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Annexation of Texas

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Tyler

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Panic of 1837

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Van Buren

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Second president to get assassinated

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Garfield

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Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

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Polk

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wrote the Declaration of Independence

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Jefferson

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Kitchen cabinet

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Jackson

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Longest inaugural address

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W. Harrison

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XYZ Affair

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J. Adams

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54-40 or fight

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Polk

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10
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Appointed John Marshall to Supreme Court

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J. Adams

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Compromise of 1820

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Monroe

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Hartford Convention

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Madison

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Treaty of Ghent

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Madison

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14
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Compromise of 1850

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Fillmore

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Star Spangled Banner

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Madison

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American Colonization Society

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Monroe

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Kansas Nebraska Act

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Pierce

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Washington Burned

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Madison

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Adams-Onis Treaty

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Monroe

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Father of the Navy

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J. Adams

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21
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Indian Removal Act, Trail of Tears

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Jackson

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22
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Father of the Constitution

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Madison

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Kentucky Virginia Resolutions (2 presidents)

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Jefferson and Madison

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24
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defended soldiers in Boston Massacre

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J. Adams

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25
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Battle of New Orleans

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Jackson

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26
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first to be photographed

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J.Q. Adams

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27
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Alien and Sedition Act

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J. Adams

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28
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First Secretary of State

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Jefferson

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29
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never lived in White House

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Washington

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30
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signed Declarations of Independence (2 presidents)

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Jefferson and Adams

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31
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Monticello

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Jefferson

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32
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War of 1812

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Madison

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33
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Missouri Compromise

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Monroe

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34
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Crossing the Delaware

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Washington

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35
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Whiskey Rebellion

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Washington

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36
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Lewis and Clark Expedition

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Jefferson

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37
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Era of Good Feeling

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Monroe

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38
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First president to ask for a declaration of war

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Madison

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39
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unanimous electoral college votes

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Washington

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40
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Marbury vs Madison

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Jefferson

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Jays Treaty

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Washington

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42
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issues statement against European colonization in America

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Monroe

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43
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Pickneys Treaty

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Washington

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44
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Embargo Act

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Jefferson

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45
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nullification crisis

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Jackson

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46
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Mt. Vernon

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Washington

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47
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wrote Monroe Doctrine

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J.Q. Adams

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48
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died on Declaration of Independence signing anniversary (2 presidents)

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Adams and Jefferson

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49
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midnight judges

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J. Adams

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50
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Mexican American War

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Polk

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51
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Gasdsen Purchase

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Pierce

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52
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Bank War

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Jackson

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53
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Jefferson Davis was son in law

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Taylor

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54
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French and Indian War

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Washington

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55
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Constitutional Congress

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Washington

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56
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Louisiana Purchase

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Jefferson

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57
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Battle of Petticoats

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Jackson

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58
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symbol for Democratic Party

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Jackson

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59
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only president to study medicine

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W. Harrison

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60
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shortest presidency (31 days)

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W. Harrison

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61
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expelled from Whig party

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Tyler

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62
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Webster-Ashburton Treaty

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Tyler

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63
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Bleeding Kansas

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Pierce

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64
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Americas Only Bachelor President

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Buchanan

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65
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coined “First Lady”

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Buchanan

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66
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Dred Scott case, John Brown’s Raid, Lecompton Constitution

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Buchanan

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67
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Civil War

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Lincoln

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68
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Gettysburg Address and Emancipation Proclamation

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Lincoln

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69
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suspended Habeas Corpus

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Lincoln

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70
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first president to be assassinated

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Lincoln

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71
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March to the Sea

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Lincoln

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72
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South Carolina seceded

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Buchanan

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73
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shot at Ford’s Theather

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Lincoln

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74
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Jefferson Davis elected president of Confederacy

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Buchanan

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75
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Antietam

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Lincoln

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76
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Barbary Pirates

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Jefferson

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77
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first president to be impeachment

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Johnson

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78
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Civil Rights Bill of 1866

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Johnson

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79
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first to be president because of assassination

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Johnson

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80
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fired secretary of war Edward Stanten (violated Tenure of Office Act)

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Johnson

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81
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only former president to be elected into Senate

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Johnson

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82
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Azterodt planned to assassinate him , but didn’t fall through

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Johnson

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83
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Fort Sumter

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Lincoln

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84
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Savior of the Union

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Grant

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85
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first time blacks could vote

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Grant

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86
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Custer’s Last Stand

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Grant

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87
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Compromise of 1877

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Hayes

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88
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North economic depression 1873

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Grant

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89
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Whiskey Rings

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Grant

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90
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Indian land sold illegally

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Grant

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91
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first to have telephone

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Hayes

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92
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civil service reform (2 presidents)

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Hayes and Garfield

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93
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first president to travel West Coast

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Hayes

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94
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wounded 5 times in Civil War

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Hayes

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95
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ran against Tilden

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Hayes

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96
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corrupt bargain (2 presidents)

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J.Q. Adams and Hayes

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97
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fired Chester Arthur from custom house

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Hayes

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98
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Lemonade Lucy

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Hayes

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99
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Reconstruction presidents (2 presidents)

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Johnson and Grant

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100
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nicknamed Butcher in Civil War

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Grant

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101
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1883 Pendalton Act

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Arthur

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102
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upgraded the Navy

103
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was fired by Hayes in custom house

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largest number of vetoes until Roosevelt (414)

105
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only president to get married in White House

106
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did not support pension for Civil War vets

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McKinley Tariff (tax on imports, consumer price skyrocketed)

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B.Harrison

108
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first to put electricity in White House

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B. Harrison

109
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first billion dollar Congress

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B. Harrison

110
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Panic of 1893

111
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Coxey’s Army (army of unemployed)

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bimetallism (gold or silver money)

113
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USS Maine exploded and caused war with Spain

114
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3rd president to be assassinated

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First 20th century president

116
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receives Puerto Rico, Guam, Cuba, and Philippines

117
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Rough Riders

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T. Roosevelt

118
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Conservation movement

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T. Roosevelt

119
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Sued J.P. Morgan for monopoly

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T. Roosevelt

120
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Named the White House and added West Wing

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T. Roosevelt

121
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Shot at Baltimore train station

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Panama Canal

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T. Roosevelt

123
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Big Stick Diplomacy

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T. Roosevelt

124
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“The Jungle” exposed slaughterhouse conditions

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T. Roosevelt

125
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1906 Meat Inspection Act and Pure Food and Drug Act

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T. Roosevelt

126
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first to fly in plane, own a car and dive in a submarine

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T. Roosevelt

127
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Antiquities Act

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T. Roosevelt

128
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heaviest president

129
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Only president who became Chief Justice of Supreme Court afterwards

130
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Ballinger-Pinchot Act

131
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Ran against T. Roosevelt (Bull Moose Party)

132
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Dollar Diplomacy

133
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World War 1

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Only president with Ph.D

135
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Lusitania

136
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First president since J Adams to deliver State of Union to Congress

137
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Federal Reserve Bank

138
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1918 Sedition Act

139
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1918 Espionage Act

140
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First president to travel to Europe

141
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Tried to join League of Nations but US Senate didn’t ratify

142
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Zimmermann Telegram

143
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Fourteen Points

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19th Amendment

145
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grandfather and grandson duo

146
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father and son duo

147
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assassinated at Pan American Exhibition

148
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assassinated at train station

149
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Budget and Accounting Act of 1921

150
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died from heart attack

151
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Teapot Dome Scandal

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Taft swore him into office

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period of prosperity

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Great Depression (2 presidents)

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Hoover and FDR

155
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voluntarism

156
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first to hire executive staff

157
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Bonus Army

158
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stock market crash

159
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Dust Bowl (2 presidents )

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Hoover and FDR

160
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elected 4 times, served most terms

161
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New Deal

162
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had polio

163
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“The only thing to fear is fear itself “

164
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Social Security

165
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first to select women to be in cabinet

166
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World War 2

167
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Pearl Harbor attack

168
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Japanese internment camps

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D-Day

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fireside chats

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ends prohibition

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Yalta meeting

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United Nations

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Spanish American War

175
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Roosevelt Corollary

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T. Roosevelt

176
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Treaty of Versailles

177
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Manhattan Project

178
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“the buck stops here”

179
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Marshall Plan

180
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Vietnam War

181
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containment

182
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Truman Doctrine, policy to intervene to stop spread of communism

183
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Korean War

184
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mastermind of D-Day

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Eisenhower

185
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Federal Highway Act

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Eisenhower

186
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sputnik, space race

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Eisenhower

187
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5-star general

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Eisenhower

188
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Brown v Board of Education

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Eisenhower

189
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D-Day

190
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Bay of Pigs

191
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Cuban Missile Crisis

192
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assassinated in Dallas

193
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said America will go to the moon

194
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Voting Rights Act and Civil Rights Act and Environmental Protection Acts

195
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Medicaid , Medicare , food stamps

196
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NPR and PBS

197
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headstart and college federal aid

198
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Great Society

199
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swore in on Air Force One

200
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Tet Offensive

201
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appointed Thurgood Marshall to Supreme Court

202
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Watergate Scandal

203
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only president to resign

204
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first president to go to China

205
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got us out of Vietnam

206
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Kent State Massacre

207
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Democratic headquarters break-in

208
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EPA

209
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two assassination attempts

210
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pardoned Nixon

211
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Saigon fell to Communism

212
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wife abused medication

213
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only president from Georgia

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1978 Camp David Accord, between Israel and Egypt

215
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won Nobel Peace Prize

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Carter and Obama

216
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Energy Crisis

217
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Iranian Hostage Crisis

218
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stagflation

219
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Habitat for Humanity

220
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former movie actor

221
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oldest president

222
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Iran Contra Affair

223
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Cold War

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1983 Strategic Defense

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Berlin Wall fell

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“Tear down that wall Mr.Gorbachev”

227
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died in 2004, diagnosed with Alzheimer’s

228
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built up the military in Cold War

229
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assassination attempt

230
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Reaganomics trickled down economics

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Gulf War/Desert Storm

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George H.W. Bush

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father/son duo

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George H.W. Bush

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“Read my lips, no new taxes”

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George H.W. Bush

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NAFTA

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youngest elected governor

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Paula Jones, Monica Lewinsky

237
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second president to be impeached

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“Don’t ask, don’t tell” policy

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9/11 attacks

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George W. Bush

240
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Department of Homeland Security

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George W. Bush

241
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Afghanistan and Iraq war

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George W. Bush

242
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Hussein assassinated

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George W. Bush

243
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Bush Doctrine

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George W. Bush

244
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War on Terror

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George W. Bush

245
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Patriot Act

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George W. Bush

246
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first African American president

247
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Affordable Healthcare Act

248
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Healthy Hunger Food Kids Act

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Ben Ganzi

250
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legalized gay marriage

251
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assassinated bin Laden

252
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made Thanksgiving a national holiday

253
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got us out of Korea

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Eisenhower

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