Presidential Emojis
Your Task: You will cut out the Emoji’s below and glue them where they best fit in sentences that you create about the first 20 presidents. You do not have to use all of the following Emojis but you cannot repeat the use of the of any Emoji.
Examples:
#4 James Madison: Without the help of , memories of George Washington might have been forever lost.
#5 James Monroe: A true , he used the War Hawks and Shipping Problems to persuade congress to approve the War of 1812.
1. George Washington
Born:February 22, 1732; Westmoreland County, Virginia
Died:December 14, 1799
Party:None
Term:1789–1797
Age when inaugurated:57
Famous Facts:
The first President unified the new nation and shaped the chief executive's duties. He refused to run for a third term.
On their wedding day, Martha Washington gave him a miniature portrait of herself. He wore it on a chain around his neck until his death 40 years later.
2. John Adams
Born:October 30, 1735;Braintree, Massachusetts
Died:July 4, 1826
Party:Federalist
Term:1797–1801
Age when inaugurated:61
Famous Facts:
Adams was the first President to live in the White House.
Adams had a tough job filling Washington's shoes. His advocacy of the Alien and Sedition Acts allowed him to silence critics, but made him unpopular. He lost reelection to Thomas Jefferson.
3. Thomas Jefferson
Born:April 13, 1743;Albemarle County, Virginia
Died:July 4, 1826
Party:Democratic-Republican
Term:1801–1809
Age when inaugurated:57
Famous Facts:
Considered the most brilliant President, he wrote the Declaration of Independence, founded the University of Virginia, and was an architect, a farmer, and a scientist.
Jefferson approved the Louisiana Purchase of 1803, which nearly doubled the size of the U.S.
4. James Madison
Born:March 16, 1751;Port Conway, Virginia
Died:June 28, 1836
Party:Democratic-Republican
Term:1809–1817
Age when inaugurated:57
Famous Facts:
Madison is considered the father of the Bill of Rights.
Madison presided over the War of 1812 with Britain, during which the White House was burned. The war ended in a draw.
5. James Monroe
Born:April 28, 1758;Westmoreland County, Virginia
Died:July 4, 1831
Party:Democratic-Republican
Term:1817–1825
Age when inaugurated:58
Famous Facts:
Monroe lived out his retirement in poverty.
His term is called the "Era of Good Feeling" because there was little partisan fighting. He formulated the Monroe Doctrine, which declared the Americas off-limits to European meddling.
6. John Quincy Adams
Born:July 11, 1767;Braintree, Massachusetts
Died:February 23, 1848
Party:Democratic-Republican
Term:1825–1829
Age when inaugurated:57
Famous Facts:
John Adams and John Quincy Adams were the first father and son to have served as Presidents.
Accused of winning the White House through corruption, he was plagued by accusations of misdeeds throughout his presidency.
After his presidency, Adams served nine terms in the House of Representatives, until his death in 1848.
7. Andrew Jackson
Born:March 15, 1767;Waxhaw settlement, South Carolina
Died:June 8, 1845
Party:Democratic
Term:1829–1837
Age when inaugurated:61
Famous Facts:
Jackson was the first President to ride on a train.
Though he was a rich planter, Jackson was considered the common people's friend. Dubbed "Old Hickory" because he was so tough, Jackson greatly expanded the powers of the Presidency.
8. Martin Van Buren
Born:December 5, 1782;Kinderhook, New York
Died:July 24, 1862. Party: Democratic
Party:Democrat
Term:1837–1841
Age when inaugurated:54
Famous Facts:
Van Buren was the first President to be born an American citizen, rather than a British subject.
Van Buren's Presidency was marred by an economic depression that led to bank failures and food riots. He was easily defeated for reelection.
9. William Henry Harrison
Born:February 9, 1773;Berkeley, Virginia
Died:April 4, 1841
Party:Whig
Term:1841
Age when inaugurated:68
Famous Facts:
Harrison delivered a marathon inaugural speech during which he caught a cold. He died a month later.
Harrison was the first President to die in office and he served the briefest term.
10. John Tyler
Born:March 29, 1790;Greenway, Virginia
Died:January 18, 1862
Party:Whig
Term:1841–1845
Age when inaugurated:51
Famous Facts:
Tyler had 15 children, more than any President.
Tyler was expected to be a passive "acting President" while he finished Harrison's term. But he refused to be passive. He made enemies in Congress and was the first President to be threatened with impeachment. The effort failed.
11. James K. Polk
Born:November 2, 1795;near Pineville, North Carolina
Died:June 15, 1849
Party:Democratic
Term:1845–1849
Age when inaugurated:49
Famous Facts:
Polk is the only President to have served as Speaker of the House.
Polk was the first "dark horse" or little-known nominee to become President. He presided over the Mexican War, which added Texas, California, and other territory to the United States.
12. Zachary Taylor
Born:November 24, 1784;Orange County, Virginia
Died:July 9, 1850
Party:Whig
Term:1849–1850
Age when inaugurated:64
Famous Facts:
Taylor won fame as a general in the Mexican War. His soldiers called him "Old Rough and Ready."
Taylor threatened to use force to keep the South from leaving the Union. After his death, a compromise allowed slavery to continue in the South.
13. Millard Fillmore
Born:January 7, 1800;Locke, New York
Died:March 8, 1874
Party:Whig
Term:1850–1853
Age when inaugurated:50
Famous Facts:
Fillmore approved the Compromise of 1850, allowing slavery in the South. But neither the North nor the South was happy with it, and Fillmore was blamed for the law's failure.
In 1856, Fillmore ran for President on the anti-immigrant Know-Nothing Party ticket.
14. Franklin Pierce
Born:November 23, 1804;Hillsboro, New Hampshire
Died:October 8, 1869
Party:Democratic
Term:1853–1857
Age when inaugurated:48
Famous Facts:
Pierce's wife hated Washington, D.C., so much, that she fainted when she found out he had been nominated for President.
Pierce supported the Kansas-Nebraska Act, which gutted the Compromise of 1850.
15. James Buchanan
Born:April 23, 1791;near Mercersburg, Pennsylvania
Died:June 1, 1868
Party:Democratic
Term:1857–1861
Age when inaugurated:65
Famous Facts:
Buchanan was the only bachelor to ever serve in the White House.
Buchanan tried in vain to find a compromise to keep the South from seceding from the Union, but failed.
16. Abraham Lincoln
Born:February 12, 1809;near Hodgenville, Kentucky
Died:April 15, 1865
Party:Republican
Term: 1861–1865
Age when inaugurated:52
Famous Facts:
Lincoln led the Union into the Civil War to preserve the nation and end slavery. He was assassinated just five days after the Confederate armies surrendered.
Polls show that Lincoln is the most admired President.
17. Andrew Johnson
Born:December 29, 1808;Raleigh, North Carolina
Died:July 31, 1875
Party:National Union
Term:1865–1869
Age when inaugurated:56
Famous Facts:
Succeeding Lincoln, Johnson found himself in bitter battles with Congress over Reconstruction. He was impeached and tried by the Senate, but was acquitted by one vote.
Johnson was the only southern senator to stay loyal to the Union.
18. Ulysses S. Grant
Born:April 27, 1822;Point Pleasant, Ohio
Died:July 23, 1885
Party:Republican
Term:1869–1877
Age when inaugurated:46
Famous Facts:
Grant was born Hiram Ulysses Grant, but an error on his application to West Point changed his name to Ulysses Simpson Grant. He liked the initials so much that he kept the name.
Grant was the top Union military hero of the Civil War. His two terms were marred by scandals.
19. Rutherford B. Hayes
Born:October 4, 1822;Delaware, Ohio
Died:January 17, 1893
Party:Republican
Term:1877–1881
Age when inaugurated:54
Famous Facts:
Hayes is one of only three Presidents to lose the popular vote but win the office. He won the election by one electoral vote.
Hayes's wife, Lucy, was the first First Lady to graduate from college.
20. James A. Garfield
Born:November 19, 1831;Orange, Ohio
Died:September 19, 1881
Party:Republican
Term:1881
Age when inaugurated:49
Famous Facts:
Garfield set out to reform the "spoils system" by which politicians gave their friends low-level political offices. He was assassinated by a disappointed office seeker.
Garfield was the first left-handed President.