The Presidents Flashcards

1
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1st president, never lived in white house, unanimously voted for

A

George washington

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2
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2nd president, 1st president to live in the whitehous, XYZ affair, alien sedition acts

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John adams

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3
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3rd president, known as 1,2,3 man (1st sec of state, 2nd vice president, 3rd president), signs embargo act

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Thomas jefferson

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4
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Father of the constitution, 4th president

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James madison

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5
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5th president during the era of good feelings, adams onis treaty : us gets florida for 5$ million

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James momroe

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6
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6th president, later became a House of Representatives member and served for 17 years

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John quincy adams

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7
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7th president “president of the people” started the spoils system: to the victor goes the spoils

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Andrew jackson

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8
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8th president, known as a jacksonian, ruins his presidency

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Martin van buren

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9
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9th president for 31 days, 1st president to die in office and dies from pnumonia, gave a 1 1/2 hr speech at his inauguration

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William henry harrison

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10
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10th president, 1st vice president to step in and become president, signs agreement for annexation of texas

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John tyler

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11
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11th president,

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James polk?

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12
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12th president, eats cherries and milk and dies from cholera morbus

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Zachary taylor

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13
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13th presodent, most forgettable, believed in slavery

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Millard fillmore

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14
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14th president, his son dies on a train, he becomes unstable and it affects his presidency, signs the kansas nebraska act

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Franklin pierce

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15
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15th president, 7 states leave the country during his term

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James buchanan

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16
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16th president, “a house divided among itself cannot stand” save the union!!

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Abraham lincoln

17
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17th. President, only former president to serve as a senator, 1st president to become impeached bc he removed someone from office without consent of the senate

A

Andrew johnson

18
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18th president, commander general for the union, ruined his presidency by appointing corrupt cabinet members

A

Ulysses s grant

19
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19th president, compromise of 1877

A

Rutherford b hayes

20
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21st president, had to break the spoils system

A

Chester A arthur

21
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20th president, assassinated on july 2 after 10 weeks in office by charles j guiteau who felt cheated out of a political job

A

James garfield

22
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22nd and 24th president, only president married in the white house, 2 nonconsecutive terms

A

Grover cleveland

23
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23rd president, started the dependent and disability pension

A

Benjamin harrison

24
Q

25th president during the spanish american war

A

William mckinley

25
Q

26th president

A

Theodore roosevelt

26
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27th president, later becomes supreme court of justice

A

William h taft

27
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28th president with a phd, serves term during ww1

A

Woodrow wilson

28
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29th president, died of a heart attack while visiting san fransisco,

A

Warren G Harding

29
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30th president, supported civil rights, signed the indian citizenship act

A

Calvin coolidge

30
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31st president known as “great humanitarian” ,blamed for great depression

A

Herbert hoover

31
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32nd president, elected 4 times, has polio

A

Franklin delano roosevelt