Presidents

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    George Washington

    George Washington is from Westmoreland County, VA. His education reached limited secondary. His military service was the French and Indian War, American Revolutionary War, and the Quasi-War with France. Before George Washington became president he was first elected as a representative of Frederick County. His family were Father Augustine Washington, Mother Mary Ball Washington, Wife Martha Washington and no biological children. During his precedency he Appointing the Entire Supreme Court...
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    John Adams

    John Adams is from Braintree, MA. He went to college at Harvard .During the Revolutionary War he served in France and Holland in diplomatic roles, and helped negotiate the treaty of peace. He served the U.S. government as a senior diplomat in Europe. He was the eldest of the three sons of farmer and shoemaker Deacon John Adams, he married Abigail Adams. During his precedency, Adams signed the Sedition Acts, and built up the Army and Navy in the undeclared naval war with France.
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    Thomas Jefferson

    Thomas Jefferson was from Shadwell, VA. He went to the College of William and Mary. His previous office secretary of state and was vice president under John Adams. His family members were his father, Peter Jefferson, his mother, Jane Randolph Jefferson, he had six sisters and one surviving brother. During his presidency, he slashed Army and Navy expenditures, cut the budget, eliminated the tax on whiskey so unpopular in the West.
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    James Madison

    James Madison was from Belle Grove. He graduate from Princeton University. His military service was commissioned as colonel and commander of the Orange County Regiment, Virginia Militia. James Madison was appointed Secretary of State by President Thomas Jefferson on March 5, 1801. His family member were his spouse Dolley Payne, his parents were James Madison Sr. and Eleanor Madison. During his presidency he made the Erskine Agreement, West Florida tensions, Fletcher v. Peck.
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    James Monroe

    James Monroe was from Monroe Hall, VA. He went to the College of William and Mary. His military service was when he got wounded during the Battle of Trenton, and eventually reached the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. He was was appointed Secretary of State by President Thomas Jefferson. His family was his spouse Elizabeth Kortright and 3 children. As president, he signed the Missouri Compromise
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    John Quincy Adams

    John Quincy Adams was born in Braintree, MA. He graduated from Harvard University. Adams served as a colonel in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Serving under President Monroe, Adams was one of America's great Secretaries of State. His family members are Spouse Louisa Johnson. four children including George, John11 and Charles. His parents being John Adams and Abigail Smith. He condemning slavery, creation of a naval academy, for Congress to manage the disposal of public lands
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    Andrew Jackson

    Andrew Jackson was born in Waxhaws. His education is that he studied law under attorney Spruce Macay.
    His family members were spouse Rachel Jackson, children Lyncoya, Theodore and Andrew Jackson. His military time was that he was made a brevet major general with command of the Seventh Military District. He signed the Indian Removal Act he returned people's property if they pledged to be loyal to the United States.
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    Martin Van Buren

    Martin Van Buren was from Kinderhook, NY. He went to Claverack Collage. He did not serve any military time. He was serving as the eighth Vice President and the tenth Secretary of State. His family members were spouse Hannah Van Buren, father Abraham Van Buren, mother Maria Hoes (or Goes) Van Alen. During his presidency, Van Buren enforced Jackson's Indian Removal Act of 1830, he announces his opposition to the annexation of Texas.
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    William Henry Harrison

    William Henry Harrison was born in Berkeley Plantation, VA. He enjoyed a solid education—tutored at home, then three years at Hampden-Sydney College. After serving in the Northwest Territory, he resigned from the Army in 1798. Before presidency, he was secretary of the Northwest Territory. His family members were spouse Anna Symmes, he had a total to 10 children, his father was Benjamin Harrison V. He made the McKinley Tariff, the Sherman Antitrust Act, Land Revision Act of 1891.