Presidents
This president won the 1788 and 1792 elections to become the first president of the United States.
Who is George Washington?
This event doubled the size of the United States after Napoleon sold territory he owned in America.
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
These acts made it harder to become a U.S. citizen.
What are the Alien & Sedition Acts?
This party believed in a strong central government.
Who are the Federalists?
He was the first African-American to become president.
Who is Barack Obama?
This president lost the electoral and popular votes, but was picked by the House of Representatives to be the president.
Who is John Quincy Adams?
This event happened in France and created a new government. Citizens of the United States were split on whether or not to support it.
What is the French Revolution?
These acts made saying "false" things about the government illegal.
What are the Alien & Sedition Acts?
This party favored a national bank for the United States.
Who are the Federalists?
He is the only president to serve more than two terms. He was elected four times.
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?
This president ran unopposed in 1820, making him only the second president to have no competition.
Who is James Monroe?
This event happened when the U.S. declared war on Britain after Britain started interfering with U.S. ships. Nobody won this event.
What is the War of 1812?
This created Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state. It also established that slavery was outlawed north of a certain point in the Louisiana territory.
What is the Missouri Compromise?
This party dominated the early United States political landscape. Many early presidents belonged to this party.
Who are the Democratic-Republicans?
He is the only president to resign from the presidency. He was involved in the Watergate scandal.
Who is Richard Nixon?
This president tied in the 1800 election, which resulted in the first ever time the House of Representatives had to select a president.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
This was a time when the citizens of the United States desired peace and unity.
What is the Era of Good Feelings?
This warned European nations of further colonization of territory in the Americas. Declared that if European nations did not listen, it would be considered a threat to the United States.
What is the Monroe Doctrine?
This party supported the French Revolution.
Who are the Democratic-Republicans?
He was the first president to die in office. He is also the president with the longest inaugural address. He also served the shortest term as president (30 days).
Who is William Henry Harrison?
This president is the only president to serve in the House of Representatives after his presidency.
Who is John Quincy Adams?
This was an issue the United States faced in 1794. There was a revolt in Pennsylvania about an "unfair" liquor taxation.
What is the Whiskey Rebellion?
This banned all trade with foreign nations after France and Britain were capturing U.S. ships.
What is the Embargo Act of 1807?
A split in the Democratic-Republican party caused these two new major parties to form.
Who are the Democrats and the National Republicans?
This president was offered a contract to play for the Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers. He turned it down to go to law school.
Who is Gerald Ford?