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50 Cards in this Set
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George Washington (4)
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Est. new gov't
Whiskey Rebellion Jay Treaty Farewell Addreww |
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John Adams (3)
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Undeclared war w/ France
XYZ Affair Alien & Sedition Acts |
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Thomas Jefferson (3)
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First Republican president
Louisiana Purchase Embargo Act of 1807 |
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James Madison (4)
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War of 1812
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James Monroe (4)
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Florida Purchase
Era of Good Feelings Missouri Compromise Monroe Doctrine |
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John Q. Adams (1)
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Corrupt bargain
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Andrew Jackson (4)
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Expands presidential power
Bank battle Tarriff/Nullification Crisis Indian removal |
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Martin Van Buren (2)
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Panic of 1837
Trail of Tears |
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William H. Harrison (2)
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First Whig president
Died in office |
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John Tyler (1)
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Annexation of Texas
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James K. Polk (2)
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Mexian-American War
Mexican Cession |
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Zachary Taylor (2)
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Last Whig president elected
Died in office |
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Millard Fillmore (1)
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Compromise of 1850
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Franklin Pierce (2)
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Kansas-Nebraska Act
Ostend Manifesto |
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James Buchanan (3)
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Dred Scott decision
John Brown's raid 7 states leave Union |
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John Q. Adams (1)
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Corrupt bargain
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Andrew Jackson (4)
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Expands presidential power
Bank battle Tarriff/Nullification Crisis Indian removal |
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Martin Van Buren (2)
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Panic of 1837
Trail of Tears |
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William H. Harrison (2)
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First Whig president
Died in office |
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John Tyler (1)
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Annexation of Texas
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James K. Polk (2)
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Mexian-American War
Mexican Cession |
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Zachary Taylor (2)
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Last Whig president elected
Died in office |
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Millard Fillmore (1)
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Compromise of 1850
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Franklin Pierce (2)
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Kansas-Nebraska Act
Ostend Manifesto |
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James Buchanan (3)
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Dred Scott decision
John Brown's raid 7 states leave Union |
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Abraham Lincoln (3)
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Civil War
Emancipation Proclamation First president assassinated |
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Andrew Johnson (3)
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Reconstruction
First president impeached Purchased Alaska |
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Ulysses S. Grant (2)
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Reconstruction continued
Many scandals |
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Rutherford B. Hayes (2)
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Compromise of 1877
Reconstruction ended |
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James Garfield (1)
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Second president assassinated
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Chester Arthur (1)
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Pendleton Act
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Grover Cleveland (2) 1885-1889
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1st Democratic president since Civil War
Tariff battle w/ Congress |
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Benjamin Harrison (3)
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Built up navy
Grandson of WIlliam H. Harrison McKinley Tariff |
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Grover Cleveland (2) 1893-1897
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Only president to serve 2 nonconsecutive terms
Depression of 1893 |
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William McKinley (2)
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Spanish-American War
Third president assassinated |
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Theodore Roosevelt (3)
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Trust buster
Square Deal reforms "Big Stick" in Caribbean |
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William Howard Taft (2)
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Dollar Diplomacy in Caribbean
Split w/ Theodore Roosevelt in 1912 |
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Woodrow Wilson (3)
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Progressive reforms
WWI Fought for League of Nations |
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Warren Harding (3)
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Normalcy period
Political & personal scandals Died in office |
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Calvin Coolidge (3)
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Pro-business
Laissez-faire administration Kellogg-Briand Pact |
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Herbert Hoover (2)
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Great Depression strikes
Promoted attitude of rugged individualism |
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Franklin D. Roosevelt (3)
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New Deal reforms
WWII Elected to 4 terms |
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Harry S. Truman (4)
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Fair Deal reforms
Cold War begins Upset victory in 1948 Korean War |
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Dwight Eisenhower (3)
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Ended Korean War
Maintained peaceful coexistence w/ USSR Established modern Republicanism |
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John F. Kennedy (4)
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New Frontier reforms
Bay of Pigs Cuban Missile Crisis Assassinated in 1963 |
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Lyndon B. Johnson (3)
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Great Society reforms
Civil Rights acts Escalated Vietnam War |
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Richard Nixon (4)
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Ended Vietnam War
Recognized China Watergate scandal First president to resign |
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Gerald Ford (2)
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Took over when Nixon resigned
Pardoned Nixon for his crimes |
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Jimmy Carter (2)
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Camp David Accords
Iran Hostage Crisis |
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Ronald Reagan (3)
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Supply-side economics
Military buildup Soviet Union's Cold War decline began |
