Presidential Succession Flashcards
1792
George Washington - Federalist or NONE
1789
George Washington - party affiliation NONE (or Federalist)
1796
John Adams - Federalist
1800
Thomas Jefferson - Dem-Rep
1804
Thomas Jefferson - Dem-Rep
1808
James Madison - Dem-Rep
1812
James Madison - Dem-Rep
1816
James Monroe - Dem-Rep
1820
James Monroe - Dem-Rep
1824
John Quincy Adams - Dem-Rep
1828
Andrew Jackson - Democratric
1832
Andrew Jackson - Democratic
1836
Martin Van Buren - democratic
1840
William Henry Harrison -Whig
1841
John Tyler - became president when President Harrison died of pneumonia. First vp to become president - Whig party
1844
James k. Polk - democratic
1848
Zachary Taylor-Whig
1850
Millard Fillmore - became president when Zachary Taylor died after eating cherries and drinking milk on 4th of July celebration-Whig party
1852
Franklin Pierce - democratic
1856
James Buchanan- democratic
1860
Abraham Lincoln- republican