First Five Presidents
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38 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 GW | first president |
| GW | From virginia |
| GW | created the firdt cabinate-group of advisers |
| GW | He successfuly avoided a rebelion in America called the Whisky Rebelion |
| GW | he never had wooden teeth |
| GW | was the first to serve to terms (only one president has ever served more) |
| GW | he successfult avoided war with france |
| GW | only president to win a unanimous vote of the Electoral College |
| GW | 1789-1797 |
| JA | Alien Act- expels immagrants thought to be a treat to US |
| JA | 2nd president |
| JA | considered ro be a failure as president |
| JA | 1st president to live in the white house |
| JA | XYZ Affair- France demands bribe from America This outrages the Americans |
| JA | Election of 1796 had to be decided by the congress |
| JA | 1797-1801 |
| TJ | Louisiana purchase- Land bought from France for $15 million it doubled the size of America |
| TJ | Jeffersonian Democracy |
| TJ | Embargo Act-Refused to reade w/ other Countries thought the US could sustain itself |
| TJ | Vice President for John Adams |
| TJ | 3rd President |
| TJ | 1801-1809 |
| JM | He pleaded congress that he could declare war on England he succeeded |
| JM | 4th president |
| JM | 1809-1817 |
| JM | Dolly first first lady |
| JM | war of 1812-1814 |
| JM | war was the last war fought on home territory |
| JM | Britian won and buirned down the presidentual mansion |
| JM | He believed that gov. is better that governs the least |
| J. Monroe | served from 1817-1825 |
| J. Monroe | served on a time of happiness and peace |
| J. Monroe | Era of good feelings |
| J. Monroe | 5th president |
| J. Monroe | the great debate of the free and slavery states rose up |
| J. Monroe | Slave owner |
| J. Monroe | North-industrial revolution dont need slaves South- farming cash crops needs slaves |
| JA | sedition act |
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