first presidents' terms unit, ppl

George Washington

first prez, untouchable character, just wants to retire

John Adams

first VP, 2nd prez, vain & irritable, Fed

Thomas Jefferson

og secretary of state, 3rd prez, DR

Alexander Hamilton

secretary of treasury, FED

Henry Knox

secretary of war

Edmund Randolph

GW’s attorney general

James Madison

secretary of state under TJ, DR

Edmond Genet

Fr ambassador, comes early & is obnoxious, can’t be sent back home

Little Turtle

leader of Miami Confederacy, leads natives against US

Anthony Wayne

defeats little turtle @ battle of fallen timbers

John Jay

first chief justice (no work) sent to Britain to sign a treaty, later resigned to be NY gov

Thomas Pinckney

went to Fr and got a treaty

Charles Cotesworth Pinckney

Adams VP pick (doesn’t win), sent to Fr during XYZ affair

Charles Talleyrand

prime minister of French Directory, xyz affair

James Monroe

og ambassador to Fr under GW, DR, helped w/Louisiana purchase

Matthew Lyon

VE congressman charged under sedition act, won from jail, fought in HoR

John Marshall

Chief Justice (Adams), super smart & made judicial branch as is today

William Marbury

midnight appt for DC, sues JM for not giving him his job

Samuel Chase

outspoken fed supreme court justice, aggro prosecuting ppl v Sedition Act, got impeached by TJ

Aaron Burr

TJ VP in 1800 elec, tried to win, tried to be NY gov, killed Ham

Barbary Pirates

control access to Mediterranean, pay tribute to them, TJ got peace w/

Toussaint L’ouverture

lead Haitian Revolution, coordinated slaves & used # advantage

Meriwether Lewis

explorer of West for TJ

William Clark

other explorer of West for TJ

Sacajawea

native american guide for Lewis & Clark