First 5 presidents

George Washington

#1 1789-1797

• First President of the United States.

• First national bank

• Set many presidential precedents, including a two-term limit.

John Adams

#2 1797-1801

• Second President of the United States.

• XYZ affair

• Signed the controversial Alien and Sedition Acts into law.

• Quasi war w/france

Thomas Jefferson

#3 1801-1809

• Third President of the United States.

• Marbury v. Madison

• Oversaw the Louisiana Purchase

James Madison

#4 1809-1817

• Fourth President of the United States.

• Led the nation through the War of 1812 with Britain.

• Macon’s bill No. 2

James Monroe

#5 1817-1825

• Fifth President of the United States.

• Monroe Doctrine, warning European powers not to interfere in the Western Hemisphere.

• Oversaw a period of national unity and expansion, known as the "Era of Good Feelings."

• Missouri Compromise

• Gibbons V. Ogden