First Five Presidents

Who is the only one of the first 5 presidents who was not born in Virginia

• John Adams

• George Washington

• Alexander Hamilton

• Meriwether Lewis

Which President presided over the addition of the Bill of Rights to the Constitution?

• George Washington

• John Adams

• James Monroe

• Thomas Jefferson

Who was the African American farmer, astronomer and surveyor that helped design Washington D.C.?

• Benjamin Banneker

• Alexander Hamilton

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Adams

What large piece of land bought from France by Thomas Jefferson doubled the size of the United States?

• California

• Louisiana Purchase

• Texas

• Florida

True or False: Did the United States start with a two-party system?

• False

• True

Which President asked Congress to declare war on Britain in 1812?

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Madison

• John Adams

What did the Monroe Doctrine state?

• Stated that the Federal Government had gotten too powerful and needed to more closely follow the United States Constitution

• Warned European nations not to interfere with the affairs of the countries in the Western Hemisphere

• A treaty that helped us acquire the Florida Territory from Spain

• Started the two-party system in the United States

George Washington did a lot of "Firsts." What was NOT a first?

• First to live in the White House

• First to select Supreme Court Justices

• First Transition from one President to another

• First President when the Federal Court System began

Which two men had a disagreement that led to the creation of two very different political parties?

• Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson

• James Madison and James Monroe

• George Washington and Benjamin Franklin

• Meriwether Lewis and William Clark

Who were the two men that Thomas Jefferson sent to explore the Louisiana Purchase?

• Meriwether Lewis and William Clark

• Andrew Jackson and Benjamin Banneker

• John Smith and James Madison