U.S. Presidents, week 29 Flashcards by Marcia Young | Brainscape

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first president of the United states

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George Washington

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signed the Declaration of Independence

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John Adams

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president who purchased Louisiana

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Thomas Jefferson

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president during War of 1812

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James Madison

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author of the Monroe Doctrine

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James Monroe

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president during completion of the Erie Canal

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John Quincy Adams

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resided during Nullification Act and the Alamo

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Andrew Jackson

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president during Panic of 1837

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Martin Van Buren

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general known as “Old Tippecanoe”

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William H. Harrison

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president when Texas was added to the Union

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John Tyler

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president during the Mexican War

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James Knox Polk

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general who captured Mexico City

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Zachary Taylor

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president during Compromise of 1850

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Millard Fillmore

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completed Gadsden Purchase

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Franklin Pierce

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president during Dred Scott court case

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James Buchanan

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president duringhte Civil War

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Abraham Lincoln

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first president to be impeached

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Andrew Johnson

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general-in-chief during the Civil War

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Ulysses S. Grant

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pulled Union troops out of South

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Rutherford B. Hayes

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shot by disgruntled office seekers

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James A. Garfield

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president when “Spoils System” ended

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Chester A. Arthur

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resided during dedication of the Statue of Liberty

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Grover Cleveland

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grandson of “Old Tippecanoe”

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Benjamin Harrison

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only president to serve two non-consecutive terms

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Grover Cleveland

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president during the Spanish-American War

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William McKinley

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his policies were known as “the Square Deal”

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Theodore Roosevelt

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supported the start of income tax

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William H. Taft

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president during WWI

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Woodrow Wilson

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considered one of the weakest presidents of the U.S.

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Warren G. Harding

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quiet man; referred to as “Silent Cal”

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Calvin Coolidge

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president during Stock Market Crash

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Herbert Hoover

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proposed the “New Deal” and resided during WWII

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Franklin D. Roosevelt

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president during the beginning of the Cold War

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Harry S. Truman

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general who orchestrated D-Day during WWII

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Dwight D. Eisenhower

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president during building of the Berlin Wall

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John F. Kennedy

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List the first 35 presidents in order.

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