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The 5th President of the United States (1817-1825).
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James Monroe
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The eldest son of the second President of the United States.
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John Quincy Adams
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The first recipient of an official transatlantic telegram, in 1858. The 98-word telegram from Queen Victoria took 16 hours to send.
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James Buchanan
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Arkansas (1836) and Michigan (1837) were admitted to the Union during his presidency.
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Andrew Jackson
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7th Senior Officer of the United States Army (1789-1797).
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George Washington
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His wife Dolley was the only First Lady to be given an honorary seat on the floor of Congress, and was the first American to reply to a telegraph message.
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James Madison
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Died of gastroenteritis while still in office in 1850.
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Zachary Taylor
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The 8th President of the United States (1837-1841).
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Martin Van Buren
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The 13th President of the United States (1850-1853).
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Millard Fillmore
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Primary author of the Declaration of Independence.
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Thomas Jefferson
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The 9th President of the United States (1841).
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William Henry Harrison
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The first presidential veto to be overridden by Congress occurred on the last full day of his term in office in 1845.
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John Tyler
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The collapse of 1,400 state banks and 5,000 businesses signaled the beginning of the Panic of 1857 during his presidency.
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James Buchanan
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The Cherokee removal (the last forced removal east of the Mississippi) occurred during his administration.
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Martin Van Buren
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Sent rail magnate James Gadsden to Mexico to buy land for a potential railroad in 1853. The territory included in the Gadsden Purchase comprised the southern portion of what is today the state of Arizona and part of the southern portion of New Mexico.
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Franklin Pierce
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Commander in Chief of the Continental Army, 1775-1783.
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George Washington
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Louisiana (1812) and Indiana (1816) were admitted to the Union during his presidency.
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James Madison
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During his presidency, tensions between Native Americans and Euro-Americans led to Tecumseh’s War, the Peoria War and the Creek War.
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James Madison
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He, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson all died on an anniversary of U.S. independence.
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James Monroe
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California (1850) was admitted to the Union during his presidency.
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Millard Fillmore
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