APUSH Unit 4

The 1st President

George Washington 1789-1797 (Partyless)

The 7th President

Andrew Jackson 1829-1837 (Democrat/Populist)

The 3rd President

Thomas Jefferson 1801-1809 (Democratic-Republican)

The 5th President

James Monroe 1817-1825 (Democratic-Republican)

The 6th President

John Quincy Adams 1825-1829 (Democratic-Republican)

The 2nd President

John Adams 1797-1801 (Federalist)

The 4th President

James Madison 1809-1817 (Democratic-Republican)

Populism

Newer politcal idealogy involving appealing to lower class groups who are being suppressed by upper class regimes

Democrats

• Jackson leader

• State govt

• Agaisnt federal funding

• South and west supported

• Populists, yeomen, laborers, frontier settlers

Whigs

• Henry Clay leader

• Central govt

• Wanted protections for manufacturers

• Supported federal funding bc they wanted to grow a national interconnected economy

• North and urban regions

• Elitists, skilled workers, businessmen

• Support american system

• Comes up after Bank War

National Republican Party

Similar to whig party but before the bank war

Democratic Republicans

• Thomas Jefferson leader

• Yeomen, craft workers, rich plant owners

• State power

• Opposed fed. bank

• Pro-France

Federalists

• Strong Central Govt

• Becomes unpopular after War of 1812

• Pro-British

• Alexander Hamilton main figure

• Favored National Bank

• Support Haitian Revolution

Anti-Federalist

Not an official political party but a name given to people who did not want to ratify the constitution while it was in the process of being so

Jacksonian Democracy

• In favor of the rights of the states

• Common people should have the chance to participate in govt

• Populist inspired

JQA’s Presidency

• Ambitious

• Stopped from Congress opposition

• Still believed in strong central govt

• Federal govt should fund infrastructure to increase transportation

• Tariff of 1828: Placed stupid high tariffs on Euro. goods increasing southern costs, making him unpopular

• Appoints Henry Clay as secretary of state (corrupt bargain)

Jackson’s Presidency

• Populist, implemented his democracy

• New political party

• The spoils system: gave all his friends jobs to make sure govt was on his side

• Indian Removal Act: Forced indigenous peoples to move west

• Went against a supreme court order (Worcester v. Georgia)

Washington’s Presidency

• Humbly accepted role

• Organized a cabinet (not specifically mentioned in constitution)

• Thomas Jefferson as secretary of state

• Alexander Hamilton as secretary of the treasury

• Strict interpretation of constitution

• Declared neutrality in French Revolution (sliding towards federalist side)

• His farewell address warned eveyrone about the consequences of future politcal parties/ other developments

Adam’s Presidency

• Moves to DC

• Signed Alien and Sedition acts: making it harder to become US citizen and declaring that anyone who was accused of criticizing the govt or harming it will be punished

Jefferson’s Presidency

• Decentralization

• Informal

• Starts babary wars against pirates

• Peacefully ended BW, declaring that even though they did not like their behaviors he still would welcome them into the US as muslims

• Ignores Haitians

• Louisiana Purchase: buys a large chunk of land in US from france for 15 million dollars

• Planned for slavery to phas out

• Signed legislation ending importation of slave into USA

• Sent Lewis and lark to explore LP territory

• Embargo act: cut off all foreign trade to put pressure on British 

Monroe’s Presidency

• Acquired Florida from Spain

• Deals with the debacle for whether or not new states should be free or slave

• Signed Missouri Compromise: that declared Missouri a slave state and Maine a free state and seta. specific line where slavery can exist, north of this line is banned, south of this is still legal

Madison’s Presidency

• Dealt with the War of 1812

• 1st Presdent in the “era of good feelings”