U.S. Presidents, week 34 Flashcards

1
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first president of the United states

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George Washington

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2
Q

signed the Declaration of Independence

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John Adams

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3
Q

president who purchased Louisiana

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Thomas Jefferson

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4
Q

president during War of 1812

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James Madison

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5
Q

author of the Monroe Doctrine

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James Monroe

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6
Q

president during completion of the Erie Canal

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John Quincy Adams

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7
Q

resided during Nullification Act and the Alamo

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Andrew Jackson

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8
Q

president during Panic of 1837

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Martin Van Buren

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9
Q

general known as “Old Tippecanoe”

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William H. Harrison

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10
Q

president when Texas was added to the Union

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John Tyler

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11
Q

president during the Mexican War

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James Knox Polk

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12
Q

general who captured Mexico City

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Zachary Taylor

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13
Q

president during Compromise of 1850

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Millard Fillmore

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14
Q

completed Gadsden Purchase

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Franklin Pierce

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15
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president during Dred Scott court case

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James Buchanan

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16
Q

president duringhte Civil War

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Abraham Lincoln

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17
Q

first president to be impeached

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Andrew Johnson

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18
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general-in-chief during the Civil War

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Ulysses S. Grant

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19
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pulled Union troops out of South

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Rutherford B. Hayes

20
Q

shot by disgruntled office seekers

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James A. Garfield

21
Q

president when “Spoils System” ended

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Chester A. Arthur

22
Q

resided during dedication of the Statue of Liberty

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Grover Cleveland

23
Q

grandson of “Old Tippecanoe”

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Benjamin Harrison

24
Q

only president to serve two non-consecutive terms

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Grover Cleveland

25
Q

president during the Spanish-American War

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William McKinley

26
Q

his policies were known as “the Square Deal”

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Theodore Roosevelt

27
Q

supported the start of income tax

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William H. Taft

28
Q

president during WWI

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Woodrow Wilson

29
Q

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

A

Warren G. Harding

30
Q

quiet man; referred to as “Silent Cal”

A

Calvin Coolidge

31
Q

president during Stock Market Crash

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Herbert Hoover

32
Q

proposed the “New Deal” and resided during WWII

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Franklin D. Roosevelt

33
Q

president during the beginning of the Cold War

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Harry S. Truman

34
Q

general who orchestrated D-Day during WWII

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Dwight D. Eisenhower

35
Q

president during building of the Berlin Wall

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John F. Kennedy

36
Q

president during Vietnam War

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Lyndon B. Johnson

37
Q

involved in the Watergate Scandal

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Richard M. Nixon

38
Q

only man to become president without being elected

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Gerald R. Ford

39
Q

president who negotiated peace between Israel and Egypt

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James “Jimmy” Carter

40
Q

received the most electoral votes of any president

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Ronald Reagan

41
Q

president during the fall of the Berlin Wall

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George H. W. Bush

42
Q

second president to be impeached

A

Bill Clinton

43
Q

president during the attacks on the Twin Towers

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George W. Bush

44
Q

first African-American president

A

Barack Obama

45
Q

first president to be impeached twice

A

Donald J. Trump

46
Q

current president

A

Joe Biden

47
Q

List all of the presidents in order.

A
  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
  36. Lyndon B. Johnson
  37. Richard M. Nixon
  38. Gerald R. Ford
  39. James “Jimmy” Carter
  40. Ronald Reagan
  41. George H.W. Bush
  42. Bill Clinton
  43. George W. Bush
  44. Barack Obama
  45. Donald J. Trump
  46. Joe Biden