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Presidents 1-7 Test Flashcards

Study for Presidents 1-7 test on 3/18/2014

1
Q

This President was the first Vice President.

  • George Washington
  • John Adams
  • Thomas Jefferson
  • James Madison
  • James Monroe
  • John Quincy Adams
  • Andrew Jackson
A

John Adams

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This President was the first to live in the White House and only lived there for the last 4 months of his Presidency. 
	 George Washington
	 John Adams
	 Thomas Jefferson
	 James Madison
	 James Monroe
	 John Quincy Adams
	 Andrew Jackson
A

John Adams

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List the US Presidents in order! 
         John Adams
         Thomas Jefferson
        James Monroe
  	Andrew Jackson
        George Washington	 	
        James Madison
 	John Quincy Adams
A 
George Washington
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
James Monroe
John Quincy Adams
Andrew Jackson
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4
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US President who lived in Mount Vernon, Virginia. 
	 George Washington
	 John Adams
	 Thomas Jefferson
	 James Madison
	 James Monroe
	 John Quincy Adams
	 Andrew Jackson
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George Washington

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This President was Secretary of State under Thomas Jefferson.
	 George Washington
	 John Adams
	 Thomas Jefferson
	 James Madison
	 James Monroe
	 John Quincy Adams
	 Andrew Jackson
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James Madison

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This founding father and President was also the father of another later President. 
	 George Washington
	 John Adams
	 Thomas Jefferson
	 James Madison
	 James Monroe
	 John Quincy Adams
	 Andrew Jackson
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John Adams

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This US President did not win the popular or elector vote, but was named President by the US Congress. 
	 George Washington
	 John Adams
	 Thomas Jefferson
	 James Madison
	 James Monroe
	 John Quincy Adams
	 Andrew Jackson
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John Quincy Adams

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US President who lived in Montecello. 
	 George Washington
	 John Adams
	 Thomas Jefferson
	 James Madison
	 James Monroe
	 John Quincy Adams
	 Andrew Jackson
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Thomas Jefferson

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This founding father and former US Secretary of the Treasury is on the $10 dollar bill and was shot and killed by Aarron Burr in a duel. 
	 George Washington
	 John Adams
	 Thomas Jefferson
	 James Madison
	 James Monroe
	 Alexander Hamilton
	 Ben Franklin
A

Alexander Hamilton

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10
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This US President had a strange swimming habit and a pet alligator! 
	 George Washington
	 John Adams
	 Thomas Jefferson
	 James Madison
	 James Monroe
	 John Quincy Adams
	 Andrew Jackson
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John Quincy Adams

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This President is on the $1 dollar bill and the Quarter since 1932. 
	 George Washington
	 John Adams
	 Thomas Jefferson
	 James Madison
	 James Monroe
	 John Quincy Adams
	 Andrew Jackson
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George Washington

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12
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This President was a founding father and is responsible for writing the Declaration of Independence. 
	 George Washington
	 John Adams
	 Thomas Jefferson
	 James Madison
	 James Monroe
	 John Quincy Adams
	 Andrew Jackson
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Thomas Jefferson

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13
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US President who before he was elected (unanimously) was a surveyor, farmer, politician, statesman and Commander in Chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution. 
	 George Washington
	 John Adams
	 Thomas Jefferson
	 James Madison
	 James Monroe
	 John Quincy Adams
	 Andrew Jackson
A

George Washington

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14
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Match the first ladies to the correct number President.

Martha Wayles Skelton Jefferson a. 3
Elizabeth Kortright Monroe b. 6
Martha Washington c. 7
Abigail Adams d. 4
Rachel Jackson e. 1
Louisa Catherine Adams f. 2
Dolley Madison g. 5

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Martha Wayles Skelton Jefferson a. 3
Elizabeth Kortright Monroe g. 5
Martha Washington e. 1
Abigail Adams f. 2
Rachel Jackson c. 7
Louisa Catherine Adams b. 6
Dolley Madison d. 4

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This Us President is responsible for the Louisiana Purchase.

  • George Washington
  • John Adams
  • Thomas Jefferson
  • James Madison
  • James Monroe
  • John Quincy Adams
  • Andrew Jackson
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Thomas Jefferson

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16
Q 
US President who actually wrote the Monroe Doctrine.
	 George Washington
	 John Adams
	 Thomas Jefferson
	 James Madison
	 James Monroe
	 John Quincy Adams
	 Andrew Jackson
A

John Quincy Adams

17
Q 
This President was in office during the Barbary Wars in which the President refused to pay the high tributes demanded by the Barbary states as they were seizing American merchant ships and enslaving the crews for high ransoms. 
	 George Washington
	 John Adams
	 Thomas Jefferson
	 James Madison
	 James Monroe
	 John Quincy Adams
	 Andrew Jackson
A

Thomas Jefferson

18
Q 
This President was Secretary of State under George Washington. 
	 George Washington
	 John Adams
	 Thomas Jefferson
	 James Madison
	 James Monroe
	 John Quincy Adams
	 Andrew Jackson
A

Thomas Jefferson

19
Q

This President fought in the French and Indian Wars.

  • George Washington
  • John Adams
  • Thomas Jefferson
  • James Madison
  • James Monroe
  • John Quincy Adams
  • Andrew Jackson
A

George Washington

20
Q 
This President dies in Montpelier, Virginia. 
	 George Washington
	 John Adams
	 Thomas Jefferson
	 James Madison
	 James Monroe
	 John Quincy Adams
	 Andrew Jackson
A

James Madison

21
Q

Which 2 Presidents died on the same day, July 4th, 1826.

  • George Washington
  • John Adams
  • Thomas Jefferson
  • James Madison
  • James Monroe
  • John Quincy Adams
  • Andrew Jackson
A

John Adams and Thomas Jeffereson

22
Q

Match the Vice President with the correct President.

  1. Elbridge Gerry 1813-1814 a. Andrew Jackson
  2. Aaron Burr 1801-1805 b.Thomas Jefferson
  3. John C. Calhoun 1825-1829 c. John Adams
  4. George Clinton 1809-1812 d. George Washington
  5. Daniel D. Tompkins 1817-1825 e.James Monroe
  6. Thomas Jefferson 1797-1801 f. John Quincy Adams
  7. George Clinton 1805-1809 g.James Madison
  8. John C. Calhoun 1829-1832
  9. Martin Van Buren 1833-1837
  10. John Adams 1789-1797
A
  1. g
  2. b
  3. f
  4. g
  5. e
  6. c
  7. b
  8. a
  9. a
  10. d
23
Q 
Which President started the War of 1812 (The 2nd war for independence)? 
	 George Washington
	 John Adams
	 Thomas Jefferson
	 James Madison
	 James Monroe
	 John Quincy Adams
	 Andrew Jackson
A

James Madison

24
Q 
This President was responsible for the Indian Recovery Act, which led to the Trail of Tears. 
	 George Washington
	 John Adams
	 Thomas Jefferson
	 James Madison
	 James Monroe
	 John Quincy Adams
	 Andrew Jackson
A

Andrew Jackson

25
Q

This President is remembered for the Monroe Doctrine.

  • George Washington
  • John Adams
  • Thomas Jefferson
  • James Madison
  • James Monroe
  • John Quincy Adams
  • Andrew Jackson
A

James Monroe

26
Q 
This President acquired Florida from Spain under the Adam-Onis treaty of 1819. 
	 George Washington
	 John Adams
	 Thomas Jefferson
	 James Madison
	 James Monroe
	 John Quincy Adams
	 Andrew Jackson
A

James Monroe

27
Q 
his President encouraged Americans to settle in the Spanish/Mexican land of Texas, which eventually led to its independence. 
	 George Washington
	 John Adams
	 Thomas Jefferson
	 James Madison
	 James Monroe
	 John Quincy Adams
	 Andrew Jackson
A

Andrew Jackson

28
Q 
he first President to have his picture taken.
	 George Washington
	 John Adams
	 Thomas Jefferson
	 James Madison
	 James Monroe
	 John Quincy Adams
	 Andrew Jackson
A

John Quincy Adams

29
Q

This President is called the “Father of the Constitution”

  • George Washington
  • John Adams
  • Thomas Jefferson
  • James Madison
  • James Monroe
  • John Quincy Adams
  • Andrew Jackson
A

James Madison

30
Q

President during the Barbary Way of 1815.

  • George Washington
  • John Adams
  • Thomas Jefferson
  • James Madison
  • James Monroe
  • John Quincy Adams
  • Andrew Jackson
A

James Madison

31
Q 
This President is the ONLY President to have a foreign born first lady. 
	 George Washington
	 John Adams
	 Thomas Jefferson
	 James Madison
	 James Monroe
	 John Quincy Adams
	 Andrew Jackson
A

John Quincy Adams

32
Q 
This President helped negotiate the Treaty of Trent in 1815. 
	 George Washington
	 John Adams
	 Thomas Jefferson
	 James Madison
	 James Monroe
	 John Quincy Adams
	 Andrew Jackson
A

John Quincy Adams

33
Q 
This President dissolved the 2nd National Bank and declared "I have always been afraid of banks." 
	 George Washington
	 John Adams
	 Thomas Jefferson
	 James Madison
	 James Monroe
	 John Quincy Adams
	 Andrew Jackson
A

Andrew Jackson

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