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U.S. Presidents Random Quiz #1

Use the hint to identify the appropriate president. The same president may be the answer to multiple questions. You will be given a different random selection of hints every time you take the quiz. Collect them all!

This quiz covers presidents #1 through #15.

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Last updated: January 23, 2024
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Presided over border dispute tensions between the state of Texas and the New Mexico Territory.
Zachary Taylor
Mississippi (1817), Illinois (1818), Alabama (1819), Maine (1820) and Missouri (1821) were admitted to the Union during his presidency.
James Monroe
Although it was largely blamed on the policies of his predecessor, the financial crisis known as the Panic of 1837 occurred during this man’s presidency, followed by a five-year depression.
Martin Van Buren
With Thomas Jefferson, co-founded the Democratic-Republican Party.
James Madison
Earned the nickname “Old Hickory” for his toughness.
Andrew Jackson
As a lawyer, defended in court six British soldiers implicated in the Boston Massacre.
John Adams
The 1st President of the United States (1789-1797).
George Washington
Florida (1845) was admitted to the Union during his presidency.
John Tyler
Purchased Florida from Spain and set the boundary between the Louisiana Purchase and Spanish territory.
John Quincy Adams
His administration ended up on the losing side of the Supreme Court case United States v. The Amistad, which resulted in a victory for enslaved Africans aboard a Spanish schooner seized by the U.S.
Martin Van Buren
Primary author of the Declaration of Independence.
Thomas Jefferson
His wife Dolley was the only First Lady to be given an honorary seat on the floor of Congress, and was the first American to reply to a telegraph message.
James Madison
Expanded U.S. trade through reciprocity agreements with Denmark, Prussia and the Federal Republic of Central America and trade agreements with the Kingdom of Hawai’i and the Kingdom of Tahiti, but was frustrated by Britain’s 1825 ban on U.S. trade with the British West Indies.
John Quincy Adams
Sent Commodore Matthew C. Perry to the Japanese shogunate to effect a trade deal (1854).
Franklin Pierce
The 12th President of the United States (1849-1850).
Zachary Taylor
The 5th President of the United States (1817-1825).
James Monroe
The 11th President of the United States (1845-1849).
James K. Polk
The 4th President of the United States (1809-1817).
James Madison
Due to the ineffectiveness of his Cabinet, he turned to an unofficial, varying group of advisors called the “Kitchen Cabinet.”
Andrew Jackson
Initiated at least fourteen indictments of political rivals under the Sedition Act and brought lawsuits against five prominent newspapers that criticized the government.
John Adams
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