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17 Cards in this Set
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George Washington |
Elected president, unanimously by electoral college; inaugurated on balcony of federal hall in nyc |
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John Adams |
Elected president over Thomas Jefferson, who became vice president |
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Thomas Jefferson |
Voted president by house of Representatives after electoral tie with Aaron burr. |
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George Washington |
Established strong is currency, bank of u.s., and u.s. military academy at west point |
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John Adams |
Prevented was with France in 1798 after relations were disrupted by XYZ affair, in which the French attempted to bribe American officials |
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Thomas Jefferson |
Authorized and concluded Louisiana Purchase of 1803, and commissioned Lewis and Clark expidition . |
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George Washington |
Ended the first American domestic crisis, the 1791 whiskey rebellion in Pennsylvania |
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John Adams |
Permitted passage of Alien and Sedition Acts, 1798. |
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Thomas Jefferson |
Negotiated Embargo Act to protect American interests while England and France were at war |
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George Washington |
Reelected in 1792, but declined a third term in 1796, setting a precedent followed by all presidents until Franklin D Roosevelt |
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John Adams |
Defeated for reelection by Jefferson, 1800 |
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Thomas Jefferson |
Reelected by overwhelming majority in 1804 over C. C. Pickney of South Carolina |
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Thomas Jefferson |
Noted for ridding Presidency of royal trapping and federal power sharing with state government |
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James Madison |
Elected as opponent of free interpretation of US constitution and preserver of Jeffersonian policies, including unpopular trade embargo on English goods. |
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James Madison |
Reelected in 1812 with firm support from new western states |
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James Madison |
Trade embargo brought about War of 1812, declared by Madison on June 18th of that year and ended without victory for either side in 1815 |
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James Madison |
Called Mr. Madison's war (war of 1812) |
