“Jack” is a nickname for John—a case of Synonymous In.
Now let the pupil repeat from memory the series from George Washington to Andrew Jackson at least five times, each time recalling and realizing how each pair of names was linked together. After this let the list be recalled several times forward and backward, and more rapidly each time, without recalling the analysis.
Remarks.
1. This group may well be termed the “Long-Term Group,” since all of the seven Presidents except John Adams and his son, John Q. Adams, served two terms.
2. Three of the members of this group died after the close of their terms of office, on the natal day of the Republic, viz., John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, on the 4th of July, 1826, and James Monroe on the 4th of July, 1831.
3. This group also might be called the “J” group, since the initial letter of the Christian name or surname of every member of it begins with “J” or its phonetic equivalent, soft G, as George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe, John Q. Adams, and Andrew Jackson.
SECOND GROUP.
Period of Territorial Expansion and the Growth of Internal Dissension.
ANDREW Jackson. Martin VAN BUren. } In.
Two examples of In.: “An” and “Van”, and “rew” and “Bu.”
Martin Van BuREN. William HENry Harrison. } In.