Thomas Jefferson
What is Virginia
The state that Jackson represented in Congress, and was elected from as President
What is Tennessee
Before being appointed as a county judge and starting his political career, Harry Truman owned and operated a store which sold these items
What are men's clothes
What is "LBJ"?
Barrack Obama was elected President from Illinois, but he was born in this US state, called by some "Paradise"
What is Hawaii
Jefferson was the main author of this important and founding American document.
What is the Declaration of Independence
Jackson was the first President elected from this major US political party
What is the Democratic Party
Truman's motto, which he had put on a sign that he kept on his desk in the Oval Office
What is "the buck stops here"
LBJ was one of only four men in US history to be elected to these four offices.
What are: US Congressman, US Senator, Vice-President, and President
When he was elected President in 2008, Barrack Obama became the first President to be this
What is a Black man
Jefferson may have believed in independence and the rights of men, but he still kept over 600 of these
What are slaves
The nickname Jackson got as a result of serving as an officer and fighting in the War of 1812, because was said to be "unbending as a tree, and tough as wood"
What is "Old Hickory"
Truman's decision to use this weapon on Japan in hopes of ending World War II is the only time a country's elected leader has okayed the use of a nuclear weapon.
While he is remembered for positive policies on health care (like Medicare and MedicAid), arts and culture (creating Public Broadcasting - PBS) and civil rights (the Voting Rights Act), Johnson's legacy is darkened by his allowing the US to become deeply involved in this controversial war
What is the Vietnam War
Obama's profession (job) before starting his career in politics
What is lawyer
Jefferson sent this expedition, named for its two leaders, to explore the new lands American gained in 1804 as part of the Louisiana Purchase
What is the Lewis and Clark Expedition
The War of 1812 battle that made "Colonel Jackson" famous with the American people, and also became a #1 hit song in 1959
What is "The Battle of New Orleans"
This 1948 event was so unexpected that the Chicago Tribune newspaper actually printed an early edition with the headline "Dewey Defeats Truman", although it turned out that they were wrong.
What is Truman's second election
LBJ ran for public office fairly early in his life, but, before doing that, he had this job as a young man.
What is a high-school teacher
What is Obamacare
Jefferson invented many practical things, including this device still found in offices and homes today
What is the swivel-chair
Andrew Jackson's presidency is controversial today because of his harsh treatment of these people, including enforcing "The Trail of Tears".
Who are Native Americans
This "police action" started in 1950, and was never formally declared a war because Truman never asked the US Senate for permission to send troops to protect this country.
What is the Korean War
LBJ gave two names to his social policies and programs to improve life in the United States; name one
What are "The Great Society" and "The War on Poverty"
His wife's name is Michelle, and his daughters are named Malia and Sasha. His close friends and family call him this name, privately.
What is "Barry"