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Fisher US Presidents
US History Regents Review Presidents
Term | Definition |
---|---|
George Washington | 1st President. Set precedents of two term limit and Cabinet. |
Thomas Jefferson | 3rd President. Main author of the Declaration of Independence, made the Louisiana Purchase. |
John Adams | 2nd President, was George Washington's VP, helped write the Declaration of Independence. |
Andrew Jackson | 7th President. Known for Spoils System; rewarding supporters with government jobs. Signed Indian Removal Act. |
Abraham Lincoln | 16th President. Led country during Civil War, signed Emancipation Proclamation to free slaves in the South. |
Andrew Johnson | 17th President. Supported amnesty for the South during Reconstruction. Impeached for firing Secretary of War. |
Teddy Roosevelt | 26th President. Supported environmental protection and control of monopolies, used Big Stick Policy in Latin America. |
Woodrow Wilson | 28th President. Led country during WWI, proposed 14 Points to achieve world peace, supported League of Nations. |
Warren Harding | 29th President. Return to Normalcy and neutrality after WWI, Teapot Dome Scandal affected public opinion of government. |
Calvin Coolidge | 30th President. Supported laissez-faire during 1920's, stock market soared. |
Herbert Hoover | 31st President. Great Depression begins, supported rugged individualism & laissez-faire to improve economy, efforts failed. |
Franklin D Roosevelt | 32nd President. New Deal policies helped economy during Great Depression, elected to 4 terms of office, WWII begins. |
John F Kennedy | 35th President. Supported black civil rights, created Peace Corps to promote democracy in the world. |
Harry S Truman | 33rd President. authorized use of atomic bombs to end war with Japan during WWII. |
Dwight D. Eisenhower | 34th President. Enforced integration in schools. Domino Theory led to support for aid to SE Asia and Middle East |
Lyndon Johnson | 36th President. Signed 1964 Civil Rights Act to ban discrimination in public places, at work, and in voter registration |
Richard Nixon | 37th President. Created OSHA and EPA. Resigned to avoid being impeached over Watergate Scandal. |
Gerald Ford | 38th President. Only person to become President without being elected. Faced oil embargo and inflation. |
Jimmy Carter | 39th President. Organized Camp David Accords peace agreement between Israel and Egypt. |
Ronald Reagan | 40th President." Reagonomics" policy of cutting taxes and increasing spending caused high inflation. |
George Bush | 41st President. US engaged in Persian Gulf War against Iraq. |
George W Bush | 43rd President. President during 9/11 terrorist attacks. Signed Patriot Act and created Department of Homeland Security. |
Bill Clinton | 42nd President. Strong economy. Impeached for lying under oath and obstructing justice but acquitted. |
Barack Obama | 44th President. First black president. "Obamacare" policy created to provide universal health care. |
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