1. Martin Van Buren 8 th president March 4, 1837 - March 4, 1841 Number of terms- 1 Democratic Kinderhook, New York He supported slavery.

2. William Henry Harrison 9 th president. 1 month Less than 1 term Whig party Born in Virginia. Pro slavery.

3. John Tyler 10 th president 4 years in office 1 term Whig party Charles City County, Virginia He wanted to stop the slave trade but not slavery.

4. James K. Polk 11 th president. 4 years in office 1 term Democratic North Carolina.

5. Zachary Taylor 12 th president. 1 year in office 1 term Whig party Home state- Louisiana He believed that slavery was an economic necessity within the cotton-growing region, but he opposed its expansion to areas where cotton could not be cultivated.

6. Millard Fillmore 13 th president Less than 3 years. 1 term Whig party. New York

7. Franklin Pierce 14 th president 4 years in office 1 term Democratic party. New Hampshire Pro slavery

8. James Buchanan 15 th president. 4 years 1 term Democratic party. Pennsylvania. He thought slavery was illegal.

9. Abraham Lincoln 16 th president. 4 years in office.. 1 term Republican party. Kentucky.