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Years in Office: 1789-1797
Born Feb. 22 1732,
Died Dec.14 1799,
No political party

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Years in office: 1797-1801
Born Oct. 30 1735,
Died Apr. 24 1863,
Federalists

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Years in office: 1801-1809
Born Apr. 13, 1743
Died Jul. 4 1826
Democratic-Republican

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Years in office: 1809-1817
Born Mar. 16 1751
Died Jun. 28 1836
Democratic-Republican

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Years in office: 1817-1825
Born Apr. 28 1758
Died Jul. 4 1831
Democratic-Republican

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George Washington:            New Precedents

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George Washington:            New Precedents

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1.Cabinet advisers meet regularly by 1793
2. Chose Sec. of State Thomas Jefferson, Sec. of Treasury Alexander Hamilton, and Sec. of War Henry Knox

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1. Western Farmers Revolted in Penn. due to tax on whiskey
2. Washington leads an army into Penn. to put down Rebellion

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1. Washington realized America was weak, adopted neutrality position, violated France and U.S. agreement
2. Washington sent John Jay to England to negotiate outstanding issues like removing British troops from American Soil

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John Adams: Alien and Naturalization Acts

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John Adams: Alien and Naturalization Acts

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1. Alien Act allows president to deport dangerous foreigners
2. naturalization act changes the citizenship from 5 to 14 years

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1.sent a commission to Paris to attempt to gain a new treaty, sent John Marshall.
2.France would need a bribe of $240000 and promise of loan

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John Adams: The Kentucky and VA Resolves

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John Adams: The Kentucky and VA Resolves

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1. Claimed each state had the power to decide whether acts were constitutional or not
2. The resolves were the first shot taken at the right of a state to nullify federal laws

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1. From Mississippi river to Rocky Mts., $15 million (3 cents an acre)
2. He believed this was his greatest achievement as President

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Thomas Jefferson: Principles of Jefferson

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Thomas Jefferson: Principles of Jefferson

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1. wanted limited government; reduction of public debt, and limited role for gov. in peoples' lives
2. He repealed taxes, slashed gov. expenses, cut military expenditures, and payed off the public debt

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1. most noteworthy for the peaceful transition of power form Feds. to Reps.
2. Jefferson tried to unite the nation by stressing the Reps. values shared by members of both parties

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James Madison: Causes of the War of 1812

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James Madison: Causes of the War of 1812

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1. Land Hunger - wanted British & Spanish Florida
2. Impressment of American sailors, 10,000 U.S citizens impressed by British

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James Madison: Grievances against Britain

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James Madison: Grievances against Britain

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1. The practice of seizing Americans at sea and drafting them into British navy
2. Embargo act against British that bans exporting products to other countries (hurts U.S more)

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1. Battle of New Orleans-Andrew Jackson won series of battles against Native American & British troops
2. Treaty of Ghent, signed of Christmas Eve, declared an end to fighting

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1. Acquired by treaty from Spain
2. Provoked by Indian skirmishes & migration of American settlers to area

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1. Maryland imposed tax on bank notes, attacked national bank
2. State had no power to tax notes issued by bank

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1. U.S would not interfere with wars between European powers
2. If European nation would interfere with Western nation, they would take it as hostility and would act upon it