SS US Presidential Foreign Policy

Describe George Washington’s presidency

Federalist, first, 1788-1796, 2 terms, FP neutrality, difficulty with french revolution, french republic

describe John Adams presidency

second, 1 term, federalist, 1796-1800, FP neutrality, more French difficulty with Talleyrand/XYZ affair bucks his party, achieved treaty of montfortaine with French

describe Thomas Jefferson presidency

third, democratic republican, 2 terms, 1800-1808, FP neutrality, change in Party, louisiana purchase/Lewis and clark, tries to de emphasize federal level of gov

describe James madison presidency

fourth, 2 terms, D/R, 1808-1816, FP neutrality, considered main drafter of constitution 20 years earlier before becoming president, continues jefferson style approach, begins having issues with Britain “poking” the US, leads to war of 1812, a stalemate

describe James Monroe presidency

fifth, 2 terms, D/R, 1816-1824, FP Neutrality, “era of good feeling”, country has a good vibe, no war, expanding westward with state creation, new roads/canals, ran unopposed in 1820

order of state ratification/establishment

delaware, Pennsylvania, new jersey, Georgia, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maryland, south carolina, new hampshire, Virginia, New York, North Carolina, rhode island, Vermont, Kentucky, Tennessee, Ohio, Louisiana, Indiana, Mississippi, Illinois, alabama

slavery standing - delaware

original, yes invested in slavery

slavery standing - Pennsylvania

original, no not invested in slavery

slavery standing - new jersey

original, no not invested in slavery

slavery standing - georgia

original, yes invested in slavery

slavery standing - connecticut

original, no not invested in slavery

slavery standing - massachusetts

original, no not invested in slavery

slavery standing - maryland

original, yes invested in slavery

slavery standing - south carolina

original, yes invested in slavery

slavery standing - new hampshire

original, no not invested in slavery

slavery standing - virginia

original, yes invested in slavery

slavery standing - new york

original, no not invested in slavery

slavery standing - north carolina

original, yes invested in slavery

slavery standing - Rhode island

original, no not invested in slavery

slavery standing - vermont

free state, geography

slavery standing - kentucky

slave state, geography

slavery standing - tennessee

slave state, geography

slavery standing - ohio

free state, by law, NW ordinance, 1787

slavery standing - louisiana

slave state, geography

slavery standing - indiana

free state, by law, NW ordinance, 1787

slavery standing - mississippi

slave state, geography

slavery standing - illinois

free state, by law, NW ordinance, 1787

slavery standing - alabama

slave state, geography

order of first 5 presidents

washington, adams, Jefferson, Madison, monroe

how long did the D/R keep the power in the executive branch for

24 years, 1800-1824

what is neutrality

neutrality in regards to FP is a country not actively looking to start problems or take sides in the world

how does FP back then compare to modern FP

it was very simple and consistent, only one foreign policy with the whole world, now we have many different foreign policies for different countries/regions, show what our interests are in modern times

after what event was Monroe president

war of 1812

why are southern states more involved with slavery, why, and what are the results of it

south has more land, longer seasons, and better farmland, better for farming so it has larger plantations, which require more work, they have more agriculture and more money

which part of congress does the south care the most about in order to keep the balance

senate, each state has same # of senators so # of south and north states just has to stay balanced or lean south, outnumbered in H/R bc northern states have large population (NY, PA, MA)

who comes up with the Missouri compromise

henry clay, congressman

what does the Missouri compromise prevent

a civil war in 1820, obviously it will happen at some point and this is just the beginning, but there is prevention

why is it important for the south and north states to be even (to the south)

so that slavery laws cannot be passed through the Senate, south doesn’t have advantage in the house so they have to keep it even or leaning south

missouri compromise story explanation

(on paper)

what was monroe’s new foreign policy

the Monroe doctrine

when did the Monroe doctrine happen

1823

what were the parts of the Monroe doctrine

the United States would not interfere in European affairs, the United States recognized and would not interfere with existing colonies in the Americas, the Western Hemisphere was closed to future colonization, if a European power tried to interfere with any nation in the Americas, that would be viewed as a hostile act against the United States

what happens if a foreign power gets too close to them after the Monroe doctrine

if someone crosses too far over the Atlantic, expect a forceful response, USA is flexing its muscle

how did Vermont become the 14th state

new Hampshire and New York disputed land, Congress made it its own state to stop fighting

rules of NW territory

twp schools, no slavery, veteran land payments

who actually wrote The Monroe Doctrine

John Quincy Adams

why did the foreign policy stay neutrality even when the party running the government changed

FP is fairly consistent, even with changes in party, there are no wild swings in policy

Andrew Jackson Florida story

(on paper)

What was Andrew Jackson’s reputation after the war of 1812

he got the reputation of not following orders because he just did whatever he thought would work during the war