25 Presidents

George Washington

1: Oversaw creation of the First Bank of the United States

John Adams

2: Signed the Alien & Sedition Acts

Thomas Jefferson

3: Completed the Louisiana Purchase

James Madison

4: Led the nation during the War of 1812

James Monroe

5: Issued the Monroe Doctrine

John Quincy Adams

6: Supported building nationally funded roads and canals

Andrew Jackson

7: Fought the Bank War against the national bank

Martin Van Buren

8: Presided during the Panic of 1837

William Henry Harrison

9: Delivered the longest inaugural address (and died a month later)

John Tyler

10: Approved the annexation of Texas (completed at end of term)

James K. Polk

11: Oversaw the Mexican–American War

Zachary Taylor

12: Took a firm stance against expanding slavery into new territories

Millard Fillmore

13: Signed the Compromise of 1850

Franklin Pierce

14: Signed the Kansas–Nebraska Act

James Buchanan

15: Allowed the Dred Scott decision to stand without challenge

Abraham Lincoln

16: Issued the Emancipation Proclamation

Andrew Johnson

17: Oversaw Reconstruction and vetoed major civil rights bills

Ulysses S. Grant

18: Signed the 15th Amendment protecting voting rights

Rutherford B. Hayes

19: Ended Reconstruction by withdrawing federal troops from the South

James A. Garfield

20: Advocated civil service reform before his assassination

Chester A. Arthur

21: Signed the Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act

Grover Cleveland (1st term)

22: Fought for lower tariffs and vetoed many spending bills

Benjamin Harrison

23: Signed the Sherman Antitrust Act

Grover Cleveland (2nd term)

24: Managed the Panic of 1893 and opposed the gold–silver inflation movement

William McKinley

25: Led the U.S. during the Spanish–American War