James Henry Fillmore Jr.

James Knox Polk a democrat and USA’s eleventh president was one the most effective leaders we’ve had, even though he only served for 1 term. During presidency, he had done a lot for our country. Nobody had expected him to accomplish four major goals in our government.

“The march of events rules and overrules human action,” William McKinley’s own words would soon become foretelling for his presidency. On September 6, 1901, at the Pan American Exhibition in Buffalo, New York, President William McKinley reached for another handshake two large bangs interrupted the buzz of voices in the Temple of Music. Eight days later, William McKinley died from his wounds. McKinley’s untimely death shocked the nation and created many changes in the United States as a whole. How and why McKinley was assassinated and what changes occurred due to the death of the President.

Charge 2: Disobeyed the supreme court ruling of Worcester v.s Georgia by allowing Georgia to enforce its unconstitutional laws concerning the Cherokee nation, my people, and myself. These laws annexed my people’s land to the government of Georgia, abolished our democratic government making our elections illegal, and then raffling off our land to whites. As stated in the court ruling by John Marshall “The Cherokee nation, then, is a distinct community, occupying its own territory, with boundaries accurately described, in which the laws of Georgia can have no force, and which the citizens of Georgia have no right to enter, but with the assent of the Cherokees themselves, or in conformity with treaties, and

Millard Fillmore was an ambitious man who became known as one of the accidental presidents of the United States. At a young age, President Fillmore dreamt of having a good education and a successful career. Although he grew up on a small farm with a poor family, he did everything that he could to achieve his dreams. President Fillmore was a successful lawyer who served in the House of Representatives and later won as the vice president of the Whig party. He did not realize that he would soon become the president of the United States. Fillmore became president at the time of great hardships yet he managed to keep the states under control. Fillmore grew up to be a great man who was independent and hardworking as a president.

Millard Fillmore was the 13th president of the United States, taking over the presidency after Zachary Taylor died in office. As a result, he was the second vice president to be the president. His term lasted from 1850 to 1853 and he was the last Whig party president in office. Millard Fillmore was known for being modest, even declining an honorary degree from Oxford University, saying he had nothing to deserve it. Although he was more of a accidental president, Fillmore did achieve some accomplishments during his administration that are widely known today.

One of the Presidents mentioned in chapter twenty was President Grover Cleveland, which he was President for two terms. Grover Cleveland was born in New Jersey in 1837 and his first name was actually Stephen. It is said that Grover worked with his older brother at the New York Institute for Special Education. Grover Cleveland later took a position as district attorney, then a sheriff, the mayor of Buffalo, New York, and Governor of New York. Cleveland became president in 1885. He came into the White House as a bachelor, but eventually married a woman 27 years younger than him. According to the book Cleveland vetoed more than two-thirds of the bills presented to him, which was more than all of his predecessors combined. It is said that Cleveland

The James A. Garfield National Historic Site keeps the belongings that greatest embodies the life and legacy of James Garfield the 20th President of the United States. It characterizes the advantages, teachings, and encouragement of Garfield for the future generations.

Do you know who served the shortest term as president? It was our 9th president William Henry Harrison, listen closely to find out more about him. William Henry Harrison was born on February 9, 1773 on a plantation in Virginia. When Harrison was a kid his family was very wealthy. Harrison’s dad served in both Continental Congresses. Early education for Harrison was at home, but later in his life he studied at Hampden-Sydney college. After going to college Harrison decided to go to medical school. On July 12, 1745 while Harrison was at medical school his dad tragically died. After his dad’s death he decided he wanted to be in the army.

James K. Polk was born in 1795 on November 2nd in a log cabin in Mecklenberg, North Carolina. Polk was the oldest of ten children in his family, and his family moved to Tennessee when he was young. James K. Polk was often sick when he was a child, and when Polk was in his teenage years, he survived a major urinary stones operation. Nevertheless, Polk still pursued to further his education. After graduating the University of North Carolina in 1818, he studied law under a Nashville attorney. He even opened a law practice in Columbia in 1820; eventually, Polk entered politics in 1823 when he was elected into the Tennessee House of Representatives. In the House of Representatives, James K. Polk was a chief lieutenant of Andrew Jackson in his Bank war. Polk also served as Speaker between 1835 and 1839, leaving to become the Governor of

Millerd was not the only child he had 5 brothers and 3 sisters he was the 2nd oldest and he was not the first to past of his siblings his brother Almon Hopkins Fillmore died 1830. Also his sister Olive Armstrong Johnson died one year before him.

William McKinley took office as the 25th President of the United States on March 4, 1897 at age fifty four. McKinley served in office for 4 years 6 months. William McKinley was born in the Trumbull County January 29, 1843 in Niles, Ohio (Washington Times). William McKinley was assassinated September 14th, 1901 by Leon Czolgosz. Everyone thought for a while he was going to have a full recovery from being shot but he ended up with gangrene. Czolgosz last words consisted of, him saying he killed the president for the working class and he was not sorry for doing it. He had read that the King of Italy was killed for the same reason and wanted to do the same in America hoping to accomplish the same things there. His hatred towards McKinley for being an enemy of the American working class is ironic since McKinley supported a tariff on foreign goods in order to support industry at home of the working class. Czolgosz really didn’t do all his research on what the president was trying to accomplish before just killing him, he may have thought he knew it all but he really didn’t (Gould, Lewis L).

Richard Milhous Nixon was the 37th President of the United States of America. He was born in Yorba Linda, California. He was born to Francis Anthony Nixon and Hannah Milhous Nixon. He also was the second of five children, all boys. His brothers Harold and Arthur, died at an early age for him, when Harold died at 24. he was 20, and when Arthur died at 7 years old, Richard was only 12 years old. He was born on a ranch, living in a home his father had built. When the ranch didn’t prosper, the Nixon family moved to Whittier, California, to be closer to Hannah’s family. In 1930, he became enrolled in Whittier College, studying interests such as, drama, football, and student government. He then later graduated 7 years later, in June of 1937. In January of 1938, a mere year after he graduated, he enrolled himself in Whittier College once again, but this time, to pursue his new interest of law firm. Whilst continuing studying he met a Schoolteacher whose name was Thelma Catherine Ryan, who went by “Pat” for short. They married on June 21st, 1940. In January 19742, they moved to Washington D.C. After quitting his job, at the Office of Price Administration, he joined the Navy, where he served in Combat Air Transport Command. In 1946, at the end of the war, Republicans encouraged Nixon to run for congress, and in November of 1946, he won over the seat by more than 15,00 votes.

Not many Americans agreed with the Compromise. People who were strongly against still did not accept the Compromise. Both sides were effect and there were sections of the bill’s provision the neither side agreed with. The northern did not agree with the Fugitive Slave Law, and several states then passed laws prohibiting its enforcement. Southern were disappointed that California was a free state and for the District of Columbia it was illegal. The South did not believe that the government would enforce the Fugitive Slave Law. Fillmore struggled to keep these two extreme sides satisfied. He then gave into the Southern pressure and secession threats, he decided to enforce the Fugitive Slave Law. In 1851, a Maryland man combed Pennsylvania,

James Madison (Jr.) was born on March 16, 1751. Son of Eleanor Rose Conway and James Madison (Sr.). Madison graduated from Princeton University in 1771. There were 3 presidents before him which makes him the fourth president of the United States of America. Madison became president in 1808 and served two terms. He married a widow known as Dolley Payne. Dolley Madison had a child with her past husband, the child's name is Todd Payne.

William Tecumseh Sherman was a soldier in the American Civil war who was praised for his strategy and criticized for his use of total war strategy. Total war is where there is no restrictions on weapons, objects or strategy used are all able to do. William Sherman followed this path with U.S Grant, the head of the Union army who did things like this. William Sherman helped general Grant with the battles of Fort Henry and Donelson, Shiloh then he got hold of the Western Theater of war. He then proceeded to attack Vicksburg which was on the MIssissippi River and also aided on the Chattanooga campaign, which let him take Atlanta and eventually led the Lincoln's re-election. Sherman’s parade of destruction then went into Georgia and the Carolinas,