The First 16 Presidents

The First 16 Presidents

George Washington (1st President)

Thomas Jefferson (3rd President)

John Adams(2nd President)

April 30, 1789-March 4, 1797

James Madison(4th President)

March 4, 1801-March 4, 1809

March 4, 1809-March 4, 1817

March 4, 1797-March 4, 1801

- Adams spent most of the Revolutionary War in Europe asking countries like France and Netherlands for help.

Five states were added to the Union during Washington's presidency - North Carolina (1789), Rhode Island (1790), Vermont (1791), Kentucky (1792), and Tennessee (1796).

John Adams and Thomas Jefferson were the only 2 signers of the Declaration of Independence who later became president. The both died on the same day - July 4, 1826 - exactly 50 years after they signed the Declaration.

During the time of the Continental Congress, Madison was afraid that wrong people might read his letters. He used a secret code when he wrote to Thomas Jefferson and other friends.

His vice-president was George Clinton.

He had 5 children.

By the time Washington became president, he had only one real tooth left. He had many sets of false teeth.

Adams was the first president to live in the White House. At that time, it was called the "President's House." It became known as the White House because of it's color. The name became official in 1901.

James Monroe(5th President)

John Quincy Adams(6th President)

Martin Van Buren (8th President)

Andrew Jackson (7th President)

March 4, 1817-March 4, 1825

March 4, 1825-March 4, 1829

March 4, 1837-March 4, 1841

March 4, 1829-March 4, 1837

He died on July 4th.

His Vice President was Richard

Mentor Johnson.

He kept a diary throughout his life.

At nine years old, Jackson read the Declaration of Independence aloud to neighbors who had never learned to read.

The capital of Liberia, Monrovia, was named for him. It is the only non-U.S. capital city to be named after a U.S. president.

He was a New York Senator.

Jackson's soldiers nicknamed him "Old Hickory" during the War of 1812 because he was willing to suffer the same hardships as the average soldier.

He re-ran election in 1832 but lost to

Andrew Jackson

Zachary Taylor(12th President)

William Henry Harrison(9th President)

James K. Polk(11th President)

John Tyler(10th President)

March 4, 1841- April 4, 1841

March 4, 1849 July 9, 1850

April 4, 1841-March 4, 1845

March 4, 1845-March 4, 1849

He was porn in Pineville, North Carolina.

He was a hero from the Mexican American war.

His religion was Episcopalian.

He had a total of 15 Children.

On July 4, 1850, Taylor celebrated Independence Day at the Washington Monument. He snacked on cherries that are believed to have bacteria on them. He got sick and died 5 days later.

He died after his first term.

He attended Hampden- Sydney

University.

His political party was the Whig.

Franklin Pierce(14th President)

Abraham Lincoln(16th President)

Millard Fillmore(13th President)

James Buchanan(15th President)

March 4, 1853- March 4, 1857

March 4, 1861 April 15, 1865

July 9, 1850-March 4, 1853

March 4, 1857 March 4, 1861

- Lincoln hid his mail, bankbook and important papers in his stovepipe hat.

Franklin Pierce grew up in a family with eight children.

Buchanan helped defend Baltimore after the British burned Washington, DC during the War of 1812.

Fillmore was born in a log cabin in upstate New York.

Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth just 5 days after after General Robert E. Lee surrendered the South to the Union.

Buchanan was personally against slavery. He sometimes bought slaves just to set them free.

Pierce was the first president to have a Christmas tree in the White House, however Benjamin Harrison had the first official White House Christmas tree in 1889.

Fillmore took a job with a judge, studied law and then married his teacher, Abigail Powers.