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Presidential Overview 1789-1996
George Washington (1789-96) No party designation a. “Critical Period” 1781-1789b. French Revolution c. Jay’s Treaty (1794)d. Pinckney’s Treaty (1795)e. Neutrality Proclamationf. Farewell Address (1796)g. Hamiltonian Bank – states’ debth. Precedents i. Presidential Cabinet ii. 2 terms in office
John Adams (1797-1801) Federalist a. 1796 – first election with political partiesi. Federalists v. RepublicansFederalists: Hamilton strong central governmentloose interpretation of Constitutionpro-BritishRepublicans: Jeffersonstates’ rightsstrict Constitutionalistspro-Frenchb. XYZ Affair (1797)c. Alien and Sedition Acts (1798)d. Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions (1798)e. Midnight Judges
Thomas Jefferson (1801-1809) Democratic Republicana. Revolution of 1800b. “We are all Republicans, we are all Federalists”c. Repealed Alien and Sedition Actsd. Louisiana Purchase (1803) i. Lewis and Clarke. Marbury v. Madison (1803)f. 12th Amendment (1804) – (due to election of 1796)g. Chesapeake Affair (1807)h. Embargo Act (1807) i. Non-Intercourse Act (1809)
James Madison (1809-1817) Democratic Republicana. Virginia dynasty b. “War Hawks”c. Macon’s Bill No. 2 (1810) d. War of 1812 (Mr. Madison’s War)e. Tecumseh and Prophetf. Treaty of Ghent (1814)g. Hartford Convention (1814) h. Consequences i. Nationalism ii. New industry iii. Westward expansion
James Monroe (1817-1825) Democratic Republicana. Political experienceb. “Era of Good Feelings”c. Second Bank of the United States (1816)d. Tariff of 1816e. Adams-Onis Treaty (1819)f. Dartmouth College v. Woodward (1819)g. McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) • Election of 1820a. Missouri Compromise (1820) b. Monroe Doctrine (1823)c. Manifest Destiny i. 1810 Mexico Independence ii. 1816 Argentina Independence iii. Brazil Independence
John Q. Adams (1825-1829) Democratic Republican a. Election of 1824 “Corrupt bargain” i. Adams – Massachusetts ii. Crawford – Georgia iii. Jackson – Tennessee iv. Clay – Kentucky- all Republicans b. Ends “Era of Good Feelings”c. Tariff of Abominations
Andrew Jackson (1829-1837) Democratica. “People’s president”b. Spoils systemc. Republican Party splits i. Democratic Republicans ii. National Republicansd. Repealed Tariff of Abominationse. Indian Removal Act (1830)f. National Bankg. Ordinance of Nullification h. Cherokee Nation v. The State of Georgia (1831)i. Worcester v. Georgia (1832)j. Force Bill (1833)k. Whig Party (1834) – Henry Clay l. Problems with Texas i. Alamo (1836)
Martin Van Buren (1837-1841) Democratica. First president born in the United Statesb. Panic of 1837c. Independent treasuryd. Slaverye. Texas and Florida • William H. Harrison (1841) Whiga. Whig Party i. Protective tariffs ii. National Bank iii. Internal improvementsb. “Tippecanoe and Tyler Too” • John Tyler (1841-1845) Whiga. Opening trade with Chinab. Texas
James K. Polk (1845-1849) Democratica. Dark horse candidateb. National Bank and paper money c. Oregon Territory i. “fifty-four or fight!”d. California i. Bear Flag Republice. Wilmot Proviso (1846)f. Mexican-American Warg. Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (1848) • Zachary Taylor (1849-1850) Whig
Millard Fillmore (1850-1853) Whiga. Compromise of 1850b. Fugitive Slave Lawc. Perry opens trade with Japan (1853) • Franklin Pierce (1853-1857) Democratica. Gadsden Purchase (1853)b. Ostend Manifestoc. Republican Party formed (1854)d. Kansas- Nebraska Act (1854)e. “Bleeding Kansas” (1856)f. Lecompton Constitution
James Buchanan (1857-1861) Democratica. Dred Scott decision (1857) • Abraham Lincoln (1861-1865) Republicana. Lincoln-Douglas debates (1858)b. Fort Sumter (1861)c. Civil Ward. Homestead Act (1862) e. Emancipation Proclamationf. 10% Plan g. Wade-Davis Bill (1864) h. John Wilkes Booth
Andrew Johnson (1865-1869) Republicana. Southern Democratb. 13th Amendment (1865) - barred slavery c. Johnson Pland. Wade-Davis Bille. Black Codesf. Civil Rights Act of 1866g. The Grangers (1867)h. 14th Amendment (1868) – awarded citizenshipi. Military Reconstruction Actj. 15th Amendment (1869) – guaranteed votek. Alaska (Seward’s Folly)
Ulysses S. Grant (1869-1877) Republicana. Credit Mobilierb. Ku Klux Klanc. Jim Crow Laws d. Force Acts (1870; 1871) • Rutherford B. Hayes (1877-1881) Republicana. Compromise of 1877b. End of Reconstructionc. Knights of Labor (1878) • James A. Garfield (1881)a. “Half Breeds” v. “Stalwarts”b. Gilded Age
Chester A. Arthur (1881-1885) Republicana. Spoils systemb. Pendleton Act (1883)c. Railroads i. Corruption ii. Big business • Grover Cleveland (1885-1889) Democratica. Dawes Act (1887)b. Interstate Commerce Act (1887)c. Farmer’s Alliance d. Lower tariffs
Benjamin Harrison (1889-1893) Republicana. Lost popular vote ; won electoral voteb. Dependent Pension Actc. Sherman Anti-Trust Actd. Populist Party formed (1892)e. McKinley Tariff • Grover Cleveland (1893-1897) Democratica. Silver Democratsb. Hawaiic. Unionsd. Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)
William McKinley (1897-1901) Republicana. Imperialismb. Manifest Destinyc. Spanish-American War (1898)d. Annexation i. Puerto Rico - Foraker Act (1900) ii. Guam iii. Philippinese. Cuba - Platt Amendmentf. Hawaii (1898)g. Open Door Policy – China (1899)
Theodore Roosevelt (1901-1909) Republican a. Square Deal – 3 c’sb. Panama Canalc. Big Stick Diplomacyd. Roosevelt Corollary (1904)e. Muckrakers i. Meat Inspection Act (1906) ii. Pure Food and Drug Act (1906) f. Hepburn Actg. J. P. Morgan and the Knickerbocker Bankh. Nobel Peace Prizei. Aldrich-Vreeland Act (1908)j. Election of 1908
William H. Taft (1909-1913)a. “Dollar Diplomacy”b. Interstate Commerce Actc. Publicity Act (1910)d. Election of 1912 e. Supreme Court justice
Woodrow Wilson (1913-1921) Democratica. “New Freedom”b. Underwood Tariff (1913)c. 16th Amendmentd. 17th Amendmente. Federal Trade Commission (1914)f. Clayton Antitrust Act (1914)g. Lusitania (1915) h. Child Labor Act (1916)i. 18th Amendment (1919) i. Volstead Actj. 19th Amendment
Woodrow Wilsona. Zimmerman Telegram b. World War One (1917)c. Fourteen Pointsd. Schenck v. United States (1919)e. Treaty of Versaillesf. League of Nationsg. Red Scareh. Sacco and Vanzetti
Warren G. Harding (1921-1923) Republicana. Ohio Gangb. Palmer raidsc. Teapot Dome Scandald. Isolationism • Calvin Coolidge (1923-1929) Republicana. Boston Police strike (1919)b. Immigrationc. Big businessd. Kellogg-Briand Act (1928)
Herbert C. Hoover (1929-1933) Republicana. The Crash (1929)b. Presidential inactivity c. Agricultural Marketing Actd. Hawley-Smoot Tariff (1930e. Great Depression I. Reconstruction Finance Corporation ii. Glass-Steagall Act (1933) iii. Federal Home Loan Bank Act (1932)f. Bonus Army (1932)
Franklin D. Roosevelt (1933-1945) Democratica. Holiday for banks – New Dealb. Federal Deposit Corporationc. Emergency Banking Act (1933)d. Economy Acte. Federal Emergency Relief Administrationf. Civilian Conservation Corp (1933)g. National Industrial Recovery Acth. Tennessee Valley Authorityi. Agricultural Adjustment Actj. Securities Exchange Actk. Works Progress Administrationl. Social Security Act (1935)
Franklin D. Roosevelta. Second New Deal (1935)a. Court packingb. Neutrality Billsc. World War II i. Arsenal of democracy ii. Atlantic Charter (1941)d. Pearl Harbor (1941)“day that will live in infamy”e. Lend-Lease Actf. Servicemen’s Readjustment Act – G.I. Billg. Yalta Conferenceh. United Nations
Harry S. Truman (1945-1953) Democratica. Potsdam Conferenceb. Atomic bombc. Fair Deald. Fair Employment Practice Commissione. Executive Order #9981 (desegregation of military)f. Taft-Hartley Act (1947)g. Truman Doctrinek. Marshall Planh. NATO (1949)i. McCarran Internal Security Act (1950)j. McCarthyism
Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953-1961) Republicana. Dynamic Conservativismb. Public works projectsc. Korean War d. Domino theorye. Massive retaliationf. Vietnamg. Brown v. Board of Education (1954)h. Flexible responsei. Fidel Castro
John F. Kennedy (1961-1963) Democratica. Background i. Young ii. Catholic iii. Irish-Americanb. New Frontierc. Camelotd. Cuba i. Bay of Pigs (1961) ii. Missile Crisis (1963)e. Vietnamf. Social agenda i. Civil Rights ii. Peace Corp iii. Space race iv. Voting Rights Act of 1965g. Vietnam
Lyndon B. Johnson (1963-1969) Democratica. Great Society b. Civil Rights Actsc. Gulf of Tonkin Resolution (1964)d. Miranda v. Arizona (1966) • Richard M. Nixon (1969-1974) Republicana. New Federalismb. Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT)c. The moon (1969) d. China and Russiae. 26th Amendmentf. Watergate (1972)g. Roe v. Wade (1973)
Gerald R. Ford (1974-1977) Republicana. Nixon pardonedb. End of the Vietnam War • James E. Carter (1977-1981) Democratica. Southern Liberalismb. Carter Doctrinec. SALT IId. Bakke v. Board of Regents of California (1977)e. Camp David Accords (1978)f. Cold war i. Afghanistan (1979) ii. Olympic boycott (1980)
Ronald Reagan (1981-1989) republicana. Economy Recovery Actb. Reaganomicsc. Sandra Day O’Connord. Reagan Doctrinee. Iran-Contra • George H. W. Bush (1989-1993) Republicana. Berlin Wall i. End of the Cold War b. Soviet Union dissolvedc. Operation Desert Storm (1991)d. Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty
William J. Clinton (1993-2001) Democratica. Election of 1992 i. Bush ii. Perotb. Crime Billc. Family and Medical Leave Actd. NAFTA legislation (1994)e. Impeachment • George W. Busha. Election of 2000b. World Trade Center bombing (2001)c. War on Terrorismd. Afghanistan/Iraq