John Quincy Adams Andrew Jackson

. . on, were they ship the of possession took La Amistad La

However, on their way to Cuba the slaves revolted and and revolted slaves the Cuba to way their on However,

group of black Africans was captured by white Spaniards. Spaniards. white by captured was Africans black of group leans. He became a national hero. national a became He leans.

slaves before the US Supreme Court. This This Court. Supreme US the before slaves the ing Amistad

- Or New of Battle the at British the defeat to troops

- defend successfully by slavery to opposition his showed

In the War of 1812, Jackson rallied rallied Jackson 1812, of War the In Did you know? you Did

In 1841, John Quincy Adams publicly publicly Adams Quincy John 1841, In Did you know? know? you Did

Old Hickory, King Andrew I Andrew King Hickory, Old Nicknames: Old Man Eloquent Man Old Nickname: Nickname:

university than any president elected before him before elected president any than

ways, canals, weather stations, and a national national a and stations, weather canals, ways, Won a greater percentage of the popular vote vote popular the of percentage greater a Won •

As president, wanted to build national high national build to wanted president, As • - States

River after Spain ceded the territory to the United United the to territory the ceded Spain after

Enjoyed summertime swims in the Potomac Potomac the in swims summertime Enjoyed • Served as the provisional governor of Florida Florida of governor provisional the as Served •

countries One of the founders of the city of Memphis of city the of founders the of One •

of state, and a diplomat in many European European many in diplomat a and state, of

US Senate US

Served as Massachusetts senator, US secretary secretary US senator, Massachusetts as Served •

House of Representatives; served briefly in the the in briefly served Representatives; of House

like his father) his like The first man elected from Tennessee to the US US the to Tennessee from elected man first The •

elected to the House of Representatives (just (just Representatives of House the to elected

said something bad about Jackson’s wife. Jackson’s about bad something said

After serving one term as president, was was president, as term one serving After •

a man in a duel when he thought the man had had man the thought he when duel a in man a

to become president himself president become to

Fiercely protective of his personal honor; killed killed honor; personal his of protective Fiercely •

Was the first son of a president (John Adams) Adams) (John president a of son first the Was •

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Adams; had four children four had Adams;

Married to Rachel Donelson Robards Robards Donelson Rachel to Married Family:

Married to Louisa Catherine Johnson Johnson Catherine Louisa to Married Family:

June 8, 1845 8, June Died: February 23, 1848 23, February Died:

July 11, 1767, in Braintree, Massachusetts Braintree, in 1767, 11, July Born: March 15, 1767, exact location unknown unknown location exact 1767, 15, March Born:

Andrew Jackson Andrew John Quincy Adams Quincy John

John Quincy Adams Andrew Jackson

6th 7th

6th US President • 1825–1829 7th US President • 1829–1837

New York State. State. York New

served as White House hostess. House White as served United States citizen, and the first president from from president first the and citizen, States United

too ill to travel. The Harrisons’ daughter-in-law daughter-in-law Harrisons’ The travel. to ill too parents were Dutch), the first president born a a born president first the Dutch), were parents

company him to Washington, DC, because she was was she because DC, Washington, to him company US president not of British or Irish descent (his (his descent Irish or British of not president US

- ac not did Anna, wife, Harrison’s Martin Van Buren was the first first the was Buren Van Martin Did you know? know? you Did Did you know? you Did

Tippecanoe Nickname: Nickname: The Little Magician Little The Nickname:

oped into pneumonia. Harrison died a month later. month a died Harrison pneumonia. into oped Grew up speaking Dutch speaking up Grew •

- Caught a cold during his inauguration. It devel It inauguration. his during cold a Caught •

with Mexico with

pendence.

slave-holding territory and might bring war war bring might and territory slave-holding

- His father was a signor of the Declaration of Inde of Declaration the of signor a was father His •

annexation of Texas because it would increase increase would it because Texas of annexation

Ohio Opposed the expansion of slavery; blocked the the blocked slavery; of expansion the Opposed •

Served as both a congressman and US senator from from senator US and congressman a both as Served •

reelected in 1832 1832 in reelected

to settlers settlers to Elected vice president when Jackson was was Jackson when president vice Elected •

Tecumseh at the Battle of the Thames to end threats threats end to Thames the of Battle the at Tecumseh

someone he could trust could he someone

Famously defeated Native American Chieftain Chieftain American Native defeated Famously •

Andrew Jackson, who considered Van Buren Buren Van considered who Jackson, Andrew

Territory

Appointed secretary of state by President President by state of secretary Appointed •

In 1801, became the first governor of the Indiana Indiana the of governor first the became 1801, In •

Elected to the US Senate from New York in 1821 in York New from Senate US the to Elected •

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children

four children four Anna Symmes Harrison; had ten ten had Harrison; Symmes Anna to Married Family:

Married to Hannah Hoes Van Buren; had had Buren; Van Hoes Hannah to Married Family:

April 4, 1841 4, April Died: Died:

July 24, 1862 24, July Died:

Charles City County, Virginia County, City Charles

December 5, 1782, in Kinderhook, New York New Kinderhook, in 1782, 5, December Born: February 9, 1773, at Berkeley Plantation, Plantation, Berkeley at 1773, 9, February Born:

Martin Van Buren Van Martin Harrison Henry William

Martin Van Buren William Henry Harrison

8th 9th

8th US President • 1837-1841 9th US President • 1841

sitting president. sitting

of the things he said he would do. would he said he things the of

right to assume the presidency upon the death of a a of death the upon presidency the assume to right George Washington) because he completed so many many so completed he because Washington) George

be the person who established the vice president’s president’s vice the established who person the be be the most successful US president (second only to to only (second president US successful most the be

Historians consider John Tyler to to Tyler John consider Historians Did you know? know? you Did Some historians consider Polk to to Polk consider historians Some Did you know? know? you Did

His Accidency His Nickname:

Napoleon of the Stump, Young Hickory Hickory Young Stump, the of Napoleon Nicknames:

tion from Congress Congress from tion

First president not to seek reelection seek to not president First •

- resolu impeachment an face to president First •

Wyoming as a result of war with Mexico with war of result a as Wyoming

the death of his predecessor his of death the

Mexico, California, Nevada, Colorado, Utah, and and Utah, Colorado, Nevada, California, Mexico,

• First vice president to become president due to to due president become to president vice First •

acquired land forming present-day Arizona, New New Arizona, present-day forming land acquired

returned to Washington, DC, as a US senator US a as DC, Washington, to returned

with England to acquire the Oregon Territory; and and Territory; Oregon the acquire to England with

• Served as governor of Virginia (1825–1827); then then (1825–1827); Virginia of governor as Served •

Oversaw the annexation of Texas; settled a dispute dispute a settled Texas; of annexation the Oversaw •

the US Constitution on all matters all on Constitution US the

Elected governor of Tennessee in 1839 in Tennessee of governor Elected •

• Fought in Congress for a strict interpretation of of interpretation strict a for Congress in Fought •

from his position once position his from

1816–1821

Became speaker of the House; was only absent absent only was House; the of speaker Became •

• Served in the House of Representatives, Representatives, of House the in Served •

consecutive terms consecutive

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the US House of Representatives; served seven seven served Representatives; of House US the

Tyler; had seven children seven had Tyler; One of the youngest people elected to serve in in serve to elected people youngest the of One •

dency); had eight children. Married Julia Gardiner Gardiner Julia Married children. eight had dency);

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- presi during (died Tyler Christian Letitia Family:

Sarah Childress Polk Childress Sarah Family:

January 18, 1862 18, January Died:

June 15, 1849 15, June Died:

City County, Virginia County, City

March 29, 1790, at Greenway Estate, Charles Charles Estate, Greenway at 1790, 29, March Carolina North Pineville, in 1795, 2, November Born: Born:

John Tyler John Polk K. James

John Tyler James K. Polk

10th 11th

10th US President • 1841-1845 11th US President • 1845-1849

preserve the Union. the preserve

Japan. Japan. he would personally lead a Union army into the South to to South the into army Union a lead personally would he

to the Far East. This voyage opened US trade with with trade US opened voyage This East. Far the to War. He said secession would be an act of rebellion, and and rebellion, of act an be would secession said He War.

Commodore Matthew C. Perry on his fleet’s voyage voyage fleet’s his on Perry C. Matthew Commodore slave states’ talk of secession in the decade before the Civil Civil the before decade the in secession of talk states’ slave

100 slaves, Zachary Taylor did not put up with southern southern with up put not did Taylor Zachary slaves, 100 President Fillmore sent US Navy Navy US sent Fillmore President Did you know? you Did

Did you know? know? you Did Though he himself owned more than than more owned himself he Though

The American Louis Philippe Louis American The Nickname: Nickname:

Old Rough and Ready and Rough Old Nickname:

done nothing to deserve it deserve to nothing done

ment. Taylor died five days later. days five died Taylor ment.

versity in England. Turned it down, saying he had had he saying down, it Turned England. in versity

- Monu Washington the at ceremony a after ill ing

- Was offered an honorary degree by Oxford Uni Oxford by degree honorary an offered Was •

- Served just over a year as president before becom before president as year a over just Served •

pro-slavery and anti-slavery states states anti-slavery and pro-slavery

20,000 troops with an army of 5,000 5,000 of army an with troops 20,000

Oversaw the Compromise of 1850 between between 1850 of Compromise the Oversaw •

eventually defeated Mexican General Santa Anna’s Anna’s Santa General Mexican defeated eventually

upon the death of his predecessor (Zachary Taylor) (Zachary predecessor his of death the upon

Led 4,000 US troops into Mexico in 1846 and then then and 1846 in Mexico into troops US 4,000 Led •

The second vice president to become president president become to president vice second The •

1812

Buffalo (New York) (New Buffalo

Successfully defended Fort Harrison in the War of of War the in Harrison Fort defended Successfully •

Became the first chancellor of the University of of University the of chancellor first the Became •

pointed to the US Army as a first lieutenant in 1808 in lieutenant first a as Army US the to pointed

ing Congress ing

- Raised on the Kentucky frontier and was ap was and frontier Kentucky the on Raised •

- Studied and practiced law for ten years before join before years ten for law practiced and Studied •

The son of a Revolutionary War officer War Revolutionary a of son The •

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Married Caroline Carmichael McIntosh Fillmore. McIntosh Carmichael Caroline Married

children

month after her husband left office); had two children. children. two had office); left husband her after month

Margaret Mackall Smith Taylor; had six six had Taylor; Smith Mackall Margaret Family:

Abigail Powers Fillmore (died less than a a than less (died Fillmore Powers Abigail Family:

July 9, 1850 9, July Died: Died:

March 8, 1874 8, March Died:

November 24, 1784, near Barboursville, Virginia Barboursville, near 1784, 24, November Born:

January 7, 1800, in Locke, New York New Locke, in 1800, 7, January Born:

Zachary Taylor Zachary Millard Fillmore Millard

Zachary Taylor Millard Fillmore

12th 13th

12th US President • 1849–1850 13th US President • 1850–1853

hallway to provide rooms for all the guests. guests. the all for rooms provide to hallway

for the prince of Wales, Buchanan had to sleep in a a in sleep to had Buchanan Wales, of prince the for had heard of him until he ran for president. for ran he until him of heard had

of receptions and parties took place. During a party party a During place. took parties and receptions of However, few people outside of New Hampshire Hampshire New of outside people few However,

at the White House, where a near-constant schedule schedule near-constant a where House, White the at

speaker, and he served in the military and Congress. Congress. and military the in served he and speaker,

Buchanan’s niece, Harriet Lane, directed social affairs affairs social directed Lane, Harriet niece, Buchanan’s Pierce was known as a brilliant brilliant a as known was Pierce Did you know? know? you Did

married, not was he Since Did you know? you Did

Young Hickory of the Granite Hills Granite the of Hickory Young Nickname: Old Buck Old Nickname:

Abraham Lincoln a chance to maintain peace. peace. maintain to chance a Lincoln Abraham

lished the US boundary with Mexico with boundary US the lished

Harbor. Buchanan wanted to give President-Elect President-Elect give to wanted Buchanan Harbor.

- Completed the Gadsden Purchase, which estab which Purchase, Gadsden the Completed •

trying to resupply Fort Sumter in Charleston Charleston in Sumter Fort resupply to trying

Oversaw establishment of trade with Japan with trade of establishment Oversaw •

Confederate guns opened fire on a Union vessel vessel Union a on fire opened guns Confederate

Refused to declare war on South Carolina when when Carolina South on war declare to Refused • whether the areas would permit slavery permit would areas the whether

to settlement, allowing settlers to determine determine to settlers allowing settlement, to gress were bitterly divided bitterly were gress

Opened the Nebraska and Kansas territories territories Kansas and Nebraska the Opened • - Con in forces anti-slavery and pro-slavery when

country during much of the previous few years years few previous the of much during country time

the 1856 election because he had been out of the the of out been had he because election 1856 the a US senator at age 32—the youngest at the the at youngest 32—the age at senator US a

Was selected to represent the Democratic Party in in Party Democratic the represent to selected Was • Served two terms in Congress before becoming becoming before Congress in terms two Served •

secretary of state, and minister to Great Britain Great to minister and state, of secretary

1833

Served as minister to Russia, a US senator, senator, US a Russia, to minister as Served •

Elected to the US House of Representatives, Representatives, of House US the to Elected •

Representatives

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Elected five times to the US House of of House US the to times five Elected •

children

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Jane Means Appleton Pierce; had three three had Pierce; Appleton Means Jane Family:

Never married Never Family: Family:

1869 8, October Died: Died:

1868 1, June Died: Died:

Hampshire Mercersburg, Pennsylvania Mercersburg,

November 23, 1804, in Hillsboro, New New Hillsboro, in 1804, 23, November Born: near Batter, Stony in 1791, 23, April Born:

Franklin Pierce Franklin James Buchanan James

Franklin Pierce James Buchanan

14th 15th

14th US President • 1853–1857 15th US President • 1857–1861