1-20 Flashcards
Father of the Constitution
James Madison
Old Hickory
Andrew Jackson
First Vp to Become President Due to Death
John Tyler
Indian Removal act
Andrew Jackson
Opposed European Involvement
In the Latin American countries
James Monroe
and J.Q. Adams
Panic of 1837
Martian van buren
First VP
John Adams
corrupt bargain with Henry Clay
J.Q. Adams
Wrote the Declaration of Independence
Tomas Jefferson
shortest presidency
William Henry Harrison
commander of the Revolutionary War
George Washington
Era of Good Feelings
Monroe
The end of the War of 1812 led to the Era of Good Feelings, a period of relative stability, prosperity and peace.
XYZ Affair
John Adams
set precedent for the two-term limit
George Washington
Precedent?
Example for other people
Whig party member that got kicked out
John Tyler
War Hero During the war of 1812
Harrison and Jackson
Louisiana Purchase
To by land from France
Tomas Jefferson
believed in the public education Universal system of measurements better infrastructure
J.Q. Adams
infrastructure
structures such as roads, railways, bridges, airports, public transit systems, and communications
Secretary of State
Jefferson Madison Monroe J.Q Adams Van Buren
defeating Tecumseh
Harrison
Founding fathers
First 5
Founding Father is?
Some one that signed the Declaration of Independence or been at Constitutional Convention.
Unanimously elected president in 1789
Washington
First Vice-President of US
John Adams
First Secretary of State
Jefferson
Republican party leader,believed in strong state government
Jefferson
Embargo Act of 1807
suspended trade with Europe; led to War of 1812
Designed University of Virginia Campus
Jefferson
Believed in a balanced federal government
Madison
Believed in separation of church and state
Madison
President during the War of 1812
Mr. Madison’s War: British vs US
Britain attacked Washington D.C.
Monroe Doctrine
US would not allow European colonization in America
Monroe Doctrine who wrote it
John Q. Adams
Corrupt Bargain
House of Representatives chose Adams as 6th president because there was no majority vote.
New York politician
Van Buren
Financial panic of 1837
federal funds of Bank of United States was
transferred to state banks (People lost every thing) to pay lones back
defeated British and Indian
forces AND killing Tecumseh at the Battle of the Thames
Harrison
Why did Tyler drop out of the presidential race.
Left presidential race to insure Henry Clay would not win
Who made the democratic party
Jackson
Who was a Dark Horse Candidate
James K Polk
Who supported Manifest Destiny and Western Expansion
James K Polk
What dose Annexation mean?
The action of annexing something, especially territory.
54-40 or fight was what
slogan competing with England for Northern boundary
Who establish the Department of the interior and the border at the 49th parallel.
James K Polk
Who Completed coast to coast expansion
James K Polk
Who established Naval Academy and Smithsonian?
James K Polk
Who was named Old Rough and Ready
Zachary Taylor
Who was a slave owner and was anti slavery
Zachary Taylor
Who died in 16 months in office
Zachary Taylor
Who was vice president and became president?
Tyler
Fillmore
Johnson
what did Fillmore support and Opposed
Supported protective tariff to U.S trade
opposed slave trade between states
What compromise did Fillmore support
The Compromise of 1850
What was the Compromise of 1850
Slavery decide in territory by popular sovereignty
Who opened trade with Japan
Fillmore
What are all 20 Presidents? (in order)
Washington
Adams
Jefferson
Madison
Monroe
Quincy Adams
Jackson
Van Buren
Harrison
Tyler
Polk
Taylor
Fillmore
Pierce
Buchanan
Lincoln
Johnson
Grant
Hayes
Garfield
Who supported the Fugitive slave Act
Fillmore
What is the Fugitive slave Act
To return run away slaves to the south
What pet did Johnson have
and were did he find it
He took care of mice he found in his room
Was pierce pro or Anti slavery
Pro
Who sighed the Kansas-Nebraska act
Pierce
Pierce allowed what law and what did that repealed
Each citizen in each territory to decide if they would be free,
It Repealed the Missouri compromise of 1820, which prohibited slavery north of the 36 30
prohibited slavery north of the what parallel
36 30 parallel
Pierce supported Kansas and Nebraska act which caused what
Bloody Kansas
What was Bloody Kansas
A fight between pro slavery and free
James Buchanan was the only?
Only Bachelor to be elected President
Buchanan Believed what about slavery
Believed slavery was a matter for the states to decide
Clay Buchanan is?
Famous
Kansas became free or pro slavery
FREE
Buchanan supported what Constitution in Kansas that did what
Supported the Le Compton Constitution that made them enter as a slave state but blocked by the senate
What is the Dred Scott Decision
Federal Government could not Ban Slavery in the territories
Buchanan failed what
Failed to prevent the civil
war, Bad President
Lincoln was president during what
The civil war
Jan, 1, 1863 what happened
The Emancipation of proclamation
What is the Emancipation of proclamation?
Reshaped the civil war from being about keeping union together to ending slavery
Nov 19 1863 what happened
The Gettysburg Address
what is the Gettysburg Address
Most famous and Inportant speech given after the civil war
Andrew Johnson was
Lincolns vice president
Johnson Pardoned Confederate leaders and caused what
Allowed the leaders to be elected for office and the institution of the “Black Codes”
the civil rights act was passed to do what
to Protect the right of former slaves, Johnson vetoed bills but Congress overrode both bills
What was the 14th Amendment
All person’s born or naturalized in the US are American Citizens including African Americans
Johnson purchased what
Purchased Alaska in 1867
Who did the house impeach
The House voted to Impeach Johnson for violating Tenure of Office act, Senate acquitted Johnson by one vote
Army Generals
Grant
Served in the civil war
Hayes
Served in the Mexico and American war
Pierce
War Military war Hero
Taylor
Harrison
Washington
Officer in the continual Army
Monroe
Washington
Grant did what
Not Very Good
Was a good war general but not a good president because he did not appoint good people in to power which lead to scandals
Grant Established what
National Park service
What is the 15th Amendment
All African American men the right to Vote
Presidents that where antislavery
Hayes
Garfield
Fillmore
Hayes election was what
The Most controversial election against Democrat Samuel Tilden
Hayes lost what and won what in the election
Lost the popular vote but won the electoral college
Compromise of 1877 settled dispute giving what
Hayes the presidency and giving one Cabinet post was given to a Democrat
Hayes Presidency ended what
ENDED RECONSTRUCTION
James A. Garfield was what
Educator, Congressman, Military General and president
Why was Garfield elected president?
as a Compromise
Hi, Great Job
You are doing great
Garfield wanted what for all
A Universal Education system
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Garfield was shot by who and why did he die
shot by Charles A Guiteau Died because of Infection, unsanitary treatment
