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EARLY EARLY AMERICAN AMERICAN
PRESIDENTSPRESIDENTS
George Washington
• 1789-1797
• No Political Party
• VP – John Adams
George Washington
• Was not a Politician
• Relied on His Cabinet for Help
Alexander Hamilton
• Secretary of Treasury– Raised taxes to
cover debt from Revolutionary War
– Created 1st National Bank to hold all tax money
Alexander Hamilton
• Secretary of Treasury–The bank upset
those who feared a strong national gov’t (Anti-Federalists)
Jay’s Treaty
• Allowed Great Britain to keep some military forts in US in NW territories
• First time Americans became upset with George Washington
Political PartiesBegan to emerge during Washington’s Presidency
John Adams
• 1797 – 1801
• Federalist
• VP – Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
• XYZ Affair–America
refused to bribe French officials to stop piracy of US Ships
John Adams
• Alien &Sedition Act– illegal to criticize
gov’t officials w/o proof
– Upset Dem-Rep cause violated First Amendment
Thomas Jefferson
• 1801-1809• Democratic–
Republican• Aaron Burr,
George Clinton
Thomas Jefferson
• Election of 1800– First Peaceful
Transfer of Power
• TJ’s Goal– Reduce the role
and size of federal government
Thomas Jefferson
• Embargo Act–Eliminated
trade with foreign countries in Europe due to piracy
Supreme Court
• Under Jefferson, Supreme Court sought to establish its power in the new gov’t
Thomas Jefferson
• Marbury vs. Madison–Established
Judicial Review for all court cases in US
Supreme Court
• Chief Justice John Marshall
• Marbury vs Madison gave court judicial review
Supreme Court
• McCullough vs Maryland prohibited states from taxing agencies of the federal gov’t
James Madison
• 1809-1817
• Democratic-Republican
• Eldridge Gary
War of 1812
• 1812-1814
• Fought between US and Great Britain over freedom of the Sea and Native American Conflicts
War of 1812
•Extremely unpopular war on both sides
Treaty of Ghent
• Officially ended War
• Neutral victory
• America gained Oregon Territory
• Americans began to move into FL (Spanish Territory)
James Monroe
• 1817 – 1825
• National Republican
• VP - Daniel Tompkins
James Monroe
• Wanted Europe to stay out of US Affairs
• Created a rise in Nationalism in America
James Monroe
• Adams-Onis Treaty–US acquired
the Florida Territory from Spain
Monroe Doctrine
• Created to keep Europe out of the affairs of America
• It had four major provisions (essential Knowledge)
MONROE DOCTRINE• The American continents should not
be considered for future colonization by any European powers.
• Nations in the Western Hemisphere were inherently different from those of Europe, republics by nature rather than monarchies.
MONROE DOCTRINE
• The United States would regard as a threat to its own peace and safety any attempt by European powers to impose their system on any independent state in the Western Hemisphere.
• The United States would not interfere in European affairs.