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All the American presidents

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

#16, lawyer and politician, Emancipation Proclamation and Gettysburg Address, prosecuted and won the Civil War, first president to be assassinated

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Grover Cleveland

c)

William Taft

d)

Andrew Johnson

e)

Harry S. Truman

2.

#22 and #24, lawyer, avoided serving in the Civil War, fought corruption, married in the White House, first president with nonconsecutive terms

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Grover Cleveland

c)

William Taft

d)

Andrew Johnson

e)

Harry S. Truman

3.

#27, lawyer and judge, governor of American-occupied Philippines, became Supreme Court Justice after presidential term

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Grover Cleveland

c)

William Taft

d)

Andrew Johnson

e)

Harry S. Truman

4.

#17. tailor and slaveholder, illiterate until adulthood, Unionist Southern Democrat, first president impeached

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Grover Cleveland

c)

William Taft

d)

Andrew Johnson

e)

Harry S. Truman

5.

#33, several jobs before politics, atomic bombing of Japan, formed NATO, shares a middle name with #18 (just S)

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Grover Cleveland

c)

William Taft

d)

Andrew Johnson

e)

Harry S. Truman

6.

#12, slaveholder and soldier, "Old Rough and Ready", fought in the Mexican-American War, Free Soil, died from bad water

a)

Zachary Taylor

b)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

c)

Ulysses S. Grant

d)

James Garfield

e)

John Adams

7.

#32, lawyer and politician, partially paralyzed from polio, Great Depression and WW2, only president to win more than two elections, died during 4th term

a)

Zachary Taylor

b)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

c)

Ulysses S. Grant

d)

James Garfield

e)

John Adams

8.

#18, soldier and clerk, last slaveholder president, successful Union General, destroyed first Ku Klux Klan, known for corruption, shares a middle name with #33 (just S)

a)

Zachary Taylor

b)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

c)

Ulysses S. Grant

d)

James Garfield

e)

John Adams

9.

#20, lawyer and soldier, Union general, second president assassinated, killed by poor medical treatment

a)

Zachary Taylor

b)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

c)

Ulysses S. Grant

d)

James Garfield

e)

John Adams

10.

#2, lawyer and politician, Alien and Sedition acts, last Federalist party president, father of #6

a)

Zachary Taylor

b)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

c)

Ulysses S. Grant

d)

James Garfield

e)

John Adams

11.

#6, lawyer and diplomat, anti-slavery activist, "lost" election of 1824 but named president by the House of Representatives, son of #2

a)

John Quincy Adams

b)

George H. W. Bush

c)

Woodrow Wilson

d)

Bill Clinton

e)

Richard Nixon

12.

#41, businessman and CIA director, WW2 veteran, end of Cold War, 1st invasion of Iraq, father of #43

a)

John Quincy Adams

b)

George H. W. Bush

c)

Woodrow Wilson

d)

Bill Clinton

e)

Richard Nixon

13.

#28, professor and only PhD to be president, promoted racism and segregation, WW1, created League of Nations (proto-UN)

a)

John Quincy Adams

b)

George H. W. Bush

c)

Woodrow Wilson

d)

Bill Clinton

e)

Richard Nixon

14.

#42, lawyer and governor of AR, created NAFTA, NATO intervention in Bosnia and Serbia, impeached for lying about a sexual relationship

a)

John Quincy Adams

b)

George H. W. Bush

c)

Woodrow Wilson

d)

Bill Clinton

e)

Richard Nixon

15.

#37, lawyer and anti-Communist, WW2 veteran, end of Vietnam War, started relationship with Communist China, resigned to avoid impeachment for corruption

a)

John Quincy Adams

b)

George H. W. Bush

c)

Woodrow Wilson

d)

Bill Clinton

e)

Richard Nixon

16.

#11, slaveholder and politician, promised to serve only one term, Mexican-American War and Manifest Destiny, died from bad water

a)

James Polk

b)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

c)

James Monroe

d)

Calvin Coolidge

e)

Theodore Roosevelt

17.

#34, WW2 general, Cold War and beginning of Vietnam War, forced Little Rock high school to integrate

a)

James Polk

b)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

c)

James Monroe

d)

Calvin Coolidge

e)

Theodore Roosevelt

18.

#5, slaveholder and politician, used nostalgia and nationalism, Era of Good Feelings (one-party rule) and Missouri Compromise

a)

James Polk

b)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

c)

James Monroe

d)

Calvin Coolidge

e)

Theodore Roosevelt

19.

#30, lawyer and politician, promoted racial equality and small government, partially blamed for starting the Great Depression

a)

James Polk

b)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

c)

James Monroe

d)

Calvin Coolidge

e)

Theodore Roosevelt

20.

#26, businessman and politician, resigned from office to fight in Spanish-American war, youngest president, fought progressive social and economic policies, extremely aggressive nationalist

a)

James Polk

b)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

c)

James Monroe

d)

Calvin Coolidge

e)

Theodore Roosevelt

21.

#21, lawyer and politician, corrupt politician who fought corruption as president, Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act, Chinese Exclusion Act

a)

Chester Alan Arthur

b)

Gerald Ford

c)

John F. Kennedy

d)

Andrew Jackson

e)

Lyndon B. Johnson

22.

#38, college athlete and politician, WW2 veteran, only unelected president -- he appointed to replace #37's corrupt vice president, then became president when #37 resigned

a)

Chester Alan Arthur

b)

Gerald Ford

c)

John F. Kennedy

d)

Andrew Jackson

e)

Lyndon B. Johnson

23.

#35, soldier and politician, WW2 veteran, first Catholic president, Cuban Missile Crisis, started Apollo program (moon landing), 4th president assassinated

a)

Chester Alan Arthur

b)

Gerald Ford

c)

John F. Kennedy

d)

Andrew Jackson

e)

Lyndon B. Johnson

24.

#7, soldier and slaveholder, War of 1812 veteran, populist, helped create Democratic party, Nullification Crisis and Indian Removal Act

a)

Chester Alan Arthur

b)

Gerald Ford

c)

John F. Kennedy

d)

Andrew Jackson

e)

Lyndon B. Johnson

25.

#36, high school teacher and politician, WW2 veteran, Cold War and continued Vietnam War, Civil Rights Act

a)

Chester Alan Arthur

b)

Gerald Ford

c)

John F. Kennedy

d)

Andrew Jackson

e)

Lyndon B. Johnson

26.

#44, professor and politician, first Black president, ended Iraq War and assassinated Osama Bin Laden, drone warfare and health insurance reform

a)

Barack Obama

b)

George W. Bush

c)

Martin Van Buren

d)

William McKinley

e)

James Buchannan

27.

#43, politician and son of #41, education and tax reform, president during 9/11, started second Iraq War and Afghanistan War

a)

Barack Obama

b)

George W. Bush

c)

Martin Van Buren

d)

William McKinley

e)

James Buchannan

28.

#8, lawyer and politician, only president to speak English as a second language, started Democratic party, Missouri Mormon genocide and Trail of Tears, became anti-slavery later in life

a)

Barack Obama

b)

George W. Bush

c)

Martin Van Buren

d)

William McKinley

e)

James Buchannan

29.

#25, lawyer and politician, Civil War veteran, fought for a gold standard against silver, Spanish-American War, third president assassinated

a)

Barack Obama

b)

George W. Bush

c)

Martin Van Buren

d)

William McKinley

e)

James Buchannan

30.

#15, lawyer and diplomat, lifelong "bachelor," Dred Scott case and beginning of Civil War, often considered the worst American president

a)

Barack Obama

b)

George W. Bush

c)

Martin Van Buren

d)

William McKinley

e)

James Buchannan

31.

#4, slaveholder and politician, main designer of Constitution, War of 1812, smallest person elected president

a)

James Madison

b)

Millard Fillmore

c)

Benjamin Harrison

d)

Herbert Hoover

e)

Jimmy Carter

32.

#13, lawyer and politician, anti-immigrant policies and Gadsden purchase, last Whig president, Fugitive Slave Act

a)

James Madison

b)

Millard Fillmore

c)

Benjamin Harrison

d)

Herbert Hoover

e)

Jimmy Carter

33.

#23, lawyer and politician, grandson of #9, Civil War veteran, fought for black civil rights and against Indian civil rights, started annexing Hawaii (completed by #25)

a)

James Madison

b)

Millard Fillmore

c)

Benjamin Harrison

d)

Herbert Hoover

e)

Jimmy Carter

34.

#31, businessman and philanthropist, famous for food charities, racist policies against African and Mexican Americans, economic policies made Great Depression worse

a)

James Madison

b)

Millard Fillmore

c)

Benjamin Harrison

d)

Herbert Hoover

e)

Jimmy Carter

35.

#39, soldier and farmer, Cold War, pardoned Vietnam draft dodgers, severe inflation and economic problems, Iranian hostage crisis, Nobel Peace prize for charity work, oldest living former president

a)

James Madison

b)

Millard Fillmore

c)

Benjamin Harrison

d)

Herbert Hoover

e)

Jimmy Carter

36.

#19, lawyer and politician, Civil War general, end of Reconstruction, appointed president in controversial 1876 election, fought for African American rights, fought against American Indian rights

a)

Rutherford B. Hayes

b)

John Tyler

c)

Ronald Reagan

d)

Thomas Jefferson

e)

Donald Trump

37.

#10, slaveholder and politician, first vice president to succeed a dead president, most children of any president, betrayed USA and joined CSA during the Civil War, has a living grandson

a)

Rutherford B. Hayes

b)

John Tyler

c)

Ronald Reagan

d)

Thomas Jefferson

e)

Donald Trump

38.

#40, actor and politician, WW2 veteran, Cold War, anti-labor and pro-business policies, economic war with Russia via extremely high military debt, War on Drugs and AIDS crisis

a)

Rutherford B. Hayes

b)

John Tyler

c)

Ronald Reagan

d)

Thomas Jefferson

e)

Donald Trump

39.

#3, slaveholder and diplomat, started first organized party (Democratic-Republicans), fought for religious freedom and secular gov, Louisiana Purchase, kept some of his children as slaves

a)

Rutherford B. Hayes

b)

John Tyler

c)

Ronald Reagan

d)

Thomas Jefferson

e)

Donald Trump

40.

#45 and #47, businessman and tv host, economic war with China, anti-immigration policies, funding and distributing COVID vaccines, only president impeached twice

a)

Rutherford B. Hayes

b)

John Tyler

c)

Ronald Reagan

d)

Thomas Jefferson

e)

Donald Trump

41.

#14, soldier and politician, last living child died before his inauguration, severe alcoholism, enforced Fugitive Slave Act and Compromise of 1850

a)

Franklin Pierce

b)

Warren G. Harding

c)

William Henry Harrison

d)

Joe Biden

e)

George Washington

42.

#29, businessman and politician, deeply corrupt, his financial crimes and personal scandals were secret until after his death in office

a)

Franklin Pierce

b)

Warren G. Harding

c)

William Henry Harrison

d)

Joe Biden

e)

George Washington

43.

#9, soldier and politician, grandfather of #23, fought Tecumseh's Alliance, first modern political campaign with merchandise and songs, died from bad water after four weeks in office

a)

Franklin Pierce

b)

Warren G. Harding

c)

William Henry Harrison

d)

Joe Biden

e)

George Washington

44.

#46, lawyer and politician, vice president for #44, second Catholic president, ended Afghanistan War, inflation, Russian invasion of Ukraine

a)

Franklin Pierce

b)

Warren G. Harding

c)

William Henry Harrison

d)

Joe Biden

e)

George Washington

45.

#1, slaveholder and soldier, top American general in the Revolution, Constitutional Convention president, Quasi War and Whiskey Rebellion, bled to death by his doctors

a)

Franklin Pierce

b)

Warren G. Harding

c)

William Henry Harrison

d)

Joe Biden

e)

George Washington