APUSH PRESIDENTS

Period 3

• George Washington (1789–1797) = neutrality, warns against factions.

• John Adams (1797–1801) = Alien & Sedition Acts, tensions with France.

Period 4

• Thomas Jefferson (1801–1809) → Louisiana Purchase

• James Madison (1809–1817) → War of 1812

• James Monroe (1817–1825) → Monroe Doctrine

• John Quincy Adams (1825–1829) → "Corrupt Bargain"

• Andrew Jackson (1829–1837) → Indian Removal Act, Bank War

• Martin Van Buren (1837–1841) → Panic of 1837

Period 5

• James K. Polk (1845–1849) = Manifest Destiny, Mexican-American War.

• Abraham Lincoln (1861–1865) = Civil War, Emancipation Proclamation.

• Andrew Johnson (1865–1869) = Reconstruction disaster (vetoed rights).

Period 6

• Ulysses S. Grant (1869–1877) → Reconstruction, corruption scandals

• Grover Cleveland (1885–1889, 1893–1897) → Only non-consecutive terms

• William McKinley (1897–1901) → Spanish-American War

Period 7

• Theodore Roosevelt (1901–1909) → Trust-busting, Big Stick Diplomacy

• Woodrow Wilson (1913–1921) → WWI, 14 Points

• Herbert Hoover (1929–1933) → Great Depression starts

• Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) (1933–1945) → New Deal + WWII

Period 8

• Harry Truman (1945–1953) → Atomic bombs, Cold War starts

• Dwight Eisenhower (1953–1961) → Interstate Highway System, military-industrial complex

• John F. Kennedy (JFK) (1961–1963) → Cuban Missile Crisis

• Lyndon B. Johnson (LBJ) (1963–1969) → Civil Rights Acts, Great Society

• Richard Nixon (1969–1974) → Watergate scandal, Détente

• Jimmy Carter (1977–1981) → Energy crisis, Camp David Accords

Period 9

• Ronald Reagan (1981–1989) → "Reaganomics," End of Cold War

• George H.W. Bush (1989–1993) → Gulf War

• Bill Clinton (1993–2001) → Economic boom, Impeachment

• George W. Bush (2001–2009) → 9/11 attacks, Iraq War

• Barack Obama (2009–2017) → Affordable Care Act, Great Recession

• Donald Trump (2017–2021) → Populism, Immigration debates