The document summarizes the first five US presidents:
- George Washington was the only president unanimously elected and established neutrality.
- John Adams dealt with the XYZ Affair with France and passed the Alien and Sedition Acts.
- Thomas Jefferson negotiated the Louisiana Purchase, doubling the size of the country.
- James Madison was president during the War of 1812.
- James Monroe issued the Monroe Doctrine warning European powers against further colonization in the Americas.
3. GEORGE WASHINGTON 1789-1797
ISSUED THE NEUTRALITY
PROCLAMATION (WHICH
SAID DON'T GET
INVOLVED IN OTHER
COUNTRIES FIGHTS)
PUT DOWN THE WHISKEY
REBELLION WITH
FEDERAL TROOPS
(SHOWED THE
GOVERNMENT WILL NOT
6. JOHN ADAMS 1797-1801
CONFLICT WITH
FRANCE LED TO THE
XYZ AFFAIR (FRENCH
DIPOLMATS
DEMANDED BRIBES)
SIGNED ALIEN AND
SEDITION ACTS
WHICH ALLOWED THE
PRESIDENT TO FORCE
7. JOHN ADAMS 1797-1801
ANY ALIEN TO LEAVE
THE COUNTRY, IF THAT
PERSON WAS
CONSIDERED A
DANGER TO THE
GOVERNMENT
CREATED THE
DEPARTMENT OF THE
NAVY
8. THOMAS JEFFERSON 1801-1809
AGREED TO THE
LOUISIANA PURCHASE
IN 1803 FOR 15 MILLION
DOLLARS DOUBLING
THE SIZE OF THE
UNITED STATES
ISSUED THE EMBARGO
ACT OF 1807 CUTTING
OFF TRADE WITH
FRANCE AND BRITAIN
9. THOMAS JEFFERSON 1801-1809
DURING HIS TERM THE
SUPREME COURT GAIN
THE POWER TO
REVIEW A LAW PASSED
AND SAY IF THE LAW IS
ARE CONSTITUTIONAL
OR NOT
HATED BEING POTUS
SO MUCH KEEP IT OFF
HIS GRAVE STONE
10. JAMES MADISON 1809-1817
PRESIDENT DURING THE
WAR OF 1812
NATIONALIST URGED
PRESIDENT MADISON TO
DECLARE WAR ON BRITAIN
BECAUSE BRITAIN WAS
TAKING AMERICAN SHIPS
11. JAMES MONROE 1817-1825
MISSOURI COMPROMISE
ALLOWED MISSOURI TO
JOIN THE UNION AS A
SLAVE STATE AND MAINE
TO JOIN THE UNION AS A
FREE STATE
WANTED TO SEND FREED
AFRICANS BACK TO
AFRICA
12. JAMES MONROE 1817-1825
BOUGHT FLORIDA FROM
SPAIN FOR 5 MILLION
DOLLARS
DELIVERED THE MONROE
DOCTRINE TELLING OTHER
NATIONS NOT TO COME
OVER TO THE AMERICAS
(NORTH & SOUTH)
14. CAN SOMEONE ANSWER THE
QUESTION????
WHICH PRESIDENT WAS INVOLVED IN THE
XYZ AFFAIR?
WHICH PRESIDENT WAS INVOLVED IN THE
WAR OF 1812?
WHICH PRESIDENT SAID DO NOT GET
INVOLVED IN OTHER COUNTRIES FIGHTS?
WHICH PRESIDENT DOUBLED THE SIZE OF
THE UNITED STATES?