Which President...(Pt.1)
Which president walked on “untrodden ground”?
George Washington
Which president was the son of a president?
John Quincy Adams
Which president did not come from a wealthy background?
Andrew Jackson
How does a government get its money?
taxing the people
Which president was an architect, lawyer, inventor, and writer?
Thomas Jefferson
Which president was the commander in chief of the Continental Army and the president of the Constitutional Convention?
George Washington
Who was the Secretary of the Treasury when George Washington was president?
Alexander Hamilton
Which states donated land that became Washington, D.C.? Name both.
Maryland, Virginia
Which president declared war against Great Britain?
James Madison
Which president believed the U.S. was too young and fragile to get involved in war?
John Adams
Who was the African American scientist who helped survey Washington, D.C.?
Benjamin Banneker
What were the important results of the Louisiana Purchase?
1) Doubled the size of the United States
2) Allowed farmers and others to use the port of New Orleans
Which president’s doctrine told Europe to stay out of the Western Hemisphere?
James Monroe
Which president believed people needed education in order to govern themselves?
Thomas Jefferson
Who was the author of the “Star Spangled Banner”?
Francis Scott Key
What was the Indian Removal Act?
A law forcing Native Americans to move westward.
Which president was a hero at the Battle of New Orleans?
Andrew Jackson
Which president built a national university but was cold and hard to get to know as well as did not present his ideas forcefully?
John Quincy Adams
Which First Lady chose to believe that the White House would be a good place to live even though it was unfinished and had many problems?
Abigail Adams
What are the 3 Branches of government?
Executive, Judicial, Legislative