Presidential+History

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 * Websites with information about the presidents:**


 * General information about the person and the presidency**
 * [|The Presidents] The White House
 * [|American Presidents] C-SPAN
 * Primary Source Documents**
 * [|Document Library, The Executive Branch] TeachingAmericanHistory.org, Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs, Ashland University
 * [|The American Presidency Project] University of California, Santa Barbara
 * Links to other sources**
 * [|American President, An Online Reference Source] Miller Center for Public Affairs, UVA
 * [|Presidents of the United States Resource Guides] Library of Congress
 * **President** || **Researcher** || **Topic** || **Year** || **Link 1** || **Link 2** ||
 * George Washington || Katie || Consulting Congress on foreign policy ||  || [|The White House] || [|HistoryCentral.com] ||
 * || Bailey || Pinckney's Treaty with Spain || 1796 || [|The Miller Center (UVA)] || [|Archiving Early America] ||
 * John Adams || Evan M. || Diplomatic relations with France: the XYZ Affair || 1798 || [|The White House] || [|American Presidents Blog] ||
 * || David || Alien and Sedition Acts || 1798 || [|Library of Congress] || [|PBS] ||
 * Thomas Jefferson || Darby || Lewis and Clark expedition ||  || [|National Archives] || [|World Book] ||
 * || Lillian || Lewis and Clark expedition || 1800-03 || [|National Archives] || [|Library of Congress] ||
 * James Madison || Alianto || Prohibition of trade with Great Britain || 1809 & 1811 || [|State Department] || [|The American Presidency Project] ||
 * || Evan C. || Asks Congress to declare war on Great Britain || 1812 || [|The White House] || [|The Miller Center (UVA)] ||
 * James Monroe || Kendra || Adams-Onis Treaty establishing American and Spanish territorial borders || 1819 || [|The State Department] || [|PBS] ||
 * || Drew || The First Seminole War || 1817-18 || [|About.com] || [|United States History] ||
 * John Q. Adams || Spencer || Improvements to highways and canals ||  || [|The White House] || [|HistoryCentral.com] ||
 * || Hannah || Fight against Congress's "Gag Rule" || 1836 || [|National Archives] || [|The White House] ||
 * Andrew Jackson || Lili || Indian Removal || YEAR? || [|PBS] || NEED A 2ND SOURCE ||
 * || Savannah || Indian Removal Act || 1829-30 || [|PBS] || [|Mount Holyoke College] ||
 * James K. Polk || Ms. Steele || Negotiates the Oregon Treaty (over the boundary, with Great Britain) || 1846 || [|PBS] || [|Center for Columbia River History] ||
 * Abraham Lincoln || Elle || Signs the Homestead Act into law || 1862 || [|National Archives] || [|Library of Congress] ||
 * || Alec || Emancipation Proclamation (Slavery) || 1862-3 || [|SocialistWorker.org] || [|Illinois History] ||
 * Andrew Johnson || Ketti || Veto of Civil Rights legislation || 1866 || [|TeachingAmericanHistory.org] || [|The White House] ||
 * || Matt || Veto of Civil Rights legislation || 1866 || [|Spartacus] || [|Prentice Hall] ||
 * Theodore Roosevelt || Billy || "Carry a big stick" foreign policy || 1901-08 || [|The White House] || [|Faith and Freedom Foundation] ||
 * || Charlie || "Carry a big stick" foreign policy || 1901-08 || [|Britannica] || [|The White House] ||
 * Woodrow Wilson || Zoe || Declaration of war on Germany || 1947 || [|The White House] || [|Nobelprize.com] ||
 * || Kate || Vetoes ||  || [|Woodrow Wilson House] || [|Ashland University] ||
 * Franklin Delano Roosevelt || Abby || ABBY WHAT IS YOUR EVENT AND THE YEAR/S? ||  || [|The White House] || NOT ABOUT A SPECIFIC EVENT ||
 * || Caroline || Leads U.S. support of Britain during World War II. || 1940s || [|Miller Center (UVA)] || [|The White House] ||
 * John F. Kennedy || Dylan || Cuban Missile Crisis || 1962 || [|The History Place] || [|JFK Library] ||
 * || Caitlin || Cuban Missile Crisis || 1962 || [|Naval History & Heritage Command] || The National Security Archive (GWU) ||
 * Richard Nixon || Natalie || Veto of the Clean Water Act || 1972 || [|National Resources Defense Council] || [|PBS] ||
 * || Ryan || Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty || 1968-70 || [|United Nations] || [|Federation of American Scientists] ||
 * Ronald Reagan || Chet || CHET--THESE ARE ABOUT TWO DIFFERENT TOPICS ||  || [|The Heritage Foundation] || [|Deseret News] ||
 * || Jordan || Efforts to end the Cold War with the Soviet Union || 1985-87 || [|About.com] || [|CBS] ||
 * Bill Clinton || Brandon || Balanced Budget and Budget Surplus || 2000 || [|The White House] || The Clinton Administration via the [|National Archives] ||
 * || Samantha || Pardon of Puerto Rican nationalists || 1999 || [|Latin American Studies] || [|CNN] ||
 * George W. Bush || Ben || Response to September 11th || 2001-09 || The Bush Administration via [|The White House] || [|The White House] ||
 * || Mikayla || Lands on a Navy aircraft carrier returning from the war in Iraq. || 2003 || [|Fox News] || [|CNN] ||