<Li> Thomas Jefferson of Virginia (term 1801--1809) </Li> <Li> James Madison of Virginia (term 1809--1817) </Li> <Li> James Monroe of Virginia (term 1817--1825) </Li> <Li> Andrew Jackson, born in either North Carolina or South Carolina, identified with Tennessee (term 1829--1837) </Li>

Who dominated southern politics in the antebellum era