The Presidents

Question 1

Became President of the United States 20 years after the signing of the declaration. He was a plantation owner and general and commander-in-chief of the colonial armies during the American Revolutionary War. VP: John Adams

Answer 1

George Washington

Question 2

A Founding Father of the United States who played a leading role in the American Revolution by opposing the 1765 Stamp Act, advocating complete separation from Great Britain. He was second President. VP: Thomas Jefferson

Answer 2

John Adams

Question 3

Third Pres of the United States. This Virginia native wrote the Declaration of Independence. VP: Aaron Burr and George Clinton

Answer 3

Thomas Jefferson

Question 4

Fourth President famous for his work on the United States Constitution and the Bill of Rights. He was also president during the War of 1812. VP: George Clinton

Answer 4

James Madison

Question 5

Fifth president of the United States. He is best known for establishing the foreign policy principle that opposed European colonianism. VP: Daniel Tompkins

Answer 5

James Monroe

Question 6

Sixth president called for federal expenditures on canals and roadways to link the United States. He also proposed government support for scientific research. VP: John Calhoun

Answer 6

John Quincy Adams

Question 7

The seventh president of the United States who was elected in 1828. He was a national war hero after defeating the British in the Battle of New Orleans during the War of 1812. VP: John Calhoun and Martin Van Buren

Answer 7

Andrew Jackson

Question 8

The eighth president was the first under the American flag and spent most of the time cleaning up from the Jackson Presidency. VP: Richard Johnson

Answer 8

Martin Van Buren

Question 9

The 9th preseidnt had the shorest office term and was the first president to die in office only one month in. VP: John Tyler

Answer 9

William Henry Harrison