Transcript Mr. President - Michigan Leagues of Academic Games

Presidents
Elementary/Middle
#1-12
#1
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(6 points) My first election to the presidency was very controversial.
The original vote ended in a tie, which had to be broken in the House
of Representatives. My opponent, Aaron Burr, then became my vicepresident.
(4 points) The Marine Band first played for a presidential inauguration for me and has played at every inauguration since. I was a
strong advocate for the Band since I was an accomplished musician
myself. At first, I was upset with James Monroe and Robert Livingston when they returned from a mission I had sent them on.
(2 points) I designed and constructed my house, which is still popular with
visitors to this day.
#2
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(6 points) My middle name is the same as my mother’s
maiden name. I had a difficult childhood. Sickly as a child, I
was diagnosed with gallstones when I was 17. They were
surgically removed at a time when there was no anesthesia.
Ouch! My health did improve after the operation.
(4 points) When I was 11, our family moved to the other side
of the Smokies. I am considered the first “Dark Horse” to win
the presidency. Gas lighting replaced candles while I lived in
the White House. I am the only president who was Speaker
of the House of Representatives.
(2 points) Some say I didn’t have strong justification for starting the war with Mexico. One of the
popular sayings during my presidency was “54°
40’ or fight!” This referred to the border of the
Oregon Territory that separated it from Canada.
#3
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(6 points) I was born south of the Mason-Dixon line. Before
becoming president, I served in the House of Representatives
and also as Secretary of State for my predecessor. Later, my
Secretary of State succeeded me as president.
(4 points) I am known as the “Father of the
Constitution.” I was the chief author of a
series of articles called The Federalist
Papers that argued for ratification of the
Constitution.
(2 points) I am less celebrated than my
wife Dolly, who courageously saved the
portrait of Washington when the British
burned the White House.
#4
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(6 points) The “Trail of Tears” began while I was president. This involved the
relocation of Native Americans from their homelands to Indian Territory in what is
now Oklahoma. The first-ever assassination attempt on a president was made
against me in my second term. Richard Lawrence attacked me with a pair of
pistols, but both misfired.
(4 points) My wife Rachel died of a heart attack shortly after I
was elected president. I blamed her death on the insults our
enemies hurled at her regarding her first marriage. I am known
for my “Kitchen Cabinet,” a small group of friends who advised
me apart from my regular cabinet.
(2 points) While president, I was in constant pain from old war
wounds and other ailments. My first vice-president resigned over
the issue of tariffs. My second vice-president became my successor.
#5
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(6 points) I was chosen as a representative to the First Continental Congress and
later a delegate to the Constitutional Convention. Horatio Greenburgh’s huge
marble statue presents me as an old Roman, stripped to the waist, with a toga
draped over my knees, balancing a sword, and sitting on a Roman chair. It was
unveiled in the Capitol Rotunda in 1841 to a storm of protest.
(4 points) I appointed John Jay as Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court. I later sent him to England to negotiate a treaty that bears
his name. However, a large portion of the public didn’t like the
treaty, and my popularity dropped.
(2 points) My final message to the nation after eight years said:
“It is our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with
any portion of the foreign world…” Alexander Hamilton, who
was my first Secretary of the Treasury, helped me write the
message.
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#6
(6 points) I was one of the peace commissioners who signed
the Treaty of Ghent ending the war with Great Britain. A Democratic-Republican early in my political career, I ended life as a
Whig. Congress passed the Tariff of Abominations while I was
president.
(4 points) Henry Clay was my Secretary of State. My
political opponents claimed this was his reward for
supporting me for president. I had been the Secretary of State for my predecessor. In this position, I
helped draft a policy concerning the Western Hemisphere that the United States still follows to this day.
(2 points) I am the only president to serve in the House of Representatives after leaving the White House. In fact, I died in the
House when I suffered a stroke. My British wife died four years
later and was laid to rest next to me in my hometown of Quincy.
#7
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(6 Points) I was small but sturdy; I was slightly shorter than 5
foot 6 inches. I was a good speaker. I became a lawyer at the
age of 20. I began my political career in my state senate. Next,
I became the state attorney general. Then I was elected to the
U.S. Senate.
(4 Points) I was known as the “Little Magician.” I became
Andrew Jackson’s secretary of state. I later became vicepresident. I eventually became president by defeating William
Henry Harrison for the office.
(2 Points) I opposed the annexation of Texas
because it threatened to increase the debate over
slavery and deepen the national divisions.
#8
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(6 points) During the campaign for the presidency, my party
flooded the country with silly campaign songs and held noisy
rallies everywhere. They gave out campaign papers like the
Hard Cider Press and numerous items with a log-cabin
theme: handkerchiefs, sunbonnets, buttons, teacups, plates,
and songbooks. Too bad I wasn’t born in a log cabin.
(4 points) My background was in the military before I entered politics. My
nickname came from a river in Indiana where a battle was fought. One of the
positions I held before becoming president was Secretary of the Northwest
Territory, which in those days covered what is now considered the Midwest.
(2 points) My Secretary of State, Daniel Webster, wrote
an inaugural address for me. However, I decided to use a
much longer one I wrote myself. If I had used his, my
presidency might have turned out much better.
#9
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(6 Points) I entered the College of William and Mary in 1774,
but left to serve in the American Revolutionary Army. I later
studied law with Thomas Jefferson. I was
elected to the Virginia House of Delegates
and served as a Delegate to the Continental Congress. I opposed the Constitution because it lacked a bill of rights.
(4 Points) I was elected president twice. My term in office was
called the Era of Good Feelings. I supported the anti-slavery
position that led to the Missouri Compromise.
(2 Points) My most significant contribution was a Doctrine
that bears my name, which opposed European intervention in
the Western Hemisphere.
#10
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(6 Points) I once was elected as a Confederate States congressman, but I died before
my term began. I was buried in Hollywood
Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia. My coffin was
draped with a Confederate flag.
(4 Points) I married Letitia Christian in 1813. I
was President of the United States as a member
of the Whig Party.
(2 Points) Daniel Webster was my Secretary of
State. I once served as Vice President of the U.S. for
only 31 days. My nickname was “His Accidency.”
Extra #1
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(6 Points) I never voted for myself as president. I
was always too busy soldiering to be in one place
long enough to qualify as a voter. My first vote was
cast when I was 62 years old. I fought in the War of
1812, in the Indian wars against the Sauk and Fox
tribes under chief Black Hawk and the Seminoles,
and against the Mexicans.
(4 Points) My wife Margaret Smith refused to
appear at any public functions. She was 60 years
old when I became president. Our youngest
daughter, Mary Elizabeth, acted in her place.
(2 Points) Henry Clay for the fifth time ran for the
Whig Party nomination. He failed. I was born
before my two predecessors in the White House.
Extra #2
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(6 Points) I was orphaned at the age of 12 and was
raised according to my mother’s will by George
Eskridge, a lawyer. I had no children of my own and
thus, no direct descendants.
(4 Points) In 1749, I accepted my first appointment as a
surveyor of Culpepper County, Virginia. I was a good
student, but math was always my best skill.
(2 Points) At the age of 26, I married Martha
Dandridge Custis; she was 27 years old and a
widow with two children.
Answers
1. #3 Thomas Jefferson
2. #11 James K. Polk
3. #4 James Madison
4. #7 Andrew Jackson
5. #1 George Washington
6. #6 John Quincy Adams
7. #8 Martin Van Buren
8. #9 William Henry Harrison
9. #5 James Monroe
10. #10 John Tyler
11. #12 Zachary Taylor
12. #1 George Washington