USA HISTORY

THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825

PRESIDENT MADISON

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which two later presidents were war heroes from the War of 1812?
A
Jackson and Harrison
B
Monroe and Perry
C
JQ Adams and Van Buren
D
Tyler and Polk
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The two main heroes of the War of 1812 were Andrew Jackson and James Madison. Andrew Jackson was a military man and politician, and he led the United States to a resounding victory in the Battle of New Orleans in January of 1815.

Detailed explanation-2: -During the War of 1812 General Andrew Jackson led his troops through enemy territory to victory in several tide-turning battles. In doing so, he greatly aided our nation’s victory in the war.

Detailed explanation-3: -Andrew Jackson is the only president who served in both the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812. The War of 1812 gave him the national recognition he would later need to win the presidency.

Detailed explanation-4: -In 1865, as commanding general, Ulysses S. Grant led the Union Armies to victory over the Confederacy in the American Civil War. As an American hero, Grant was later elected the 18th President of the United States (1869–1877), working to implement Congressional Reconstruction and to remove the vestiges of slavery.

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