chapter 1.4: The New Republic by Janette Magana-Perez

chapter 1.4: The New Republic by Janette Magana-Perez https://padlet.com/jmaga211/ftkw26qj7q75 what were the accomplishments of the first four presidents? en-us 2019-09-05 15:45:43 UTC 2019-09-08 07:01:46 UTC hello@padlet.com John Adams jmaga211 https://padlet.com/jmaga211/ftkw26qj7q75/wish/381271632 *John Adams, a remarkable political philosopher, served as the secondPresident of the United States (1797-1801), after serving as the first Vice President under President George Washington.

*Founding Father of the United States who played a leading role in the American Revolution; by opposing the 1765 Stamp Act, advocating complete separation from Great Britain, being part of the Continental Congress and the committee responsible for the Declaration of Independence, administrating the
*A series of laws known collectively as the Alien and Sedition Acts were passed by the Federalist Congress

]]> 2019-09-08 06:19:23 UTC https://padlet.com/jmaga211/ftkw26qj7q75/wish/381271632 Thomas Jefferson jmaga211 https://padlet.com/jmaga211/ftkw26qj7q75/wish/381272180 *March 4, 1801 – March 4, 1809
*Among other things, he was the principal author of the Declaration of Independence, facilitated the Louisiana Purchase which nearly doubled the size of America, abolished the slave trade and founded the University of Virginia
*The acts were denounced by Democratic-Republicans and ultimately helped them to victory in the 1800 election, when Thomas Jefferson defeated the incumbent, President Adams
* It prohibited American ships from trading in all foreign ports. ... In 1806, France passed a law that prohibitedtrade between neutral parties, like the U.S., and Britain

]]> 2019-09-08 06:26:16 UTC https://padlet.com/jmaga211/ftkw26qj7q75/wish/381272180 James Madison jmaga211 https://padlet.com/jmaga211/ftkw26qj7q75/wish/381273465 *March 4, 1809 – March 4, 1817
*The immediate causes of the War of 1812 were a series of economic sanctions taken by the British and French against the US as part of the Napoleonic Wars and American outrage at the British practice of impressment, especially after the Chesapeake incident of 1807
*Washington was picked as the target because of its symbolic importance, its easy access from the sea, and the inability of inexperienced American troops to defend it
*The Treaty of Paris. The Treaty of Paris was the official peace treaty between the United States andBritain that ended the American Revolutionary War. It was signed on September 3, 1783. The Congress of the Confederation ratified the treaty on January 14, 1784.]]> 2019-09-08 06:43:29 UTC https://padlet.com/jmaga211/ftkw26qj7q75/wish/381273465 George Washington jmaga211 https://padlet.com/jmaga211/ftkw26qj7q75/wish/381273869 *April 30, 1789 – March 4, 1797
*Virginia plantation owner who served as a general and commander-in-chief of the colonial armies during the American Revolutionary War, and later became the first president of the United States, serving from 1789 to 1797.
* One of those issues was dealing with our financial problems. ... Another issue facing President Washington was that other countries were trying to push us around. Great Britain was interfering with our trade and impressing our sailors]]> 2019-09-08 06:48:57 UTC https://padlet.com/jmaga211/ftkw26qj7q75/wish/381273869