US Presidents #1

Question 0

John Adams

Answer 0

2

• co author of declaration of independance
• signed alien and sedation acts
• issued famous midnight appointments

Question 1

Martin Van Buren

Answer 1

8

• president during trail of tears
• president during Mormon war
• “Martin van ruin”

Question 2

Thomas Jefferson

Answer 2

3

• main author of Declaration of Independence
• Co-authored the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions (nullified the Alien and Sedition Acts)
• purchased Louisiana territory 1803

Question 3

John Tyler

Answer 3

10

• “His Accidency” since he became President as the result of Harrison’s death
• The House of Representatives initiated the first ever impeachment proceedings against him

Question 4

James Madison

Answer 4

4

• father of consitution
• author of bill of rights
• president during war of 1812

Question 5

William Henry Harrison

Answer 5

9

• Earned himself a reputation as an Indian fighter by winning the Battle of Tippacanoe and gained the nickname “Tippacanoe”.
• Delivered the longest inaugural address in history
• First President to die while in office – 32 days, died of pnueumonia.

Question 6

James Monroe

Answer 6

5

• Monroe Doctrine, 1823, a statement issued to the world that any attempt to settle in or around the US would be seen as an act of war. Was an open statement that American was not open for colonization anymore.
• Was President when the Missouri Compromise was passed, limited the spread of slavery.

Question 7

John Q. Adams

Answer 7

6

• Issued “high tariffs” to pay for internal improvements (roads, national currency, etc…)
• Negotiated the Treaty of Ghent (1814) – officially ended the War of 1812

Question 8

Andrew Jackson

Answer 8

7

• nicknamed “old hickory”
• Created the Spoils System – giving gov’t positions to friends and family
• He instituted the Indian Removal Policy (1830)
• He opposed the National Bank
• created the Kitchen Cabinet – a group of informal advisors

Question 9

George Washington

Answer 9

1. • Served in both the French and Indian War and the American Revolution as a General
   • Only President to be unanimously elected
   • Single handedly stopped a rebellion against the new government – Newburgh Conspiracy