FIRST FIVE PRESIDENTS Flashcards
wouldn’t shake hands. It was beneath the office of president
Washington
upset about being a four year president
Adams
wanted a nation of manufacturing, international trade and less states rights
Hamilton
Had the best cabinet (a group of advisors)
Washington
only president to run unopposed and no political party
Washington
Democratic Republican party
Jefferson
Last Federalist
Adams
made the unconstitutional Louisiana Purchase
Jefferson
Put down the Whiskey Rebellion
Washington
wanted a nation of small farms, no international trading and strict interpretation of the constitution
Jefferson
established a navy
Adams
period of peace and tranquility and the addition of canals
Monroe
era of good feelings
Monroe
“XYZ” affair - no bribes for France
Adams
war of 1812
Madison
hated being president. Not on his tombstone
Jefferson
couldn’t be president because he was not a natural born citizen
Hamilton
established a national bank
Hamilton
first to ask Congress to declare war
Madison
Set precedent for two terms
Washington
he and Adams died on the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration
Jefferson
famous wife Dolley who saved the G. Washington painting from the White House
Madison
recognized a slavery crisis over land was looming
Monroe