U.S. Presidents, week 26

Question 1

first president of the United states

Answer 1

George Washington

Question 2

signed the Declaration of Independence

Answer 2

John Adams

Question 3

president who purchased Louisiana

Answer 3

Thomas Jefferson

Question 4

president during War of 1812

Answer 4

James Madison

Question 5

author of the Monroe Doctrine

Answer 5

James Monroe

Question 6

president during completion of the Erie Canal

Answer 6

John Quincy Adams

Question 7

resided during Nullification Act and the Alamo

Answer 7

Andrew Jackson

Question 8

president during Panic of 1837

Answer 8

Martin Van Buren

Question 9

general known as “Old Tippecanoe”

Answer 9

William H. Harrison

Question 10

president when Texas was added to the Union

Answer 10

John Tyler

Question 11

president during the Mexican War

Answer 11

James Knox Polk

Question 12

general who captured Mexico City

Answer 12

Zachary Taylor

Question 13

president during Compromise of 1850

Answer 13

Millard Fillmore

Question 14

completed Gadsden Purchase

Answer 14

Franklin Pierce

Question 15

president during Dred Scott court case

Answer 15

James Buchanan

Question 16

president duringhte Civil War

Answer 16

Abraham Lincoln

Question 17

first president to be impeached

Answer 17

Andrew Johnson

Question 18

general-in-chief during the Civil War

Answer 18

Ulysses S. Grant

Question 19

pulled Union troops out of South

Answer 19

Rutherford B. Hayes

Question 20

shot by disgruntled office seekers

Answer 20

James A. Garfield

Question 21

president when “Spoils System” ended

Answer 21

Chester A. Arthur

Question 22

resided during dedication of the Statue of Liberty

Answer 22

Grover Cleveland

Question 23

grandson of “Old Tippecanoe”

Answer 23

Benjamin Harrison

Question 24

only president to serve two non-consecutive terms

Answer 24

Grover Cleveland

Question 25

president during the Spanish-American War

Answer 25

William McKinley

Question 26

List the first 25 presidents in order.

Answer 26

1. George Washington 2. John Adams 3. Thomas Jefferson 4. James Madison 5. James Monroe 6. John Quincy Adams 7. Andrew Jackson 8. Martin Van Buren 9. William H. Harrison 10. John Tyler 11. James Knox Polk 12. Zachary Taylor 13. Millard Fillmore 14. Franklin Pierce 15. James Buchanan 16. Abraham Incoln 17. Andrew Johnson 18. Ulysses S. Grant 19. Rutherford B. Hayes 20. James A. Garfield 21. Chester A. Arthur 22. Grover Cleveland 23. Benjamin Harrison 24. Grover Cleveland 25. William McKinley