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WorksheetsAll the American presidents
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 8mins
#16, lawyer and politician, Emancipation Proclamation and Gettysburg Address, prosecuted and won the Civil War, first president to be assassinated
Abraham Lincoln
Grover Cleveland
William Taft
Andrew Johnson
Harry S. Truman
#22 and #24, lawyer, avoided serving in the Civil War, fought corruption, married in the White House, first president with nonconsecutive terms
Abraham Lincoln
Grover Cleveland
William Taft
Andrew Johnson
Harry S. Truman
#27, lawyer and judge, governor of American-occupied Philippines, became Supreme Court Justice after presidential term
Abraham Lincoln
Grover Cleveland
William Taft
Andrew Johnson
Harry S. Truman
#17. tailor and slaveholder, illiterate until adulthood, Unionist Southern Democrat, first president impeached
Abraham Lincoln
Grover Cleveland
William Taft
Andrew Johnson
Harry S. Truman
#33, several jobs before politics, atomic bombing of Japan, formed NATO, shares a middle name with #18 (just S)
Abraham Lincoln
Grover Cleveland
William Taft
Andrew Johnson
Harry S. Truman
#12, slaveholder and soldier, "Old Rough and Ready", fought in the Mexican-American War, Free Soil, died from bad water
Zachary Taylor
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Ulysses S. Grant
James Garfield
John Adams
#32, lawyer and politician, partially paralyzed from polio, Great Depression and WW2, only president to win more than two elections, died during 4th term
Zachary Taylor
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Ulysses S. Grant
James Garfield
John Adams
#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)
Zachary Taylor
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Ulysses S. Grant
James Garfield
John Adams
#20, lawyer and soldier, Union general, second president assassinated, killed by poor medical treatment
Zachary Taylor
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Ulysses S. Grant
James Garfield
John Adams
#2, lawyer and politician, Alien and Sedition acts, last Federalist party president, father of #6
Zachary Taylor
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Ulysses S. Grant
James Garfield
John Adams
#6, lawyer and diplomat, anti-slavery activist, "lost" election of 1824 but named president by the House of Representatives, son of #2
John Quincy Adams
George H. W. Bush
Woodrow Wilson
Bill Clinton
Richard Nixon
#41, businessman and CIA director, WW2 veteran, end of Cold War, 1st invasion of Iraq, father of #43
John Quincy Adams
George H. W. Bush
Woodrow Wilson
Bill Clinton
Richard Nixon
#28, professor and only PhD to be president, promoted racism and segregation, WW1, created League of Nations (proto-UN)
John Quincy Adams
George H. W. Bush
Woodrow Wilson
Bill Clinton
Richard Nixon
#42, lawyer and governor of AR, created NAFTA, NATO intervention in Bosnia and Serbia, impeached for lying about a sexual relationship
John Quincy Adams
George H. W. Bush
Woodrow Wilson
Bill Clinton
Richard Nixon
#37, lawyer and anti-Communist, WW2 veteran, end of Vietnam War, started relationship with Communist China, resigned to avoid impeachment for corruption
John Quincy Adams
George H. W. Bush
Woodrow Wilson
Bill Clinton
Richard Nixon
#11, slaveholder and politician, promised to serve only one term, Mexican-American War and Manifest Destiny, died from bad water
James Polk
Dwight D. Eisenhower
James Monroe
Calvin Coolidge
Theodore Roosevelt
#34, WW2 general, Cold War and beginning of Vietnam War, forced Little Rock high school to integrate
James Polk
Dwight D. Eisenhower
James Monroe
Calvin Coolidge
Theodore Roosevelt
#5, slaveholder and politician, used nostalgia and nationalism, Era of Good Feelings (one-party rule) and Missouri Compromise
James Polk
Dwight D. Eisenhower
James Monroe
Calvin Coolidge
Theodore Roosevelt
#30, lawyer and politician, promoted racial equality and small government, partially blamed for starting the Great Depression
James Polk
Dwight D. Eisenhower
James Monroe
Calvin Coolidge
Theodore Roosevelt
#26, businessman and politician, resigned from office to fight in Spanish-American war, youngest president, fought progressive social and economic policies, extremely aggressive nationalist
James Polk
Dwight D. Eisenhower
James Monroe
Calvin Coolidge
Theodore Roosevelt
#21, lawyer and politician, corrupt politician who fought corruption as president, Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act, Chinese Exclusion Act
Chester Alan Arthur
Gerald Ford
John F. Kennedy
Andrew Jackson
Lyndon B. Johnson
#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
Chester Alan Arthur
Gerald Ford
John F. Kennedy
Andrew Jackson
Lyndon B. Johnson
#35, soldier and politician, WW2 veteran, first Catholic president, Cuban Missile Crisis, started Apollo program (moon landing), 4th president assassinated
Chester Alan Arthur
Gerald Ford
John F. Kennedy
Andrew Jackson
Lyndon B. Johnson
#7, soldier and slaveholder, War of 1812 veteran, populist, helped create Democratic party, Nullification Crisis and Indian Removal Act
Chester Alan Arthur
Gerald Ford
John F. Kennedy
Andrew Jackson
Lyndon B. Johnson
#36, high school teacher and politician, WW2 veteran, Cold War and continued Vietnam War, Civil Rights Act
Chester Alan Arthur
Gerald Ford
John F. Kennedy
Andrew Jackson
Lyndon B. Johnson
#44, professor and politician, first Black president, ended Iraq War and assassinated Osama Bin Laden, drone warfare and health insurance reform
Barack Obama
George W. Bush
Martin Van Buren
William McKinley
James Buchannan
#43, politician and son of #41, education and tax reform, president during 9/11, started second Iraq War and Afghanistan War
Barack Obama
George W. Bush
Martin Van Buren
William McKinley
James Buchannan
#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
Barack Obama
George W. Bush
Martin Van Buren
William McKinley
James Buchannan
#25, lawyer and politician, Civil War veteran, fought for a gold standard against silver, Spanish-American War, third president assassinated
Barack Obama
George W. Bush
Martin Van Buren
William McKinley
James Buchannan
#15, lawyer and diplomat, lifelong "bachelor," Dred Scott case and beginning of Civil War, often considered the worst American president
Barack Obama
George W. Bush
Martin Van Buren
William McKinley
James Buchannan
#4, slaveholder and politician, main designer of Constitution, War of 1812, smallest person elected president
James Madison
Millard Fillmore
Benjamin Harrison
Herbert Hoover
Jimmy Carter
#13, lawyer and politician, anti-immigrant policies and Gadsden purchase, last Whig president, Fugitive Slave Act
James Madison
Millard Fillmore
Benjamin Harrison
Herbert Hoover
Jimmy Carter
#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)
James Madison
Millard Fillmore
Benjamin Harrison
Herbert Hoover
Jimmy Carter
#31, businessman and philanthropist, famous for food charities, racist policies against African and Mexican Americans, economic policies made Great Depression worse
James Madison
Millard Fillmore
Benjamin Harrison
Herbert Hoover
Jimmy Carter
#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
James Madison
Millard Fillmore
Benjamin Harrison
Herbert Hoover
Jimmy Carter
#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
Rutherford B. Hayes
John Tyler
Ronald Reagan
Thomas Jefferson
Donald Trump
#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
Rutherford B. Hayes
John Tyler
Ronald Reagan
Thomas Jefferson
Donald Trump
#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
Rutherford B. Hayes
John Tyler
Ronald Reagan
Thomas Jefferson
Donald Trump
#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
Rutherford B. Hayes
John Tyler
Ronald Reagan
Thomas Jefferson
Donald Trump
#45 and #47, businessman and tv host, economic war with China, anti-immigration policies, funding and distributing COVID vaccines, only president impeached twice
Rutherford B. Hayes
John Tyler
Ronald Reagan
Thomas Jefferson
Donald Trump
#14, soldier and politician, last living child died before his inauguration, severe alcoholism, enforced Fugitive Slave Act and Compromise of 1850
Franklin Pierce
Warren G. Harding
William Henry Harrison
Joe Biden
George Washington
#29, businessman and politician, deeply corrupt, his financial crimes and personal scandals were secret until after his death in office
Franklin Pierce
Warren G. Harding
William Henry Harrison
Joe Biden
George Washington
#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
Franklin Pierce
Warren G. Harding
William Henry Harrison
Joe Biden
George Washington
#46, lawyer and politician, vice president for #44, second Catholic president, ended Afghanistan War, inflation, Russian invasion of Ukraine
Franklin Pierce
Warren G. Harding
William Henry Harrison
Joe Biden
George Washington
#1, slaveholder and soldier, top American general in the Revolution, Constitutional Convention president, Quasi War and Whiskey Rebellion, bled to death by his doctors
Franklin Pierce
Warren G. Harding
William Henry Harrison
Joe Biden
George Washington
