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-George Washington was the first president of the 

United States.

-On July 3, 1775, at Cambridge, Massachusetts, he 

took command of his ill-trained troops and embarked 

upon a war that was to last six grueling years.

-Finally in 1781 with the aid of French allies--he was 

able to force the surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown.

-George Washington was born on February 22, 

1732.

-George never attended school, he as educated as a 

child by his father, and also his brother. He also self-

educated himself as he became an adult.

- John Adams was in office 1797 - 1801.

- A Harvard-educated lawyer, he early became identified with the 

patriot cause; a delegate to the First and Second Continental 

Congresses, he led in the movement for independence.

-When Adams became President, the war between the French and 

British was causing great difficulties for the United States on the 

high seas and intense partisanship among contending factions 

within the Nation.

-John Adams was one of the people who signed the Declaration of 

Independence.

- John Adams died on July 4, 1826.

-Jefferson was in office from 1801 - 1809.

- Thomas Jefferson was pretty much the primary author 

of the Declaration of Independence, but was also helped 

by Benjamin Franklin and John Adams.

- Thomas Jefferson founded the University of Virginia in 

Charlottesville. 

-Jefferson signed an act that repealed the embargo.

-Thomas Jefferson was a lawyer and planter other than 

being the president of the United States.

-1809-1817

-Born in 1751, Madison was brought up in Orange County, 

Virginia, and attended Princeton (then called the College of 

New Jersey). 

- A student of history and government, well-read in law, he 

participated in the framing of the Virginia Constitution in 1776, 

served in the Continental Congress, and was a leader in the 

Virginia Assembly.

-When delegates to the Constitutional Convention assembled 

at Philadelphia, the 36-year-old Madison took frequent and 

emphatic part in the debates.

 -Like other Virginia statesmen in the slave society,he was a 

slaveholder and part of the élite; he inherited his plantation 

known as Montpelier

- owned hundreds of slaves during his lifetime to cultivate 

tobacco and other crops.

-1817 - 1825

-Monroe was born on April 28, 1758 in Westmoreland County, 

Virginia.

-James Monroe was a Democratic-Republican. 

- He had a long public career as a soldier, diplomat, governor, 

senator, and cabinet official.

-Monroe's nicknames were "The last cocked hat" and "Era-of-

Good-Feelings President".

-1825 - 1829

- John Quincy Adams was all for national planning of and the 

use of national funds for an improved transportation 

infrastructure. 

- During John Quincy Adam's presidency both Thomas 

Jefferson and John Adams die on July 4th, 1826. 

-In 1836 southern Congressmen passed a "gag rule" providing 

that the House automatically table petitions against slavery

-Unexpectedly, in 1830, the Plymouth district elected him to 

the House of Representatives, and there for the remainder of 

his life he served as a powerful leader. 

-1829-1837

-Born in a backwoods settlement in the Carolinas in 1767, he 

received sporadic education.

- In his late teens he read law for about two years, and he 

became an outstanding young lawyer in Tennessee.

-In 1824 some state political factions rallied around Jackson; 

by 1828 enough had joined "Old Hickory" to win numerous 

state elections and control of the Federal administration in 

Washington

-When South Carolina undertook to nullify the tariff, Jackson 

ordered armed forces to Charleston and privately threatened 

to hang Calhoun.

- Van Buren was in office from 1837- 1841.

- He was appointed Secretary of State by president Jackson. 

- Martin had to raise his 4 sons all by himself. 

- His political career ended after the election of 1848.

- Martin Van Buren was born on December 5, 1782 at 

Kinderhook, New York, and died on   July 24, 1862 at 

Kinderhook, New York.

- 1841

- He was born at Berkeoey in 1773.

-In the campaign against the indians Harrison served as an aid 

to the camp.

- Harrison supervised the development of 13 treaties.

-Harrison was the Whig canidate in 1840. 

-1841-1845

-Born in Virginia in 1790, he was raised believing that the 

Constitution must be strictly construed.

-He attended the College of William and studied law.

-After William's death, the Whigs party were not to disturbed 

that the vice president to take office.

-In 1842 Tyler did sign a tariff bill protecting northern 

manufacturers

-Tyler had replaced the original Whig Cabinet with southern 

conservatives

- 1845-1849

-James K. Polk was born on November 2, 1795 in Mecklenburg 

County, North Carolina.

-Polk did not begin his formal education until 1813 at the age 

of 18. By 1816, he entered the University of North Carolina 

and graduated with honors in 1818. 

-A famous quote by Polk is, "No President who performs his 

duties faithfully and conscientiously can have any leisure." 

- Poor old Polk died on June 15, 1849.

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