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What president was given the nickname "Father of the Constitution"?
George Washington
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
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What number of president was John Quincy Adams?
9th
8th
7th
6th
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Which president unfortunately passed away after only a month in office?
William Henry Harrison
John Tyler
Millard Fillmore
James Buchanan
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Which of the following was one of the only presidents to follow Jacksonian politics other than Jackson of course, was whom?
John Tyler
Martin Van Buren
William Henry Harrison
Millard Fillmore
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What President issued a doctrine that warned the powers of Europe not to intervene in the affairs of Latin America?
James Monroe
Thomas Jefferson
John Quincy Adams
Zachary Taylor
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The Era that began with the president Jame Monroe and began a trust between the people and the government was called what?
The Era of Kindness
The Era of Good Feelings
The Era of New Vigor
The Era of Unity
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James Polk began arrangements to purchase land that would extend the United States from coast to coast. What was this goal called in this time?
Industrialism
Nationalism
Manifest destiny
Satelite dominion
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The only president to not be married was which of the following?
James Polk
John Tyler
John Q. Adams
James Buchanan
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Zachary Taylor was known by what nickname in his time?
The Leopard of D.C.
Rough and Ready
Tippecanoe
Old Hickory
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John Adams received much criticism for passing which of the following Acts that limited the people's ability to criticize the government?
The Alien and Sedition Acts
The Adams Act
The Gag Acts
The Murray's Silence Acts
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Which of the following presidents worked hard to disband the electoral college?
James Polk
James Madison
Andrew Jackson
Martin Van Buren
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The first president elected from the Whig Party was which of the following?
Andrew Jackson
James Monroe
Zachary Taylor
William Henry Harrison
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In 1856, what former president tried to regain the post by running on the Know-Nothing Party ticket?
James Polk
Milliard Fillmore
John Tyler
Franklin Pierce
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Which of the following is true about John Tyler?
He was the first president to not own slaves
He was the president who ordered the Trail of Tears
He also served in the Confederate House of Representatives
He served as a general in the Army before entering politics
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James Madison was President of the United States during which of the following wars?
The Revolutionary War
The War of 1812
The Civil War
The Mexican-American War
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The Missouri Compromise, as negotiated by James Monroe, was officially settled in what year?
1820
1810
1830
1840
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What president was dubbed "Tippecanoe" because of his military success at this site?
John Tyler
William Henry Harrison
Franklin Pierce
Zachary Taylor
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What president declared war on Mexico in 1846?
Warren G. Harding
John Tyler
James Buchanan
James Polk
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Which president was kicked out of the Whig Party after going against their wishes while in office?
Zachary Taylor
Martin Van Buren
John Tyler
James Madison
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While Franklin Pierce was in office in 1854, there began a series of violent incidents in Kansas that would be known as what?
"Bleeding Kansas"
"The Abolitionists' Uprising"
"Burning Kansas"
"The Scorched State"
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Which abolitionist former president ran for office again in 1848 with the Free Soil Party?
Franklin Pierce
Martin Van Buren
John Q. Adams
Warren G. Harding
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Which of the following nicknames was given to John Quincy Adams?
"Old Hickory"
"Old Man Eloquent
"Tippecanoe"
"The Virginia Viper"
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