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37 Cards in this Set
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shortest president
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4-James Madison
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No children
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11-James Polk
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federal troops sent to break up train srike
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24-Grover Cleveland
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first hard surface roads built
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1-Washington
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12 amendment ratified
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3-Jefferson
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Panic of 1837
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8-Van Buren
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McCormick's Reaper patented
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7-Jackson
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Gadson Purchase treaty
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14-Pierce
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homestead act
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16-Lincoln
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wife was youngest first lady
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22-Cleveland
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John Marshall begun 34 yr period as Chief Justice of Supreme Court
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2-Adams
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portrait on $5,000 Bill
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4-Madison
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Compromise of 1850
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12-Taylor
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born south of Maon Dixon Line
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5-Monroe
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was a Phi Beta Kappa
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6-J. Q. Adams
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chancellor of University of Buffalo
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13-Fillmore
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31 Sioux chiefs were brought to Washington for a conference
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19-Hayes
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statue of liberty dedicated
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22-Cleveland
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judge and governor of tennessee
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7-Jackson
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first president born in a log cabin
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7-Jackson
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started white house library
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13-Fillmore
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illegal railroad lands returned
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22-Cleceland
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"Reign of Terror"
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2-Adams
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rubber patented
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8-Van Buren
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Indiana Territory Governor
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9-Harrison
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horse, Whitey, had freedom of pasture on the White House Lawn
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12-Taylor
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Department of Agriculture Created
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16-Lincoln
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women first allowed to practice law before the US Supreme Court
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19-Hayes
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Went to Kenyon College in Ohio
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19-Hayes
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"Pork Barrel" legislation veteod
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21-Arthur
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Star Spangled Banner Written
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4-Madison
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In the Armistad rebellion
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6- J. Q. Adams
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"president without a party"
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10-Tyler
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2 president to be inaugurated on Sunday
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12-Taylor
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attempt to seize cuba from spain unsuccessfully
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14-Pierce
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American Red Cross organized
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20-Garfield
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War with Tripoli
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3-Jefferson
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