Presidential Order
Instructions: How well do you know the order of U.S. presidents?
- 1.
Who was the 1st President of the United States?
AThomas JeffersonBGeorge WashingtonCBenjamin FranklinDJohn Adams - 2.
Who was the 16th President of the United States?
AUlysses S. GrantBAndrew JohnsonCJames BuchananDAbraham Lincoln - 3.
Who immediately succeeded John F. Kennedy as president after his assassination?
ARichard NixonBBarry GoldwaterCLyndon B. JohnsonDHubert Humphrey - 4.
Who was the 3rd President of the United States?
AAlexander HamiltonBThomas JeffersonCJames MadisonDJohn Adams - 5.
Which president served two non-consecutive terms, making him both the 22nd and 24th president?
AChester ArthurBGrover ClevelandCBenjamin HarrisonDWilliam McKinley - 6.
Who was president immediately before Abraham Lincoln?
AJames BuchananBFranklin PierceCAndrew JohnsonDMillard Fillmore - 7.
Who was the 26th President of the United States?
AWilliam McKinleyBTheodore RooseveltCWoodrow WilsonDWilliam Howard Taft - 8.
Who served as president between Harry Truman and John F. Kennedy?
ALyndon B. JohnsonBDwight D. EisenhowerCRichard NixonDHerbert Hoover - 9.
Who was the 32nd President, serving four terms during the Great Depression and World War II?
AHarry TrumanBHerbert HooverCDwight D. EisenhowerDFranklin D. Roosevelt - 10.
Which president immediately followed Richard Nixon after his resignation?
ANelson RockefellerBRonald ReaganCGerald FordDJimmy Carter - 11.
Who was the 7th President of the United States?
AJames MonroeBAndrew JacksonCMartin Van BurenDJohn Quincy Adams - 12.
Who was the shortest-serving U.S. president, dying just 31 days after inauguration?
AWilliam Henry HarrisonBZachary TaylorCWarren G. HardingDJames A. Garfield - 13.
Who was the 11th President, known for leading the nation during the Mexican-American War?
AJohn TylerBZachary TaylorCJames K. PolkDFranklin Pierce - 14.
Put these presidents in chronological order: Who came first?
AWoodrow Wilson (28th)BWarren G. Harding (29th)CHerbert Hoover (31st)DCalvin Coolidge (30th) - 15.
Who was the 21st President, taking office after James A. Garfield's assassination?
ABenjamin HarrisonBRutherford B. HayesCGrover ClevelandDChester A. Arthur
Answer Key
George Washington served as the 1st President of the United States from 1789 to 1797. He is often called the 'Father of His Country.'
Abraham Lincoln served as the 16th President from 1861 to 1865. He led the nation through the Civil War and abolished slavery.
Lyndon B. Johnson (the 36th President) was sworn in aboard Air Force One on November 22, 1963, just hours after Kennedy's assassination.
Thomas Jefferson served as the 3rd President from 1801 to 1809. He was the principal author of the Declaration of Independence.
Grover Cleveland is the only president to serve two non-consecutive terms (1885-1889 and 1893-1897), making him both the 22nd and 24th president.
James Buchanan was the 15th President (1857-1861), serving immediately before Lincoln. He is often considered one of the worst presidents due to his failure to prevent the Civil War.
Theodore Roosevelt became the 26th President in 1901 after the assassination of William McKinley. At 42, he was the youngest person to assume the presidency.
Dwight D. Eisenhower served as the 34th President from 1953 to 1961, between Truman (33rd) and Kennedy (35th). He was the Supreme Allied Commander in WWII.
Franklin D. Roosevelt was the 32nd President, serving from 1933 until his death in 1945. He is the only president to serve more than two terms.
Gerald Ford became the 38th President on August 9, 1974, after Nixon resigned due to the Watergate scandal. Ford is the only person to serve as president without being elected president or vice president.
Andrew Jackson served as the 7th President from 1829 to 1837. Known as 'Old Hickory,' he was a populist figure and war hero from the Battle of New Orleans.
William Henry Harrison, the 9th President, served only 31 days in 1841 before dying of pneumonia, making his the shortest presidency in U.S. history.
James K. Polk served as the 11th President from 1845 to 1849. Under his leadership, the U.S. acquired vast western territories including California and the Southwest.
The correct order is: Woodrow Wilson (28th, 1913-1921), Warren G. Harding (29th, 1921-1923), Calvin Coolidge (30th, 1923-1929), and Herbert Hoover (31st, 1929-1933).
Chester A. Arthur became the 21st President in 1881 after President Garfield was assassinated. Arthur surprised many by championing civil service reform.