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1 The Presidents American Studies

2 Abraham Lincoln (1861-1865) President during the Civil War Born in Kentucky, grew up in Illinois Jobs: rail splitter, store clerk/owner, ferry pilot, postmaster, lawyer US House of Representatives

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4 Andrew Johnson (1865-1869) Lincoln’s Vice President who took over after assassination Born in New York Jobs: Tailor, Governor, House of Representatives, Senate First president ever impeached

5 Ulysses S. Grant (1869-1877) General and hero during Civil War Jobs: soldier, farmer, leather store clerk, real estate agent Known alcoholic and heavy smoker Administration full of scandal Born in Ohio

6 Rutherford B. Hayes (1877-1881) Lost popular vote but won with Electoral College Jobs: Soldier, Lawyer, Philanthropist, president of National Prison Association Born and lived in Ohio Honest and Tolerant

7 James A. Garfield (Mar.-Sept. 1881) Born very poor in a log cabin in Ohio Jobs: canal worker, teacher, professor, preacher, soldier, president of Hiram College House of Representatives and Senate Shot and dies two months later

8 Chester A. Arthur (1881-1885) Garfield’s Vice President who takes over Born in Vermont, lives in NYC Jobs: Teacher, principal, lawyer, Customs officer Put first elevator in the White House Does not run for second term due to illness

9 Stephen Grover Cleveland (1885-1889) (1893-1897) Jobs: Clerk, teacher, lawyer, Sheriff, Governor Influential: Vetoed more bills than all presidents before him combined First wedding at the White House From New Jersey

10 Benjamin Harrison (1889-1893) Loses popular vote to Grover Cleveland Jobs: lawyer, soldier, State Supreme Court reporter, US Senate Wife died of tuberculosis at White House From Ohio

11 William McKinley (1897-1901) Jobs: Teacher, soldier, lawyer, Governor Wife has epilepsy and other issues Shot in Buffalo, NY at Pan-American Exposition and dies one week later President during Imperialist Expansion

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