Flashcards: US Presidents for TAKS
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JeffBrewton on January 29, 2009
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 George Washington | (1789 - 1797) 1st President of the US |
| John Adams | (1797 - 1801) 2nd President - Alien and Sedition Act |
| Thomas Jefferson | (1801 - 1809) 3rd President - Louisiana Purchase |
| James Madison | (1809 - 1817) 4th President - War of 1812 |
| James Monroe | (1817 - 1825) 5th President - Monroe Doctrine/ Era of Good Feelings |
| John Quincy Adams | (1825 - 1829) 6th President |
| Andrew Jackson | (1829 - 1837) 7th President - Common man's President |
| James K. Polk | (1845 - 1849) 11th President - emphasized expansion of the U.S. |
| Abraham Lincoln | (1861 - 1865) 16th President - President of the North during the Civil War |
| Andrew Johnson | (1865 - 1869) 17th President - became President after Lincoln was assassinated. President during the beginning of Reconstruction |
| Ulysses S. Grant | (1869 - 1877) 18th President - won the election with he help of close to 500,000 African-American votes |