Presidents 11-20 Flashcards
War with Mexico 1848 – Mexican American War, also known as Mr. Polk’s War
11 James K. Polk 1845-1849
Began war with Mexico over the Texas boundary
11 James K. Polk 1845-1849
Confirmed the fact that Gold was discovered in California
11 James K. Polk 1845-1849
Was President during the first half of the Gold Rush
11 James K. Polk 1845-1849
A General during War with Mexico
12 Zachary Taylor 1849-1850
Was President during the Gold Rush
12 Zachary Taylor 1849-1850
Supported the Compromise of 1850 which further complicated the Slave issue but allowed California to join the Union.
13 Millard Fillmore 1850-1853
Also supported the Fugitive Slave Act
13 Millard Fliimore 1850-1853
Was a member of the Know Nothing Movement (feared immigration)
13 Millard Fillmore 1850-1853
Was a General during the Mexican American War
14 Franklin Pierce 1853-1857
Supported the Kansas Nebraska Act, which replaced the Missouri Compromise
14 Franklin Pierce 1853-1857
Helped draft the Ostend Manifesto – reasons why the US should purchase Cuba from Spain
15 James Buchanan 1857-1861
He was considered a Northerner with Southern sympathies and that is the only way he won the Presidency but it made him ineffective and disliked by many.
15 James Buchanan 1857-1861
Was President during the Civil War
16 Abraham Lincoln 1861-1865
Issued the Emancipation Proclamation
16 Abraham Lincoln 1861-1865
Wrote the Gettysburg Address
16 Abraham Lincoln 1861-1865
First President to die by an assassin – John Wilkes Booth
16 Abraham Lincoln 1861-1865
President during Reconstruction
17 Andrew Johnson 1865-1869
Was impeached by the House of Representatives but acquitted by the US Senate
17 Andrew Johnson 1865-1869
Was the most identifiable Union general during the Civil War and accepted General Lee’s surrender at the Appomattox Courthouse
18 Ulysses S. Grant 1869-1877
His Presidency was filled with scandals
18 Ulysses S. Grant 1869-1877
He oversaw the end of Reconstruction
19 Rutherford B. Hayes 1877-1881
He ended the military occupation of the South
19 Rutherford B. Hayes 1877-1881
Instituted Civil Service Reform as an attempt to end the political favors from the Spoils System
19 Rutherford B. Hayes 1877-1881
