US Presidents 1

Question 0

John Adams

Answer 0

Federalist – 1797-1801
Represented Enlightenment values
Co-author of the Declaration of Independence
Was President during the XYZ Affair
Signed the Alien and Sedition Acts
Issued the famous Midnight Appointments
Fun Fact: First President to live in the White House

Question 1

George Washington

Answer 1

no political party – 1789-1797
Built Fort Necessity
Served in both the French and Indian War and the American Revolution as a General
Served as President under the Articles of Confederation
Only President to be unanimously elected
Single handedly stopped a rebellion against the new government – Newburgh Conspiracy
Refused to run for a 3rd term as President

Question 2

Thomas Jefferson

Answer 2

Democratic Republican – 1801-1809
The main author of the Declaration of Independence
Co-authored the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions (nullified the Alien and Sedition Acts)
Purchased the Louisiana Territory 1803
Sponsored the Lewis and Clark expedition
12th Amendment was passed during his Presidency
Was President when the Marbury v. Madison case was settled - 1803

Question 3

James Madison

Answer 3

Democratic Republican – 1809-1817
Father of the Constitution
Author of the Bill of Rights
Co-authored the Federalists Papers with Alexander Hamilton and John Jay
Co-authored the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions
Was President during the War of 1812

Question 4

James Monroe

Answer 4

Democratic Republican - 1817-1825
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.
He was President during the Era of Good Feelings
Was President when the Missouri Compromise was passed, limited the spread of slavery.
The first major financial crisis , the Panic of 1819, happened during his Presidency
Was President during McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) – upheld the right of Congress to make the Bank of the United States.
Was President during Gibbons v. Ogden (1824) – confirmed Congress’s right to regulate commerce.

Question 5

John Q. Adams

Answer 5

Democratic Republican – 1825-1829
Reduced the national debt from $16 million to $5 million
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 6

Andrew Jackson

Answer 6

Democratic – 1829-1837
Was born in a log cabin in (South Carolina)
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
He created the Kitchen Cabinet – a group of informal advisors

Question 7

Martin Van Buren

Answer 7

Democratic – 1837-1841
President during the infamous “Trail of Tears” disaster
President during the Amistad takeover – return of kidnapped slaves
President during the Mormon War
Nicknamed “Martin Van Ruin”

Question 8

William Henry Harrison

Answer 8

Whig - 1841
Studied to be a medical doctor
Was Governor of the Indiana Territory, and a US Representative and later the Senate for Ohio.
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 9

John Tyler

Answer 9

Whig – 1841-1845
Served as a State Legislature, Governor, US Representative and Senator for Virginia.
Was nicknamed “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.
Fun Fact: After his Presidency, he sided with the Confederate gov’t and even won election to the Confederate House of Representatives