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Before election
1:  James Monroe joined the revolutionary army in 1776 and had spent the terrible Winter of 1777 - 1778 at Valley Forge.
2: He had been a member of the Confederation Congress and served as a minister to both France and Great Britain.

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Good feelings
1:  The early years of James Monroe's presidency was marked by a relative absence of political strife and opposition.
2: James Monroe was the popular symbol of the Era of Good Feelings as his life embodied much of the history of the young republic.

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Office: 1817 - 1825
Birth: 4/28/1758
Death: 7/4/1831
Party: Democratic - Republican

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Marbury v. Madison
1. A landmark in American constitutional history.
2. It was a decision that established the power of the federal courts.

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The war
1: James Madison and his wife escaped the white house when it was being invaded and destroyed by the British.
2: They carried American treasures with them such as the Declaration of Independence and a portrait of George Washington as they escaped the British invasion of the White House.

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Office: 1809 - 1817
Birth: 3/16/1751
Death: 6/28/1836
Party: Democratic - Republican

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Jefferson's beliefs
1:  He believed that presidents should not try to impose their Congress.
2: He refused to openly initiate legislation or to veto congressional bills on policy grounds.

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Jefferson's goal
1:  As President, he wanted to restore the principles of the American Revolution.
2: His first concern was to urge conciliation and to allay fear that he planned a Republican reign of terror.

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Office:  1801 - 1809
Birth: 4/13/1743
Death: 7/4/1826
Party: Democratic - Republican

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The peaceful revolution
1: The election of 1800 is perhaps the most noteworthy for the peaceful transition of government leadership.
2: The election of 1800 is one of the most important in our history

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First years of Adam's presidency
1: Relations between the United States and France steadily deteriorated.
2: Jay's treaty was the cause of the negativity between France and the United States.

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Office:  1797 - 1801
Birth: 10/30/1735
Death: 7/4/1826
Party: Federalist

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1791 ratifying the Bill of Rights
1: The ratification of the Constitution closed an era of protest, revolution, and political experimentation.
2: The first ten amendments have been added.

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1789 election of George Washington
1:  Occupied the office for the first eight years under the constitution.
2: Election began his third and final labor for the creation of the united states.

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Office: 1789 -  1797
Birth:  2/22/1732
Death:  12/14/1799
Party: Independent