but acquitted by the US Senate

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17 Andrew Johnson 1865-1869

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Was the most identifiable Union general during the Civil War and accepted General Lee’s surrender at the Appomattox Courthouse

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18 Ulysses S. Grant 1869-1877

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His Presidency was filled with scandals

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18 Ulysses S. Grant 1869-1877

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He oversaw the end of Reconstruction

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19 Rutherford B. Hayes 1877-1881

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He ended the military occupation of the South

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19 Rutherford B. Hayes 1877-1881

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Instituted Civil Service Reform as an attempt to end the political favors from the Spoils System

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19 Rutherford B. Hayes 1877-1881

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Was a preacher before he was President

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20 James A. Garfield 1881

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First President to appoint African Americans to federal positions

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20 James A. Garfield 1881

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Was shot and killed by an assassin (Charles Julius Guiteau ), his Presidency only lasted 200 days

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20 James A. Garfield 1881

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