• He fought in the French and Indian War.
• He was the Commander of the Continental Congress.
• He was the President of the Continental Congress.
• He was the first President of the United States.
• His home was at Mount Vernon.

• He wrote the Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom.
• Jefferson drafted the Declaration of Independence.
• He was the 3^rd President of the United States.
• Jefferson bought the Louisiana Purchase. This more than doubles the size of the United States.

Jefferson bought the Louisiana Purchase from France.
Napoleon Bonaparte was the leader of France (see picture).
The United States spent 15 million dollars for the Louisiana Purchase.

• Madison is considered the Father of the Constitution.
• He was the fourth President of the United States.
• He was the President during the War of 1812.

• Monroe was sent to France by President Jefferson to find out if the U.S. could buy the land west of the Mississippi River (Louisiana Purchase).
• He was the 5^th President of the United States.
• He was President during the "Era of Good Feeling."
• The Monroe Doctrine basically states that European Countries should stay out of Latin America.

Wilson was the the 28th President of the United States.
He was born in Staunton, VA.
He was the President during the World War I.
He worked to establish the League of Nations, the forerunner of the United Nations.
1913-1921 (2 Terms)

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He was the 9th President.
He was a frontier Indian Fighter.
He fought in the Was of 1812.
He dies of pneumonia a month after his Inaugural Address.
William Henry Harrison had the shortest term in office of one month.
1841

He was originally Vice-President.
He became President after William Henry Harrison died.
Tyler was the 10th President of the United States.
Therefore, he received the nickname: His Accidency."
At the end of his Presidency, he annexed Texas.
He was the first President to be married while in office (June 26, 1844).
1841-1845 (One Term)

Taylor was the 12th President of the United States.
He was a a career soldier.
His nickname was "Old Rough and Ready."
He fought in the Mexican War .
He was born in Orange County, Virginia.
Taylor was president for sixteen months.
After a short illness of five days, he became the second president to die in office.
1849-1850