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Presidential History Quiz
(1789–1901)

How well do you know America’s early presidents? This presidential history quiz explores the nation’s leaders from George Washington through William McKinley, covering landmark elections, major accomplishments, political controversies, and defining moments in U.S. history. Put your knowledge of more than a century of presidential history to the test.

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Presidential History Quiz (1789–1901)

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1. Question

Which president successfully suppressed the Whiskey Rebellion?

2. Question

Which president negotiated the Louisiana Purchase from France in 1803?

3. Question

Which president led the nation during the War of 1812?

4. Question

Which president’s administration is most closely associated with the “Era of Good Feelings”?

5. Question

Which president first established a doctrine that European intervention in the western hemisphere would be regarded as a threat to American security?

6. Question

Which president signed the Missouri Compromise of 1820?

7. Question

Which president was accused of agreeing to a “corrupt bargain” that prevented Andrew Jackson from securing the White House in 1824?

8. Question

Which president implemented an Indian removal policy that led to the Trail of Tears?

9. Question

Which president resolved the “nullification crisis” of 1828–1832?

10. Question

Which president vetoed an effort to renew the charter of the Second Bank of the United States in 1832?

11. Question

Which president was the first to be attacked by an assassin while in office?

12. Question

Which president was in office for the shortest amount of time?

13. Question

Which president was the first to take office by ascending from the vice-presidential office through constitutional succession?

14. Question

Which president was the first to have impeachment proceedings initiated against him?

15. Question

Which president annexed Texas?

16. Question

Which president successfully negotiated with Britain a resolution to the Oregon boundary dispute?

17. Question

Which president led the nation to victory in the Mexican-American War?

18. Question

Which president ordered Commodore Perry to open relations with Japan?

19. Question

Which president signed the Compromise of 1850?

20. Question

Which president negotiated the Gadsden Purchase in 1854?

21. Question

Which president improperly used his influence to sway the 1857 Supreme Court decision Dred Scott v. Sandford?

22. Question

Which president issued the Emancipation Proclamation?

23. Question

Which president signed the Homestead Act and the Pacific Railway Act of 1862?

24. Question

Which president introduced Thanksgiving as a national holiday?

25. Question

Which president was the first to face an impeachment vote in the US Senate?

26. Question

Which president successfully negotiated a treaty to acquire Alaska from Russia in 1867?

27. Question

Which president’s administration was marred by a number of scandals, including the Gold Ring, the Whiskey Ring, and the Sanborn contract?

28. Question

The election of which president led to the end of Reconstruction in the South in 1877?

29. Question

Which president was the second to be assassinated while in office?

30. Question

Which president instituted civil service reform that awarded federal jobs based on merit instead of political connections in 1883?

31. Question

Which president was the first to serve two non-consecutive terms?

32. Question

Which president signed the Dawes Act, which allotted land to individual Indians and encouraged cultural assimilation in 1887?

33. Question

Which president used federal troops to suppress the Pullman Strike of 1894?

34. Question

Which president used federal troops to suppress the Great Railroad Strike of 1877?

35. Question

Which president was the first to have his voice recorded and also ordered the installation of electric lights in the White House?

36. Question

Presidential History Quiz
(1789–1901)