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|1824
|1824
|1825
|1825
|John Quincy Adams
|'''John Quincy Adams'''
* disputed election
 
* politicization & political
|Election of 1824:
|Election of 1824:


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|1828
|1828
|1829
|1829
|Jackson
|'''Andrew Jackson'''
|*1st president not born in Virginia or named Adams
|*1st president not born in Virginia or named Adams


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|1832
|1832
|1833
|1833
|Jackson
|'''Andrew Jackson'''
|Indian affairs:
|Indian affairs:


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|1836
|1836
|1837
|1837
|Van Buren
|'''Martin Van Buren'''
|Van Buren continued Jackson economic policies, anti-national bank
|Van Buren continued Jackson economic policies, anti-national bank


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|1840
|1840
|1841-1841
|1841-1841
|William Henry Harrison
|'''William Henry Harrison'''
|elected 1840 as a Whig
|elected 1840 as a Whig


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|1841
|1841
|John Tyler assumes office
|'''John Tyler''' assumes office
|John Tyler = former Democrat, assumed office as Whig (VP to Harrison)
|John Tyler = former Democrat, assumed office as Whig (VP to Harrison)


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|1844
|1844
|1845
|1845
|James K. Polk
|'''James K. Polk'''
|* defeated Henry Clay in presidential election  
|* defeated Henry Clay in presidential election  


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|1848
|1848
|1847-1850
|1847-1850
|Zachary Taylor
|'''Zachary Taylor'''
|from Virginia, not a politician, recruited by the Whigs to run for president given his fame as military hero from Mexican-American War
|from Virginia, not a politician, recruited by the Whigs to run for president given his fame as military hero from Mexican-American War