Presidents 1-16
1.
George
Washington
Set many
precedents
(traditions) as the
first president of
the United States.
Warned to avoid
political factions
Warned to stay
out of foreign
affairs
2.
John
Adams
Alien &
Sedition Acts
XYZ Affair
1st President
to live in the
White House
3.
Thomas
Jefferson
Authored the
Declaration of
Independence
Louisiana
Purchase
Passed the
Embargo Act
4.
James
Madison
War of 1812
Father of the
Constitution
5.
James
Monroe
Republican
Era of Good
Feelings
Monroe
Doctrine
Florida
Cession
6.
John
Quincy
Adams
Helped write the
Monroe Doctrine
Adam-Onis Treaty
Supported the
American System
Made a deal with
Henry Clay to win
the Presidency
7.
Andrew
Jackson
Nicknamed “Old
Hickory”
Accused Adams of
making a “corrupt
bargain”
Indian Removal
Act & Trail of
Tears
Opposed a
National Bank
Nullification Crisis
8.
Martin
Van
Buren
Panic of 1837
Created the
Federal
Treasury
9.
William
Henry
Harrison
Battle of
Tippecanoe
Hero
Campaign
slogan:
“Tippecanoe and
Tyler too”
First President to
die in office
Served only 1
month as
President
10.
John
Tyler
First VP to
become
President
following the
death of a
sitting
President
Referred to as
“His Accidency”
11.
James K.
Polk
Annexed
Texas
MexicanAmerican War
Completed
Manifest
Destiny
12.
Zachary
Taylor
MexicanAmerican War
hero
Died in office after
serving 15 months
Opposed
expansion of
slavery in western
territories
President during
the California
Gold Rush
13.
Millard
Fillmore
Signed
Compromise of
1850
Helped settle
issues of slavery
Wife set up first
White House
Library
14.
Franklin
Pierce
Referred to as
“doughface”
because he
was a
northerner
with southern
sympathies
Ineffective
Presidency
15.
James
Buchanan
Fought in the
War of 1812
First unmarried
President
Considered one
of the worst
presidents ever
Refused to
take a stand on
the issue of
slavery
16.
Abraham
Lincoln
President
during the
Civil War
Emancipation
Proclamation
Assassinated
in office