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EARLY AMERICAN PRESIDENTS

EARLY AMERICAN PRESIDENTS. 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

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EARLY AMERICAN PRESIDENTS

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  1. EARLY AMERICAN PRESIDENTS

  2. George Washington • 1789-1797 • No Political Party • VP – John Adams

  3. George Washington • Was not a Politician • Relied on His Cabinet for Help

  4. Alexander Hamilton • Secretary of Treasury • Raised taxes to cover debt from Revolutionary War • Created 1st National Bank to hold all tax money

  5. Alexander Hamilton • Secretary of Treasury • The bank upset those who feared a strong national gov’t (Anti-Federalists)

  6. Jay’s Treaty • Allowed Great Britain to keep some military forts in US in NW territories • First time Americans became upset with George Washington

  7. Political Parties Began to emerge during Washington’s Presidency

  8. John Adams • 1797 – 1801 • Federalist • VP – Thomas Jefferson

  9. John Adams • XYZ Affair • America refused to bribe French officials to stop piracy of US Ships

  10. John Adams • Alien &Sedition Act • illegal to criticize gov’t officials w/o proof • Upset Dem-Rep cause violated First Amendment

  11. Thomas Jefferson • 1801-1809 • Democratic– Republican • Aaron Burr, George Clinton

  12. Thomas Jefferson • Election of 1800 • First Peaceful Transfer of Power • TJ’s Goal • Reduce the role and size of federal government

  13. Thomas Jefferson • Embargo Act • Eliminated trade with foreign countries in Europe due to piracy (robberies)

  14. Supreme Court • Under Jefferson, Supreme Court sought to establish its power in the new gov’t

  15. Thomas Jefferson • Marbury vs. Madison • Established Judicial Review for all court cases in US

  16. Supreme Court • Chief Justice John Marshall • 1st Chief Justice • Wanted to make judicial branch stronger

  17. Supreme Court • McCullough vs Maryland • Reaffirmed national gov’t power over states • Illegal for state to sue national govt

  18. James Madison • 1809-1817 • Democratic-Republican • Eldridge Gary

  19. War of 1812 • 1812-1814 • US and Great Britain fought for freedom of the sea over Britain’s help for Native Americans

  20. War of 1812 • Extremely unpopular war on both sides

  21. Treaty of Ghent • Officially ended War • Neutral victory • America gained Oregon Territory • Americans began to move into FL (Spanish Territory)

  22. James Monroe • 1817 – 1825 • National Republican • VP - Daniel Tompkins

  23. James Monroe • Wanted Europe to stay out of US Affairs • Created a rise in Nationalism in America

  24. James Monroe • Adams-Onis Treaty • US acquired the Florida Territory from Spain

  25. Monroe Doctrine • Created to keep Europe out of the affairs of America • It had four major provisions (essential Knowledge)

  26. 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.

  27. 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.

  28. Presidential Newspaper • Title • Political Cartoon • Editorial (3 paragraphs) • Opinionated letter about how the President is doing his job • 2 articles concerning events from the President • Make your paper a Federalist or Democratic Republican Paper

  29. Presidents/Paper P.O.V. • George Washington – Democratic Republican • John Adams – Federalists • Thomas Jefferson – Federalists • James Madison – Democratic Republican • James Monroe – Democratic Republican

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