U.S. Presidents, week 30

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

his policies were known as “the Square Deal”

Answer 26

Theodore Roosevelt

Question 27

supported the start of income tax

Answer 27

William H. Taft

Question 28

president during WWI

Answer 28

Woodrow Wilson

Question 29

considered one of the weakest presidents of the U.S.

Answer 29

Warren G. Harding

Question 30

quiet man; referred to as “Silent Cal”

Answer 30

Calvin Coolidge

Question 31

president during Stock Market Crash

Answer 31

Herbert Hoover

Question 32

proposed the “New Deal” and resided during WWII

Answer 32

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Question 33

president during the beginning of the Cold War

Answer 33

Harry S. Truman

Question 34

general who orchestrated D-Day during WWII

Answer 34

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Question 35

president during building of the Berlin Wall

Answer 35

John F. Kennedy

Question 36

List the first 35 presidents in order.

Answer 36

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
26. Theodore Roosevelt
27. William H. Taft
28. Woodrow Wilson
29. Warren G. Harding
30. Calvin Coolidge
31. Herbert Hoover
32. Franklin D. Rooosevelt
33. Harry S. Truman
34. Dwight D. Eisenhower
35. John F. Kennedy