Week 6 - US Presidents Flashcards
George Washingon
1; 1789-1797
VP: John Adams
No Political Party
“Father of His Country”
John Adams
2; 1797-1801
VP: Thomas Jefferson
Federalist Party
“Atlas of Independence”
Thomas Jefferson
3; 1801-1809
VP: Aaron Burr ‘01-‘05; George Clinton ‘05-‘09
Democratic-Republican Party
“Man of the People”; “Sage of Monticello”
James Madison
4; 1809-1817
VP: George Clinton ‘09-‘12; Elbridge Gerry ‘13-‘14
Democratic-Republican Party
“Father of the Constitution”
James Monroe
5; 1817-1825
VP: Daniel D. Thompkins
Democratic-Republican Party
“The Last Cocked Hat”; “Era-of-Good-Feeling President”
John Quincy Adams
6; 1825-1829
VP: John C. Calhoun
Democratic-Republican Party
“Old Man Eloquent”
Andrew Jackson
7; 1829-1837
VP: John C. Calhoun ‘29-‘32; Martin Van Buren ‘33-‘37
Democrat
“Old Hickory”
Martin Van Buren
8; 1837-1841
VP: Richard M. Johnson
Democrat
“The Little Magician”; “The Red Fox of Kinderhook”
William Henry Harrison
9; 1841-1841 (Died in Office)
VP: John Tyler
Whig
“Old Tippecanoe”; “Old Tip”
John Tyler
10; 1841-1845
VP: NONE
Whig
“Accidental President”; “His Accidency”
James Knox Polk
11; 1845-1849
VP: George M. Dallas
Democrat
“Young Hickory”
Zachary Taylor
12; 1849-1850 (Died in Office)
VP: Millard Fillmore
Whig
“Old Rough and Ready:
Millard Fillmore
13; 1850-1853
VP: NONE
Whig
“The American Louis Philippe”
Franklin Pierce
14; 1853-1857
VP: William R. King
Democrat
“Young Hickory of the Granite Hills”
James Buchanan
15; 1857-1861
VP: John C. Breckinridge
Democrat
“Old Buck”
Abraham Lincoln
16; 1861-1865 (Killed in Office)
VP: Hannibal Hamlin ‘61-‘65; Andrew Johnson ‘65
Republican
“Honest Abe”; “Illinois Rail Splitter”
Andrew Johnson
17; 1865-1869
VP: NONE
Democrat
NONE