Presidents Quiz

Question 1

George Washington

Answer 1

1789-1797
No political party
Known for:
- Being the first president
- The Whiskey Rebellion:
- Proclamation of Neutrality
- Citizen Genet
- Pinckney Treaty
- Jay Treaty
- Public lands act
- treaty of Greenville
- Farewell Address

Question 2

John Adams

Answer 2

1797-1801
Federalist
Known for:
- XYZ affair
- Alien and Sedition Acts
- Judicial act of 1801 and Midnight Judges
- Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions

Question 3

Thomas Jefferson

Answer 3

1801-1809
Democratic Republican
- Revolution of 1800
- Barbary pirates
- Marbury v. Madison
- Louisiana Purchase
- the Embargo
- Chesapeake-Leopard Affair
- Lewis and Clark
- Cumberland Road
- reduced army/navy, established West Point

Question 4

James Madison

Answer 4

1809-1817
Democratic Republican
- Fletcher v. Peck
- Macon’s Bill no. 2
- War of 1812
- Treaty of Ghent
- Non-intercource act
- Hartford Convention

Question 5

James Monroe

Answer 5

1817-1825
Democratic-Republican
“Era of Good Feelings”
- Panic of 1819
- Adams-Onis Treaty
- McCulloch v. Maryland
- Rush-Bagot Treaty
- Early industrialization
- Seminole War and purchase of Florida
- Missouri Compromise
- Monroe Doctrine
- Growth of Nationalism

Question 6

John Quincy Adams

Answer 6

1825-1829
Democratic Republican party
Corrupt Bargain
Tariff of Abominations

Question 7

Andrew Jackson

Answer 7

1829-1837
Democratic party
“Old Hickory”
“Era of the Common Man”
Battle of New Orleans
Florida war/Taking Pensacola
Growth of democracy - Universal male suffrage, nominating conventions, spoils system
Revolution of 1828
Kitchen Cabinet advisors
Peggy Eaton affair
Indian Removal Act
Cherokee Nation v. Georgia
Worcester v. Georgia
Trail of Tears
Nullification Crisis
Webster-Hayne debate
Bank veto/Bank war
Pet Banks
Specie Circular
Panic of 1837

Question 8

Martin Van Buren

Answer 8

1837-1841
Democrat
Panic of 1837
Aroostook War
Put off annexing Texas

Question 9

William Henry Harrison

Answer 9

1841-1841
Whig
Oldest president to be elected at the time (at 67)
Battle of Tippecanoe
Battle of Thames
Gave a 2 hour inaugural address
First president to die in office
Died after only one month

Question 10

James Tyler

Answer 10

1841-1845
Whig
Commonwealth v. Hunt
Worked to annex Texas, but his treaty was rejected by Senate
Webster-Ashburton Treaty