The First 5 Presidents

Honors US History

List the successes of President Washington.

* Precedents (standards)
* Cabinet
* Mr. president
* Foreign policy (neutrality)
* 2 terms
* Inaugural address
* Farewell address
* Whiskey Rebellion

List the challenges of President Washington.

* Whiskey Rebellion
* Political parties

List the successes of President Adams.

* Created U.S. navy

List the challenges of President Adams.

* 1 term
* XYZ Affair
* Alien (immigrants) Acts
* Sedition (speech) Acts
* Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions
* Economic Problems
* Taxes

List the successes of President Jefferson.

* Louisiana Purchase
* Lewis and Clark Expedition

List the challenges of President Jefferson.

* 800 Election
* Louisiana Purchase
* Embargo Act

List the successes of President Madison.

* War of 1812
* Battle of Fort McHenry (Star Spangled Banner)
* American economic growth
* American identity (nationalism)

List the challenges of President Madison.

* War with Great Britain (War of 1812)

List the successes of President Monroe

* “Era of Good Feelings”
* Monroe Doctrine

List the challenges of President Monroe

* Monroe Doctrine

What two things did President Washington warn in his Farewell Address?

Do not let political parties develop and do not get involved in foreign alliances

Sedition Acts

Made it a crime for US citizens to write, publish, or speak anything about the government or elected officials

Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions

Argued that the states could refuse to enforce federal laws they opposed in response to the Alien and Sedition Acts

Why was the Louisiana Purchase seen as controversial?

Nowhere in the Constitution is the President given the power to purchase land from another country and it went against Jefferson’s beliefs

Impressment

Forcing US sailors to fight for the British navy

What are the causes of the War of 1812?

* British attacking American ships
* Impressment
* Trouble with Native Americans
* Wanted British out of North America

Where was the War of 1812 located?

* Up north of Canada
* Atlantic and Chesapeake Bay (naval)
* US northern border with Canada
* Southern US, ending with the Battle of New Orleans

What was The Star Spangled Banner written about?

Battle of Fort McHenry

What was The Star Spangled Banner written by?

Francis Scott Key

Which battle occured because they thought the War of 1812 wasn’t over?

Battle of New Orleans

Treaty of Ghent

Ended the War of 1812

Monroe Doctrine

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* A warning
* No europeans come into the western hemisphere
* The US will not get involved in any European affairs
* Missing the consequence