James Polk (1795-1849) was the 11th president of the United States. He vowed to only serve one term – a promise he kept – but he managed to accomplish much in his time in the White House. James Knox Polk… Read More
John Tyler (1790-1862) became the tenth president of the United States while serving as vice president to William Henry Harrison, who died in office. Tyler was born on March 29, 1790, at Greenway, his family’s plantation in Charles County, Virginia…. Read More
William Henry Harrison (1773–1841) was the ninth president of the United States. He took the office on March 4, 1841, but died of pneumonia on April 4, 1841. Even though he didn’t stay the nation’s leader for long, he lived… Read More
Martin Van Buren (1782-1862) was the eighth president and the first to take office who was born an American citizen. He was born to Dutch parents on December 5, 1782 – just six years after the colonists declared independence from… Read More
Andrew Jackson (1767-1845) was the seventh president of the United States. He was born on March 15, 1767, in the Waxhaws region on the border of North and South Carolina. No one knows the exact location of his birth, so… Read More
John Quincy Adams (1767–1848) was the sixth president of the United States. He was born on July 11, 1767, in Quincy, Massachusetts – which was called Braintree at the time, not to be confused with the modern small town of… Read More
James Monroe (1758-1831) was the fifth president of the United States. His presidency saw a lot of changes and the ever-growing contention between the northern and southern states over slavery. Monroe was born on April 28, 1758, in Westmoreland County,… Read More
