EARLY AMERICAN PRESIDENTS

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EARLY AMERICAN PRESIDENTS
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George Washington

• 1789-1797
• No Political Party
• VP John Adams

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George Washington

• Was not a Politician
• Relied on His Cabinet for Help

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Alexander Hamilton

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

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Alexander Hamilton

• Secretary of Treasury
• The bank upset those who feared a strong national
  govt (Anti-Federalists)

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Jays Treaty

• Allowed Great Britain to keep some military forts
  in US in NW territories
• First time Americans became upset with George
  Washington

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Political Parties

• Began to emerge during Washingtons Presidency

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John Adams

• 1797 1801
• Federalist
• VP Thomas Jefferson

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John Adams

• XYZ Affair
• America refused to bribe French officials to stop
  piracy of US Ships

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John Adams

• Alien Sedition Act
• illegal to criticize govt officials w/o proof
• Upset Dem-Rep cause violated First Amendment

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Thomas Jefferson

• 1801-1809
• Democratic Republican
• Aaron Burr, George Clinton

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Thomas Jefferson

• Election of 1800
• First Peaceful Transfer of Power
• TJs Goal
• Reduce the role and size of federal government

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Thomas Jefferson

• Embargo Act
• Eliminated trade with foreign countries in Europe
  due to piracy

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Supreme Court

• Under Jefferson, Supreme Court sought to
  establish its power in the new govt

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Thomas Jefferson

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

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Supreme Court

• Chief Justice John Marshall
• Marbury vs Madison gave court judicial review

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Supreme Court

• McCullough vs Maryland prohibited states from
  taxing agencies of the federal govt

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James Madison

• 1809-1817
• Democratic-Republican
• Eldridge Gary

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War of 1812

• 1812-1814
• Fought between US and Great Britain over freedom
  of the Sea and Native American Conflicts

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War of 1812

• Extremely unpopular war on both sides

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Treaty of Ghent

• Officially ended War
• Neutral victory
• America gained Oregon Territory
• Americans began to move into FL (Spanish
  Territory)

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James Monroe

• 1817 1825
• National Republican
• VP - Daniel Tompkins

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James Monroe

• Wanted Europe to stay out of US Affairs
• Created a rise in Nationalism in America

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James Monroe

• Adams-Onis Treaty
• US acquired the Florida Territory from Spain

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Monroe Doctrine

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

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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.

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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.