The Ultimate Presidents Crossword

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2. He was an American war hero who went on to become the 12th President and the second to die in office.
4. President Grover Cleveland is the only president to serve non-consecutive terms. He was also a member of this political party.
6. This is the middle name of the Sixth President and son of John Adams. It is also the name of the town where the senior and junior John Adams were born.
8. President Truman made the decision to drop two atomic bombs on this country to end the Second World War.
11. He is the oldest man to ever be elected president.
13. President John Tyler was the only president to be buried under a foreign flag. Name this short-lived union of Southern states, who opposed the Union, during the Civil War.
15. He signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and started the “Great Society” and the “War on Poverty.”
17. President Chester Arthur was a member of the Republican Party, which was founded to abolish slavery. It is also known by this acronym.
18. This president was president during the September 11th Attacks, and his father was president.
23. President Benjamin Harrison, grandson of President William Henry Harrison, was a big proponent of these taxes on imported goods.
24. Barack Obama was the first African-American president in American History, and he lived in this foreign countries for a few years when he was a child.
27. This president was the first to die in office and was known as "Old Tippecanoe."
29. This French emperor and military leader sold the Louisiana Territory to America under Thomas Jefferson, doubling the size of the United States.
30. Woodrow Wilson was president during World War One and had this first name.
32. James Madison became known as the Father of the Constitution,the supreme law of the United States, which was written in convention in this city.
34. Jimmy Carter is the longest lived president ever, and his vice president was named Walter _______.
36. This president and real estate developer was formerly a reality TV show host. He is also the only president to not be a descendant of American slave owners.
37. This president elected in 1920 promised a “Return to Normalcy” during his presidency, but he was involved in the Teapot Dome Scandal and died in office.
41. President William McKinely presided over the victory during the Spanish-American War, during which the United States gained control of this future 50th State.
42. President Rutherford B. Hayes became the second president to win the presidency without winning the popular vote. He beat Samuel ______.
43. President James K. Polk annexed this current state during the Mexican-American War, along with California and New Mexico.

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1. This 20th President was the second to be assassinated. His last name is also the name of a cartoon cat.
3. The First President of the United States and a general during the Revolutionary War.
5. Abraham Lincoln signed this proclamation freeing the slaves in the Southern States during the Civil War.
7. This amendment banning slavery was added to the Constitution while Andrew Johnson was president.
8. This Seventh President had John C. Calhoun and Martin Van Buren as vice president. He also was known by the nickname "Old Hickory".
9. James Monroe, known for the Monroe Doctrine, was one of eight presidents from this state.
10. Gerald Ford was actually born with this first name.
12. This president with the first name Theodore is on Mount Rushmore next to Washington, Jefferson, and Lincoln.
14. This president and general signed the Interstate Highway Act of 1956 to build highways throughout the nation for defense and for speed in commerce.
16. He was the first president to be born when the United States was a country in Kinderhook, New York.
19. President Coolidge worked to balance the budget and presided over a roaring economy. He also was the president to give American Indians citizenship, propose the first anti-lynching legislation, and build Mount Rushmore. His nickname was “________ Cal.”
20. He was the youngest man ever elected to the presidency, and he had to deal with the Cuban Missile Crisis. He was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, in 1963.
21. President Franklin Pierce signed off on this purchase which settled border disputes between America and Mexico, allowing for the construction of a transcontinental railroad.
22. This 40th President of the United States was formerly an actor. As president, he cut taxes, regulations, and spending leading to a time of economic prosperity. He also took an aggressive stance against the Soviets leading to the fall of the USSR.
25. President Herbert Hoover had a famous ___ on the Colorado River named after him.
26. President William Howard Taft was the only president to also be the Chief Justice of this Highest Court in America.
28. After ascending to the presidency after the death of President Taylor, President Millard Fillmore signed the Fugitive _____ Act.
31. This wife of President Bill Clinton ran for president in 2016.
33. He was president immediately before Abraham Lincoln and the outbreak of the Civil War. Historians generally fault him for not doing enough to prevent the Civil War.
35. He was president during the Apollo 11 moon landing and also opened up China for trade and diplomacy, but he was also involved in the Watergate Scandal and became the first president to resign.
38. President George H.W. Bush presided over victory during the Gulf War which began because this country invaded Kuwait.
39. This Civil War general was president when the Transcontinental Railroad was finished in 1869.
40. This president presided over the Great Depression, the New Deal, and World War Two.
44. During the John Adams Administration, this diplomatic scandal where French diplomats attempted to bribe American diplomats. It became known as ___ Affair.