US Presidents 1-5
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- Who was president from 1789-1797?
- George Washington, the 1st president of the United States
- Who was George Washington's wife?
- Martha Washington
- Where was George Washington's home where he retired?
- Mount Vernon
- Who was the commander in chief of the Continental Army for the American Revolutionary War?
- George Washington
- How did George Washington win the Revolutionary War?
- He won because of the surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown.
- When and where did George Washington lead the Constitutional Convention?
- Philadelphia, 1787
- Who was George Washington's Secretary of State?
- Thomas Jefferson
- Who was George Washington's Secretary of Treasury?
- Alexander Hamilton
- For which years did George Washington live?
- 1732-1799
- For which years did John Adams serve as president?
- 1797-1801, 2nd president
- Which law school did John Adams go to?
- Harvard Law!
- Who was George Washington's vice president?
- John Adams, and he thought it was a pointless position!
- Who was John Adams's wife?
- Abigail Adams
- What was the X,Y,Z Affair and who was president during that time?
- There was a war between the French and English and the French foreign minister Tallyrand refused to negotiate unless given a bribe. X,Y,Z were 3 Frenchmen. The president was John Adams.
- What party was John Adams?
- Federalist
- What happened on Nov. 1, 1800, and who was president?
- Capital moved to Washington, D.C. John Adams.
- Which 2 presidents died on the same day? What day?
- Thomas Jefferson and John Adams. July 4, 1826.
- When was Thomas Jefferson president?
- 1801-1809
- Who was Jefferson's wife?
- Martha Wayles Skelton Jefferson
- What was the name of Thomas Jefferson's home?
- Monticello
- Who succeeded Ben Franklin as the Minister to France?
- Thomas Jefferson
- Which college did Thomas Jefferson go to?
- William and Mary
- Who drafted the Declaration of Independence?
- Thomas Jefferson
- Jefferson was a member of which political party?
- Republican (he championed the rights of states)
- Who was John Adams's vice president?
- Thomas Jefferson
- Who was president when the Louisiana territory was acquired? In what year?
- Thomas Jefferson, 1803
- Who was Thomas Jefferson's vice president?
- Aaron Burr
- Who was the fourth president?
- James Madison
- When was James Madison president?
- 1809-1817
- Who was James Madison's wife?
- Dolley Madison
- Who wrote the Federalist Essays?
- Madison, Hamilton, and John Jay
- Who was the "Father of the Constitution"?
- James Madison
- Who was Thomas Jefferson's secretary of state?
- James Madison
- Who were the major War Hawks, and under whose presidency did they rise?
- Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun, under James Madison's presidency
- What did the War Hawks want?
- They wanted a more militant policy (in response to the Embargo Act and trade w/ Napolean)
- Who was the president during the War of 1812? Who was the opponent in the war?
- James Madison, Britain
- Under whose presidency did federalism disappear?
- James Madison
- What was the name of Madison's estate?
- Montpelier, in VA
- Who was the fifth president, and what years was he in office?
- James Monroe, 1817-1825
- Who helped negotiate the Louisiana Purchase with Robert Livingston?
- James Monroe
- Who was secretary of war under James Monroe?
- John C. Calhoun
- Who was secretary of state under James Monroe?
- John Quincy Adams
- What was the name of the period during James Monroe's presidency?
- The Era of Good Feelings
- What was the Missouri Compromise and when was it?
- Missouri was made a slave state and Maine was made a free state. There would be no slavery NW of Missouri.
- When were the Floridas ceded to the US, and by who?
- 1821, from Spain
- What was the Monroe Doctrine?
- American continents can't be considered subjects for Europe's future colonization.
- Who was James Monroe's wife?
- Elizabeth Kortright Monroe