Test VI: Presidents Test Flashcards

1
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first presidents of the United States

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George Washington, 1789-1797

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2
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signed the Declaration of Independence

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John Adams, 1797-1801

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3
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president who purchased Louisiana

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Thomas Jefferson, 1801-1809

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4
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president during War of 1812

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James Madison, 1809-1817

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5
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author of the Monroe Doctrine

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James Monroe, 1817-1825

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6
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president during completion of the Erie Canal

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John Quincy Adams, 1825-1829

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7
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resided during Nullification Act and the Alamo

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Andrew Jackson, 1829-1837

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8
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president during Panic of 1837

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Martin Van Buren, 1837-1841

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9
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general known as “Old Tippecanoe”

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William H. Harrison, 1841

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10
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president when Texas was added to the Union

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John Tyler, 1841-1845

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11
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president during the Mexican War

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James Knox Polk, 1845-1849

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12
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general who captured Mexico City

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Zachary Taylor, 1849-1850

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13
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president during Compromise of 1850

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Millard Fillmore, 1850-1853

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14
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completed Gadsden Purchase

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Franklin Pierce, 1853-1857

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15
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president during Dred Scott court case

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James Buchanan, 1857-1861

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16
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president during the Civil War

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Abraham Lincoln, 1861-1865

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17
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first president to be impeached

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Andrew Jackson, 1865-1869

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18
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general-in-chief during the Civil War

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Ulysses S. Grant, 1869-1877

19
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pulled Union troops out of South

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Rutherford B. Hayes, 1877-1881

20
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shot by disgruntled office seekers

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James. A Garfield, 1881

21
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President when “Spoils System” ended

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Chester A. Arthur, 1881-1885

22
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resided during dedication of the Statue of Liberty

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Grover Cleveland, 1885-1889

23
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grandson of “Old Tippecanoe”

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Benjamin Harrison, 1889-1893

24
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only president to serve two non-consecutive terms

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Grover Cleveland, 1893-1897

25
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president during the Spanish-American War

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William McKinley, 1897-1901

26
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his policies were known as “the Square Deal”

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Theodore Roosevelt, 1901-1909

27
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supported the start of income tax

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William H. Taft, 1909-1913

28
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president during WWI

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Woodrow Wilson, 1913-1921

29
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considered one of the weakest presidents of the U.S.

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Warren G. Harding, 1921-1923

30
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quiet man; referred to as “Silent Cal”

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Calvin Coolidge, 1923-1929

31
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president during Stock Market Crash

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Herbert Hoover, 1929-1933

32
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proposed the “New Deal” and resided during WWII

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Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1933-1945

33
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president during the beginning of the Cold War

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Harry S. Truman

34
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general who orchestrated D-Day during WWII

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Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953-1961

35
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president during building of the Berlin Wall

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John F. Kennedy, 1961-1963

36
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president during Vietnam War

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Lyndon B. Johnson, 1963-1969

37
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involved in the Watergate Scandal

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Richard M. Nixon, 1969-1974

38
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only man to become president without being elected

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Gerald R. Ford, 1974-1977

39
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president who negotiated peace between Israel and Egypt

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James “Jimmy” Carter, 1977-1981

40
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received the most electoral votes of any president

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Ronald Reagan, 1981-1989

41
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president during fall of the Berlin Wall

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George H. W. Bush, 1989-1993

42
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second president to be impeached

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Bill Clinton, 1993-2001

43
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president during the attacks on the Twin Towers

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George W. Bush, 2001-2009

44
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first African-American president

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Barack Obama, 2009-2017