2. BACKGROUND Martin Van Burean was:
        Born on: December 5, 1782 in Kinderhook, New York
        Nickname: "The Little Magician," and "The Red Fox of                                 Kinderhook"
        School: Kinderhook Academy (graduated 1796)
        Religon: Dutch Reformed 
        Career: Lawyer
        Writings: Inquiry into the Origin and Course of Political         Parties in the United States (1867); The Autobiography of         Martin Van Buren (1920), ed. by John C. Fitzpatrick
        Died: July 24, 1862, Kinderhook, New York 
        Buried: Kinderhook Cemetery, Kinderhook, New York
        Height: 5 feet, 6 inches
Martin Van Buren was a humble man. President Andrew Jackson thought of him to be, "a true man with no guile."

3. FAMILY Parents: Abraham Van Buren & Maria Hoes Wife:
Hannah Hoes Van Buren (died 12 after marriage) (distant relative) 
Children: four sons
Abraham Van Buren
John Van Buren
Martin Van Buren
Smith Van Buren
Wife of Martin Van Buren, 
Hannah Hoes Van Buren 

4. POLITICAL RISE TO PRESIDENCY
        We know that Martin Van Buren was perusing a career as a lawyer, but as he was surrounded by Politicians and Federalists that his father served and supported, he then became more fond of the life of politics as we was more exposed to it.         Van Buren wasn't able to be sent to college, but he ended up obtaining a job as a clerk in a law office where he was able to study law independently. After all the studying and becoming a lawyer, he joined the Democratic-Republicans and this was the start of his political career. With this start, he became a minor county official.         Over time, Martin Van Buren was gradually showing the characteristics that would set him up for American politics which allowed people to admire him. Since Martin Van was a highly skilled politician this helped him become a given candidate as well.         Unfailingly polite and thoroughly shrewd, Van Buren proved an adept politician, negotiating the fractious political environment of New York state's Democratic-Republican party.   

5. PIRATES
Van Buren takes victory in the presidential election of 1836 as he promised to uphold the policies of Andrew Jackson. However, Martin entered to a rude welcoming as he was left to face and combat with "Panic of 1837" and one of the worst depressions to follow after. These troubles became his main concern, presenting his beliefs in the principles of a limited federal government, defense of states rights, and protection of the "people" from the "powerful.
Van Buren played key roles in the creation of both the Democratic Party and the so-called "second party system" in which Democrats competed with their opponents, the Whigs. In these ways, Van Buren left an impossibly removable mark on American politics.
POLITICAL
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> Before his presidency, he served as the eighth Vice President (1833–1837) and the 10th Secretary of State under Andrew Jackson.
 As a New York politician, he was set on building political organization of his fellow Democratic Republicans having that stressed unity, loyalty, and fealty to Jeffersonian poltical parties.
Van Buren moved from the New York State Senate, to the New York attorney general's office, and then to the U.S. Senate.
When Jackson became President, he named Van Buren secretary of state, in recognition of the New Yorker's political acumen and his service during the 1828 election.

6. PIRATES INTELLECTUAL RELIGION -
The Whigs portrayed and ridiculed Van Buren as fussy, aristocratic, and unmanly.
Martin Van Buren served only one term as President, and those four years were marked as much by failure and criticism as by success and popular acclaim.
Van Buren's troubled presidency, though, should not overshadow his significant contributions to American political development.
RELIGION -
Martin Van Buren was Dutch Reformed.
Dutch Reformed - founded by the Dutch settlers in New York in 1628 and renamed the Reformed Church in America in The Reformed Churches separated from the Roman Catholic church.
The churches seeked “to strike a balance between accepting people the way they are and encouraging them to live by Christian standards of fidelity, forgiveness, and growth.”
Third Building of the Dutch Reformed Church in Bergen constructed circa 1841.

7. PIRATES TECHNOLOGY ART/CULTURE 1837 1838 1839
Samuel Morse shows his telegraph to Congress
Thomas Davenport controls the first practical electrical motor
William Crompton copyrights the silk power loom
William Cooke and Charles Wheatstone copyrights their electromagnetic telegraph
Isambard Kingdom Brunel's steamship, SS Great Western, is now in use 
1838
David Bruce, Jr., invents the Pivotal Typecaster, which took over the hand typecasting in printing
1839 
Invention of the bicycle was created by  Kirkpatrick Macmillan
Invention of the fuel cell was created by William Grove
The first photograph was taken in America
ART/CULTURE
 1837- Marie Louise Élisabeth Vigée-Lebrun publishes the second volume of her memoirs
1839- Sir Edwin Landseer - Dignity and Impudence
1839- Carl Spitzweg - The Poor Poet
1840- Nelson's column is erected in Trafalgar Square, London.
1841- Nelson's column is erected in Trafalgar Square, London.

8. PIRATES ECONOMICS SOCIAL
Van Buren rejected his Whig opposition's suggestion that he support a National Bank, which the Whigs believed could oversee and stabilize the nation's economy.
The President blamed the depression on powerful monied interests at home and abroad, and proposed that the federal government deposit its funds in an independent treasury, rather than in state banks.
While Van Buren and Congress argued about the merits of the independent treasury, the nation's economic troubles continued.
SOCIAL
Unhappy with the politics and policies of President John Quincy Adams, Van Buren aligned himself instead with Andrew Jackson, the immensely popular war hero who wanted a return to the Jeffersonian policies of minimalist government.
Van Buren quickly became one of Jackson's trusted advisers and friends, even though the two men's political views were not always "on the same page."

9. KEY DOMESTIC POLICY ISSUES
Martin Van Buren did only a little bit to help the poor
A response to the depression Van Buren created the Independent Treasury System
Van Buren rejected his Whig oppposition's suggestion that he support a National Bank, blaming the depression on monied interests and proposed that the federal government deposit its funds in an independent treasury, rather than in state banks. This finally became authorized in the summer of 1840, but during the argument, the nation's economic troubles continued.
 Van Buren managed to hault talk of annexing Texas by announcing his argument to such a move.

10. FOREIGN POLICY
United States isolated itself from the revolutions that was going around Europe
In 1840 there was a rebellion abroad the Spanish ship that was coming from Africa to the United States. The blacks that were on board thought that they will become citizens but instead they are trailed by the Supreme Court under the permission of the Spanish Government.  Then the blacks were sent back to Africa without any harm. 
 His main foreign policy concerns were the growing tensions between the United States and Great Britain over the border between the United States and Canada. Van Buren ignored calls from some Americans to respond to Canadian and British provocations with force, working instead successfully through diplomatic channels to calm tensions in the region. Van Buren's measured approach to the northern border problems, however, only earned him the enmity of those who urged a more aggressive response.

11. In this piece of art, it shows many of the other events that happened during Van Buren's years as our eighth president.

12. “It is easier to do a job right than to explain why you didn't
“It is easier to do a job right than to explain why you didn't.”   - Martin Van Buren

13. POLITICAL CARTOON
The "Little Magician" in this cartoon is shown to always follow the popular shawdow of Andrew Jackson.

14. MAP OF NATION HISTORICAL SITE
MARTIN VAN BUREN'S NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE
You can find and even visit Martin Van Buren's National Historic site in Kinderhook, New York City.
To enter the national park, there is a mandatory entrance fee and there is opportunity for reservations as well.
Individuals - $5.00 for 7 days
Families - $ for 7 days
It is recommended to make a reserved day to visit the landmark.
Within this national landmark, there are many museum collections and many tours.

15. CHARTS
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16. Successes and Failures
Van Buren was one of the main keys to leading to the Democratic Party today which also gave him the title of "the Father of Democratic Party".
Although he his wife passed away and he did not get the chance to have her as his first lady while being president, he had to opportunity to hand over the stop to his daughter-in-law.
 Since more than 900 banks had been closing down,to fight this Van Buren made sure to ensure the safe deposit funds in the Independent Treasury .
FAILURES
The depression altered his presidential term for the worst.
After a very shaky first term, Van Buren wanted to run for presidency again for his second term, but was shut down twice because of the outcome of his first presidential term.

17. Sufficient "ONE WORD" SLIDE
    We believe that Martin Van Buren was a great President and man, performing at the best of his abilities with his presidential term. However, because of the time period of his presidency, the stress of the depression seemed to have lowered his self-esteem, resulting in the people's critiques, unsatisfied with him being the nation's leader. Being considered an "okay" president, Van Buren's sufficient work led to his loss in the next two candidacies as we expected and desired someone who would take better control and motive in helping our country.

18. OPINION
    We believe, as a group, that Martin Van Buren was a great president, but he did have his flaws in during his presidency. We understand how the country could not re-elect him as president because of his unsuccessful term in the office. We agree that he did try his best, given that he entered during a very difficult time with the depression and Panic ocurring, however, we also agree that he could have done better just as those who did elect him as president at the time believed so. Many had hope in him as he was a great political leader, which he could have contributed to his presidency, but they have over-estimated with their high expectations to solve the nation's problems. Although, we agree that Martin played a great role in the building of the Democtratic Party, which is now one of the important parties today in our great nation. We don't believe that he would survive today as president with our recession similar to the depression he faced during his time.. If everyone is looking down on our own President Obama today about the recession, imagine how Martin Van Buren's presidency would be judged, being deja vu for him.

19. CABINET MEMBERS
Vice President: Richard M. Johnson ( ) Secretary of State: John Forsyth ( ) Secretary of the Treasury : Levi Woodbury ( ) Secretary of War: Joel R. Poinsett ( ) Attorney General: Benjamin F. Butler ( )                            Felix Grundy ( )                            Henry D. Gilpin ( ) Postmaster General : Amos Kendall ( )                                 John M. Niles ( ) Secretary of the Navy: Mahlon Dickerson ( )                                    James K. Paulding ( )

20. POST-PRESIDENTIAL ACTIVITIES
Martin Van Buren wanted to run for another term in 1840, but was defeated by William Henry Harrison. Van Buren ended up trying again in 1844 and 1848 but lost both of those elections. So, he decided to retire from public life in New York, but he did serve as electors for Franklin Pierce and James Buchanan. He traveled a lot and even took a trip to Europe. He spent time with his surviving children and grandchildren and he found them to be a delight. Van Buren was still alive during the coming of the Civil War and he supported President Lincoln's decision to resist secession with force. After those times, he ended up dying of heart failure on July 2, 1862

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22. PICTURES
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23. TEAM MEMBERS
Deniza Sabio, Maryan Dimatulac, Brittney Sia, and MARTIN VAN BUREN!