Who was the first U.S. President to have a beard?

Huh, I did not think he was the first one. I knew he famously had one but not the first to have one... huh okay then

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History remembers Abraham Lincoln as such an upstanding, moral, and righteous man. We are taught that his aim in the Civil War was to end slavery. This was not the truth. He wanted to preserve the Union. When asked why he wouldn't let the South secede peacefully, he responded "But who would pay for the government?" He also said of the war, "If I could save the Union without freeing any slave I would do it, and if I could save it by freeing all the slaves I would do it; and if I could save it by freeing some and leaving others alone I would also do that." The Emancipation Proclamation was simply a tactic of war. A war in which both sides had those who held views that were wrong. Slavery was evil. It should have never existed. But ending it was not Lincoln's motivation.

I knew it was Abraham bc he's one of my favorite presidents

Rutherford Hayes had a beard but shaved it prior to running ,Beards back then were considered unsophisticated.. therefore they were considered by their peers to have lacked intellectual and moral fiber. just an FYI

This is better then history class!

a little girl wrote Abe a letter suggesting he sport whiskers to balance his long face... he later met her in person and thanked her..

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Player #2298966, What you are saying is misleading. The war was mainly about slavery. And while it's true that most people in the north didn't care about the existence of slavery, it was starting to be made illegal and the South feared losing one of their main sources of capital and their culture. It's when a citizen's comfort and way of life is forcibly changed that they revolt, not political differences. This is the main cause of their secession.

He was amazing!!

Gots to go 4 now. later yall

I thought John Adams did. . . But it is Abraham Lincoln.

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Taft was also so fat he got stuck in the bathtub it was a perfect example of the kind of man that he was greedy and corrupt if the US politicians physical appearance resembled their corruption they wouldn't fit in Washington

I know this how again- I'm still in elementary

The best and greatest President America has ever had

Guillermo Jr., that is awesome story

BIGDOUGu812ok, people should not judge a person by their beard but by their belief and honesty.

BIGDOUGu812ok, interesting thanks

kem, Honest Abraham Lincoln and amazing president. To bad our president and government are not honest now. They are so corrupt, ignorant, and uncaring. Definitely not honest...

ZealousJelly5831, keep up the good work

He is my favorite president his birthday is on my birthday and he was homeschooling like me

should be "departed" not "departure"

Guillermo Jr., that girl is the Grace Bedell mentioned in the info section after question.

He's the only one out of those that I know! lol

Player #28234171, John Quincy Adams had mutton chops a little different than a beard.

Player #33743972, Giantside burns don't count. It may have been a trick question.

Alison , Mine too - Currently reading Killing Lincoln

I guessed and got it wrong. 😅

This is hard and my brother made me get it wrong Q

fun fact, the girl actually told him a beard would improve his appearance 😆

Liberty, Really? If that is actually true, that is so cool. Lincoln is one of my favorite Presidents.

BIGDOUGu812ok, Still look unsophisticated . .

Big old beard is what came to mind when I saw Lincoln as an option and seeing it was also option C , I figured that had to be the answer, and I was right. Although, like others I had no idea he was the first to sport that look.

it wasn't Abraham Lincoln it was John Quincy Adams

I chose the wrong answer but I No but I know

djojodam, That is an unknown. Look at England. Who would think a small island nation would extend its power as it did around the world for hundreds of years?

Player #4182092, So true. The easiest slaves to control are one's that don't know they're slaves.