US Presidents and Key Events Quiz

Early Presidents (1789-1825)

• George Washington (1789-1797) was the first president, with no party affiliation, and faced the Whiskey Rebellion in 1794.
• John Adams (1797-1801) was a Federalist and dealt with the XYZ Affair in 1797 and signed the Alien and Sedition Acts in 1798.
• Thomas Jefferson (1801-1809) was a Democratic-Republican and oversaw the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 and the Lewis and Clark Expedition from 1804 to 1805.
• James Madison (1809-1817) was a Democratic-Republican and led the country through the War of 1812, including the Hartford Convention in 1814.
• James Monroe (1817-1825) was a Democratic-Republican and signed the Missouri Compromise in 1820 and the Gibbons v. Ogden decision in 1824.

Middle Period (1825-1861)

• John Quincy Adams (1825-1829) was a National Republican and supported the Erie Canal project in 1825 and was involved in the Corrupt Bargain.
• Andrew Jackson (1829-1837) was a Democrat and established Jacksonian Democracy, signed the Indian Removal Act in 1830, and vetoed the re-charter of the Second Bank of the United States.
• Martin Van Buren (1837-1841) was a Democrat and faced the Panic of 1837 and issued the Specie Circular.
• William Henry Harrison (1841) was a Whig who died in office after one month.
• John Tyler (1841-1845) was an Anti-Jackson Democrat who signed the Webster-Ashburton Treaty in 1842, setting the Canadian border at the 49th parallel.
• James K. Polk (1845-1849) was a Democrat who oversaw the annexation of Texas in 1845, fulfilling his concept of Manifest Destiny.

Late Antebellum Period (1849-1861)

• Zachary Taylor (1849-1850) was a Whig who died in office.
• Millard Fillmore (1850-1853) was a Whig who signed the Compromise of 1850.
• Franklin Pierce (1853-1857) was a Democrat who supported the Underground Railroad and faced the "Bleeding Kansas" crisis.
• James Buchanan (1857-1861) was a Democrat who dealt with the Dred Scott decision and the Lincoln-Douglas Debates.

Civil War and Reconstruction (1861-1877)

• Abraham Lincoln (1861-1865) was a Republican who led the country through the Civil War and issued the 13th Amendment.
• Andrew Johnson (1865-1869) was a Republican who oversaw Reconstruction and was impeached.
• Ulysses S. Grant (1869-1877) was a Republican who supported the 15th Amendment and faced the Whiskey Ring scandal.
• Rutherford B. Hayes (1877-1881) was a Republican who ended Reconstruction and signed the Bland-Allison Act.

Late 19th Century (1881-1901)

• James A. Garfield (1881) was a Republican who was assassinated.
• Chester A. Arthur (1881-1885) was a Republican who signed the Pendleton Act.
• Grover Cleveland (1885-1889) was a Democrat who faced the Haymarket Riot and the Knights of Labor.
• Benjamin Harrison (1889-1893) was a Republican who supported the Populist Party platform and signed the Sherman Act.
• Grover Cleveland (1893-1897) was a Democrat who faced the Pullman Strike and the American Federation of Labor.

Early 20th Century (1897-1945)

• William McKinley (1897-1901) was a Republican who oversaw the Spanish-American War and implemented the Open Door Policy.
• Theodore Roosevelt (1901-1909) was a Republican who supported the Panama Canal project and the Coal Strike.
• William Howard Taft (1909-1913) was a Republican who supported Dollar Diplomacy and signed the Paine-Aldrich Tariff.
• Woodrow Wilson (1913-1921) was a Democrat who led the country through World War I and proposed the Fourteen Points.
• Warren G. Harding (1921-1923) was a Republican who died mysteriously and was involved in the Teapot Dome Scandal.
• Calvin Coolidge (1923-1929) was a Republican who signed the Kellogg-Briand Pact and oversaw an economic boom.
• Herbert Hoover (1929-1933) was a Republican who faced the Stock Market Crash of 1929 and the Great Depression.

Mid-20th Century (1933-1969)

• Franklin D. Roosevelt (1933-1945) was a Democrat who implemented the New Deal and led the country through World War II.
• Harry S. Truman (1945-1953) was a Democrat who issued the Truman Doctrine and signed the Marshall Plan.
• Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953-1961) was a Republican who oversaw the Alaska and Hawaii statehood and the Eisenhower Doctrine.
• John F. Kennedy (1961-1963) was a Democrat who was assassinated and initiated the Space Race.
• Lyndon B. Johnson (1963-1969) was a Democrat who signed the Voting Rights Act and the Civil Rights Act.

Late 20th Century (1969-2001)

• Richard Nixon (1969-1974) was a Republican who oversaw the US landing on the Moon and faced the Watergate scandal.
• Gerald Ford (1974-1977) was a Republican who pardoned Nixon and faced the OPEC oil crisis.
• Jimmy Carter (1977-1981) was a Democrat who signed the Panama Canal Treaty and faced stagflation.
• Ronald Reagan (1981-1989) was a Republican who oversaw the end of the Cold War and faced the Iran hostage crisis.
• George H.W. Bush (1989-1993) was a Republican who oversaw the fall of the Berlin Wall and the invasion of Panama.

21st Century (2001-present)

• George W. Bush (2001-2009) was a Republican who responded to the 9/11 attacks and signed the USA PATRIOT Act.
• Barack Obama (2009-2017) was a Democrat who signed the Affordable Care Act and oversaw the end of the Iraq War.
• Donald Trump (2017-2021) was a Republican who implemented the Immigration/Refugee Ban and the Transgender Military Ban.
• Joe Biden (2021-present) is a Democrat who oversaw the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines and the military withdrawal from Afghanistan.