APUSH Key Presidents

APUSH Key Presidents Flashcards

George Washington (1789–1797)

Set precedents, warned against political parties and foreign entanglements in his Farewell Address.

Thomas Jefferson (1801–1809)

Louisiana Purchase (1803), reduced federal power, Embargo Act (1807).

James Madison (1809–1817)

President during the War of 1812.

Andrew Jackson (1829–1837)

Expanded presidential power, Indian Removal Act, Bank War, founder of the Democratic Party.

James K. Polk (1845–1849)

Mexican-American War, Manifest Destiny, annexation of Texas, Oregon Territory negotiations.

Abraham Lincoln (1861–1865)

Led the Union during the Civil War, Emancipation Proclamation, assassinated in 1865.

Andrew Johnson (1865–1869)

Clashed with Congress over Reconstruction, first president to be impeached.

Theodore Roosevelt (1901–1909)

Progressive reforms, trust-busting, conservation efforts, “Big Stick” foreign policy.

Woodrow Wilson (1913–1921)

Led U.S. in WWI, proposed League of Nations, progressive domestic agenda ("New Freedom").

Franklin D. Roosevelt (1933–1945)

New Deal programs, led U.S. in WWII, longest-serving president (4 terms).

Harry Truman (1945–1953)

Dropped atomic bombs, Truman Doctrine, Marshall Plan, Korean War.

Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953–1961)

Interstate Highway System, Cold War containment, warned of "military-industrial complex."

John F. Kennedy (1961–1963)

Cuban Missile Crisis, space race, New Frontier domestic policies.

Lyndon B. Johnson (1963–1969)

Great Society programs (Medicare, Civil Rights Act), escalated Vietnam War.

Richard Nixon (1969–1974)

Détente with China and USSR, Watergate scandal (resigned in 1974).

Ronald Reagan (1981–1989)

Reaganomics, end of the Cold War, strong conservative movement.

Bill Clinton (1993–2001)

Economic boom, impeachment over the Monica Lewinsky scandal (acquitted).

George W. Bush (2001-2009)

9/11 attacks, War on Terror, Iraq and Afghanistan Wars.