U.S. Presidents

Question 1

1789-1797
No Party
Established many protocols for the new government; presided over the drafting of the Bill of Rights; set the precedent for a peaceful transfer of power.

Answer 1

George Washington
1st President

Question 2

1797-1801
Federalist Party
Avoided war with France in the Quasi-War; signed the Alien and Sedition Acts.
Died on July 4th, 1826

Answer 2

John Adams
2nd President

Question 3

1801-1809
Democratic-Republican Party
Louisiana Purchase; Lewis and Clark Expedition; Embargo Act of 1807.
Died on July 4th, 1826

Answer 3

Thomas Jefferson
3rd President

Question 4

1809-1817
Democratic-Republican Party
War of 1812; Treaty of Ghent.

Answer 4

James Madison
4th President

Question 5

1817-1825
Democratic-Republican Party
Monroe Doctrine; Missouri Compromise.
Died on July 4th, 1831

Answer 5

James Monroe
5th President

Question 6

1825-1829
Democratic-Republican Party
Advocated for internal improvements; supported the American System.

Answer 6

John Quincy Adams
6th President

Question 7

1829-1837
Democratic Party
Indian Removal Act; Nullification Crisis; Bank War.

Answer 7

Andrew Jackson
7th President

Question 8

1837-1841
Democratic Party
Panic of 1837; continued Jackson’s policies.

Answer 8

Martin Van Buren
8th President

Question 9

1841
Whig Party
Died one month into office, shortest presidency.

Answer 9

William Henry Harrison
9th President

Question 10

1841-1845
Whig Party (later unaffiliated)
Annexation of Texas; opposed much of the Whig agenda.

Answer 10

John Tyler
10th President

Question 11

1845-1849
Democratic Party
Mexican-American War; Oregon Territory acquisition; lowered tariffs.

Answer 11

James K. Polk
11th President

Question 12

1849-1850
Whig Party
Opposed the spread of slavery into the new territories.

Answer 12

Zachary Taylor
12th President

Question 13

1850-1853
Whig Party
Compromise of 1850; supported the Fugitive Slave Act.

Answer 13

Millard Fillmore
13th President

Question 14

1853-1857
Democratic Party
Kansas-Nebraska Act; Gadsden Purchase.

Answer 14

Franklin Pierce
14th President

Question 15

1857-1861
Democratic Party
Dred Scott decision; secession of Southern states.

Answer 15

James Buchanan
15th President

Question 16

1861-1865
Republican Party
Civil War; Emancipation Proclamation; Gettysburg Address; assassinated

Answer 16

Abraham Lincoln
16th President

Question 17

1865-1869
National Union Party (Democratic)
Reconstruction; first president to be impeached.

Answer 17

Andrew Johnson
17th President

Question 18

1869-1877
Republican Party
Reconstruction; fought against the Ku Klux Klan; multiple corruption scandals.

Answer 18

Ulysses S. Grant
18th President

Question 19

1877-1881
Republican Party
Ended Reconstruction; civil service reform

Answer 19

Rutherford B. Hayes
19th President

Question 20

1881
Republican Party
Began civil service reform; assassinated.

Answer 20

James A. Garfield
20th President

Question 21

1881-1885
Republican Party
Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act.

Answer 21

Chester A. Arthur
21st President

Question 22

1885-1889, 1893-1897
Democratic Party
Interstate Commerce Act; opposed high tariffs and imperialism.

Answer 22

Grover Cleveland
22nd & 24th President

Question 23

1889-1893
Republican Party
Sherman Antitrust Act; McKinley Tariff.

Answer 23

Benjamin Harrison
23rd President

Question 24

1897-1901
Republican Party
Spanish-American War; annexation of Hawaii; assassinated.

Answer 24

William McKinley
25th President

Question 25

1901-1909 Republican Party Panama Canal; trust-busting; Square Deal; conservation efforts.

Answer 25

Theodore Roosevelt 26th President

Question 26

1909-1913 Republican Party Continued trust-busting; expanded civil service; Dollar Diplomacy.

Answer 26

William Howard Taft 27th President

Question 27

1913-1921 Democratic Party World War I; League of Nations; Federal Reserve Act.

Answer 27

Woodrow Wilson 28th President

Question 28

1921-1923 Republican Party Teapot Dome scandal; return to normalcy post-WWI.

Answer 28

Warren G. Harding 29th President

Question 29

1923-1929 Republican Party Economic growth; laissez-faire policies; Kellogg-Briand Pact.

Answer 29

Calvin Coolidge 30th President

Question 30

1929-1933 Republican Party Great Depression; Smoot-Hawley Tariff.

Answer 30

Herbert Hoover 31st President

Question 31

1933-1945 Democratic Party New Deal; World War II; Social Security Act.

Answer 31

Franklin D. Roosevelt 32nd President

Question 32

1945-1953 Democratic Party Ended WWII with atomic bombs; Marshall Plan; Korean War; NATO.

Answer 32

Harry S. Truman 33rd President

Question 33

1953-1961 Republican Party Interstate Highway System; ended Korean War; NASA.

Answer 33

Dwight D. Eisenhower 34th President

Question 34

1961-1963 Democratic Party Cuban Missile Crisis; Civil Rights Movement; assassinated.

Answer 34

John F. Kennedy 35th President

Question 35

1963-1969 Democratic Party Great Society; Civil Rights Act; Vietnam War escalation.

Answer 35

Lyndon B. Johnson 36th President

Question 36

1969-1974 Republican Party Detente with the USSR; opened relations with China; Watergate scandal; resigned.

Answer 36

Richard Nixon 37th President

Question 37

1974-1977 Republican Party Pardoned Nixon; Helsinki Accords.

Answer 37

Gerald Ford 38th President

Question 38

1977-1981 Democratic Party Camp David Accords; Iran Hostage Crisis; energy crisis.

Answer 38

Jimmy Carter 39th President

Question 39

1981-1989 Republican Party Reaganomics; ended the Cold War; Iran-Contra Affair.

Answer 39

Ronald Reagan 40th President

Question 40

1989-1993 Republican Party Gulf War; Americans with Disabilities Act.

Answer 40

George H.W. Bush 41st President

Question 41

1993-2001 Democratic Party Economic expansion; NAFTA; impeachment.

Answer 41

Bill Clinton 42nd President

Question 42

2001-2009 Republican Party War on Terror; Iraq War; 2008 financial crisis.

Answer 42

George W. Bush 43rd President

Question 43

2009-2017 Democratic Party Affordable Care Act; killing of Osama bin Laden; Iran nuclear deal.

Answer 43

Barack Obama 44th President

Question 44

2017-2021 Republican Party Tax Cuts and Jobs Act; COVID-19 pandemic response; two impeachments.

Answer 44

Donald Trump 45th President

Question 45

2021-present Democratic Party American Rescue Plan; infrastructure bill; handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Answer 45

Joe Biden 46th President