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| 7th president, first president from west of Appalachians and to gain office by appeal to the mass voters. Movements knows as Jacksonian Democracy. |
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| 8th President, one founder in the Democratic Party. Knows as "Little Magician" to friends, and "Sly Fox" to enemies b/c of his skills as a politician. |
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| Held office in Congress and Senate. major promoter of Missouri Compromise, Compromise tariff of 1833 and Compromise of 1850. |
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| 11th President, under his leader ship-Mexican War, acquired territories along the Pacific. Nickname "Young Hickory" |
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| 9th President, oldest president to take office at the time at 67, last presidents born under British rule , first to die in office |
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| Moved north due to hostility in South over emancipation ideas. later nominated to run as the Liberty party launched |
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| Managed the Bank of the US and it was very successful. Determined the credit of the Nation. Later rejected by the US people |
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| Taxed imported goods at very high rates, south feared it would make Britain reject American cotton |
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| Lead a revolt in Virginia against the Chesapeake with 100+ slaves. 56 whites were killed |
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| A bloodless was over the boarders b/t Maine and Canada. The land was full of lumber that both wanted. Webster-Ashburton Treaty in 1842 settled the dispute. |
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| said that Africans found off the coast of New York off the ship L'Amistad were to be returned to their homeland not to Cuba as slaves |
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| Excluded the House's petition asking for abolition of slavery in D.C. J. Q. Adams said it was unconstitutional and it was over ruled |
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| Believed in Individualism. Best known work is Walden. |
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| Named after Francis Lowell, was a textile factory system that used young women to make more products more efficient and increase profit. |
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| In the senate until the south succeeded. Appointed the commissioner to France for the CSA. Sailed for Paris, stopped by Union Navy later released and stayed in Europe after War. |
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