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Who was the first President of the United States?

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George Washington

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Which president is known as the ‘Father of His Country’?

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George Washington

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Who was the second President of the United States?

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John Adams

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Which president served from 1797 to 1801?

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John Adams

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What political party did John Adams belong to?

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Federalist Party

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Which president was a key figure in the American Revolution?

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John Adams

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Who was the third President of the United States?

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Thomas Jefferson

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Which president was the principal author of the Declaration of Independence?

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Thomas Jefferson

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Who was the first Vice President of the United States?

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John Adams

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Which president purchased the Louisiana Territory?

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Thomas Jefferson

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Who was the fourth President of the United States?

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James Madison

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Which president is known for leading the country during the War of 1812?

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James Madison

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Who was the fifth President of the United States?

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James Monroe

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What is the name of the doctrine established by James Monroe regarding European intervention?

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Monroe Doctrine

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Which president was in office during the Missouri Compromise?

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James Monroe

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Who was the sixth President of the United States?

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John Quincy Adams

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Which president was the son of John Adams?

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John Quincy Adams

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Who was the seventh President of the United States?

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Andrew Jackson

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Which president is known for his role in the Indian Removal Act?

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Andrew Jackson

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Who was the eighth President of the United States?

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Martin Van Buren

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Which president served during the Panic of 1837?

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Martin Van Buren

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Who was the ninth President of the United States?

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William Henry Harrison

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Which president served the shortest term?

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William Henry Harrison

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Who was the tenth President of the United States?

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John Tyler

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Which president was a former governor of Virginia?
John Tyler
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Who was the eleventh President of the United States?
James K. Polk
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Which president is known for expanding the United States territory significantly?
James K. Polk
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Who was the twelfth President of the United States?
Zachary Taylor
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Which president died shortly after taking office?
Zachary Taylor
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Who was the thirteenth President of the United States?
Millard Fillmore
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Which president is associated with the Compromise of 1850?
Millard Fillmore
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Who was the fourteenth President of the United States?
Franklin Pierce
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Which president's term was marked by the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
Franklin Pierce
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Who was the fifteenth President of the United States?
James Buchanan
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Which president's term saw the country on the brink of Civil War?
James Buchanan
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Who was the sixteenth President of the United States?
Abraham Lincoln
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Which president delivered the Gettysburg Address?
Abraham Lincoln
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Who was the seventeenth President of the United States?
Andrew Johnson
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Which president was impeached but not removed from office?
Andrew Johnson
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Who was the eighteenth President of the United States?
Ulysses S. Grant
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Which president served two terms during the Reconstruction Era?
Ulysses S. Grant
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Who was the nineteenth President of the United States?
Rutherford B. Hayes
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Which president ended Reconstruction?
Rutherford B. Hayes
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Who was the twentieth President of the United States?
James A. Garfield
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Which president was assassinated in 1881?
James A. Garfield
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Who was the twenty-first President of the United States?
Chester A. Arthur
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Which president signed the Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act?
Chester A. Arthur
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Who was the twenty-second President of the United States?
Grover Cleveland
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Which president served two non-consecutive terms?
Grover Cleveland
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Who was the twenty-third President of the United States?
Benjamin Harrison
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Which president was the grandson of a former president?
Benjamin Harrison
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Who was the twenty-fourth President of the United States?
Grover Cleveland
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Which president was known for his opposition to the Spanish-American War?
Grover Cleveland
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Who was the twenty-fifth President of the United States?
William McKinley
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Which president was assassinated in 1901?
William McKinley
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Who was the twenty-sixth President of the United States?
Theodore Roosevelt
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Which president is known for the Square Deal?
Theodore Roosevelt
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Who was the twenty-seventh President of the United States?
William Howard Taft
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Which president later became Chief Justice of the United States?
William Howard Taft
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Who was the twenty-eighth President of the United States?
Woodrow Wilson
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Which president led the United States during World War I?
Woodrow Wilson
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Who was the twenty-ninth President of the United States?
Warren G. Harding
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Which president's term was marred by scandals like Teapot Dome?
Warren G. Harding
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Who was the thirtieth President of the United States?
Calvin Coolidge
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Which president is known for the phrase 'The business of America is business'?
Calvin Coolidge
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Who was the thirty-first President of the United States?
Herbert Hoover
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Which president is often blamed for the Great Depression?
Herbert Hoover
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Who was the thirty-second President of the United States?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Which president served four terms?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Who was the thirty-third President of the United States?
Harry S. Truman
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Which president made the decision to use atomic bombs in WWII?
Harry S. Truman
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Who was the thirty-fourth President of the United States?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Which president was a five-star general during WWII?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Who was the thirty-fifth President of the United States?
John F. Kennedy
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Which president was assassinated in 1963?
John F. Kennedy
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Who was the thirty-sixth President of the United States?
Lyndon B. Johnson
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Which president is known for the Great Society programs?
Lyndon B. Johnson
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Who was the thirty-seventh President of the United States?
Richard Nixon
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Which president resigned from office?
Richard Nixon
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Who was the thirty-eighth President of the United States?
Gerald Ford
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Which president granted Richard Nixon a pardon?
Gerald Ford
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Who was the thirty-ninth President of the United States?
Jimmy Carter
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Which president is known for the Camp David Accords?
Jimmy Carter
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Who was the fortieth President of the United States?
Ronald Reagan
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Which president was a former actor?
Ronald Reagan
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Who was the forty-first President of the United States?
George H. W. Bush
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Which president served during the Gulf War?
George H. W. Bush
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Who was the forty-second President of the United States?
Bill Clinton
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Which president was impeached in the late 1990s?
Bill Clinton
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Who was the forty-third President of the United States?
George W. Bush
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Which president led the country during the September 11 attacks?
George W. Bush
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Who was the forty-fourth President of the United States?
Barack Obama
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Which president was the first African American president?
Barack Obama
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Who was the forty-fifth President of the United States?
Donald Trump
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Which president was impeached twice?
Donald Trump
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Who is the current President of the United States as of 2023?
Joe Biden
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Which president was elected in 2020?
Joe Biden

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