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Presidential Scrapbook 1-17 George Washington through Andrew Jackson

● Served from 1789-1797 ● Vice President- John Adams ● Elected from Virginia ● Political Party- Federalist ● Domestic Issues Whiskey -showed strength of government Judiciary Act 1789- organized the federal court system ● Foreign Issues: War between France and Britain - remained neutral Pinckney’s Treaty - gave US access to Miss. River ● He was the first for it all ● Scandal!!!!!: Citizen Genet Affair recruiting americans.

Washington refused his extradition

#1- George Washington “If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter”

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Alien Act- residency from 5 years to 14 years Sedition Act- made it illegal to talk about government officials ●

#2- John Adams

Served 1797- 1801 Vice President- Thomas Jefferson Elected from Massachusetts Political Party- Federalist Domestic Issues

Foreign Affairs XYZ Affair- French demanded bribe

“Old minds are like old horses; you must exercise them if you wish to keep them in working order”

Quasi War- Undeclared war with france At age 16 Adams attended Harvard College Scandal!!!!!!!!! XYZ affair, french officials demanded a bribe

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Served 1801- 1809 Vice President: Aaron Burr(1801- 1805) - George Clinton(1805- 1809) Elected from Virginia Political Party- Democratic- Republican Domestic issues

3- Thomas Jefferson #

Aaron Burr- plotted secession Louisiana Purchase- doubled the size of American but was also considered unconstitutional ●

Foreign Affairs War with the Barbary Pirates- fought for 4

years Impressment of Americans ships -British and France attacked attacked U.S. Ships ● ●

He died on 4th of July Scandal!!!!!!!!!!! Burr planned to create a independent nation in the U.S.

“honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom”

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Served 1809- 1817 Vice President: George Clinton(1809- 1812) Elbridge Gerry (1813- 1814) Elected from Virginia Political Party- Democratic Republic Domestic Issues Hartford Convention- federalist threatened

secession Warhawk Pressure- they wanted war with britain ●

Foreign Affairs War of 1812- 3 year war with Britain that went no where Treaty of Ghent- the treaty that ended the war with Britain

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He was the last surviving signer of the U.S. constitution Scandal!!!!!!!!!!!!! He was forced to deal with Burr’s repercussions

#4- James Madison “liberty may be endangered by the abuse of liberty, but also by the abuse of power”

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Served 1817- 1825 Vice President- Daniel D. Tompkins Elected from Virginia Political Party- Democratic Republicans Domestic Issues

#5-James Monroe

Missouri Compromise- kept balance between free “our and slave states country

may be Panic of 1819- caused by speculations of lands likened to a new ● Foreign Issues house. we lack many Monroe Doctrine- warned Europe to stay out of things, but American affairs we possess Adams- Onis Treaty cession of Florida to the U.S. the most precious ● Monroe was the first president to travel by steam boat of it all● Scandals!!!!!!!!!! Balance between slave and free liberty” states would set stage for endless debates until the Civil War

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Served 1825- 1829 Vice President- John C. Calhoun Elected from Massachusetts Political Party- Democratic Republic Domestic Issues Corrupt Bargain- John Adams was accused of winning the election by promising Henry Clay the Sec. of State if he won Internal Improvements- wanted to improve roads and education

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Foreign Issues Purchase Texas- Mexicans wouldn’t allow Tariff of Abomination- 1828 southerners hated the high tariff

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He had the first native born first lady Scandal!!!!!!!!!!!!!! John Q Adams gave Henry Clay a job because helped Adams when the election

#6 John Quincy Adams “America does not go abroad in search of monsters to destroy”

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Served 1829- 1837 Vice President- John C Calhoun (1829-1832) Martin Van Buren (1833-1837) Elected from Tennessee Political Party- Democratic Republican Domestic Issues South Carolina Nullification Crisis- Congress passed a high tariff which led to SC declaring the tariff null and void and threatened succession The Bank War- Jackson hated national bank and set out to kill it by vetoing the bill for the bank's recharter and removing federal funds

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Foreign Issues Indian Removal Act- Jackson wanted the natives to move west and they were forcibly removed Texas revolution- 1835- 1836 remained neutral

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Jackson killed a man in a duel Scandal!!!!!!!!!!! One of his cabinet members were accused of having relations with his wife

#7 Andrew Jackson “Disunion by force is treason”

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Served 1837- 1841 Vice President- Richard M. Johnson Elected from New York Political Party- Democratic Republican Domestic Issues

#8 Martin Van Buren

Panic of 1837- Occurred after jackson removed federal funds from the bank and biddle recalled all loans Divorce Bill- wanted to separate the bank from the government ●

Foreign Issues

Canadian Attack- Loyalist attacked Americans steam ship and sank it near Niagara Falls Presidential Proclamation of 1838- Americans return to American territory ● ●

He had 2 pet tigers Scandal!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! In 1839, Van Buren was asked to help Mormons in Missouri when the governor ordered their extermination but Van Buren refused

“The people under our system, like the king in a monarchy, never dies”

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Served 1841 Vice President- John Tyler Elected from Virginia Political Party- Whigs Domestic Issues

First President to die in officeserved only a month ● Foreign Issues Died too soon to be apart of any ● He served the shortest term in history ● Scandal!!!!!!!!!! He died in office from pneumonia after he gave a 2 hour speech in the freezing rain

#9 William Henry Harrison “To English men, life is a topic, not an activity”

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Served 1841- 1845 No Vice President Political Party- Whigs Elected from Virginia Domestic Issues

#10 John Tyler

First VP to become president because of a President’s death (Accidental President) Congress attempting to revive the bankTyler vetoed and considered the bank unconstitutional. ●

Foreign Issues

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He had 14 children Scandal!!!!!!! He didn’t belong to a political party

“Wealth can only be Webster- Ashburton Treaty of 1842accumulated settled boundary between Maine and New Brunswick. by the earnings of indusrty and Texas Annexed- Texas added to the union the savings of in 1845. frugality”

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Served 1845- 1849 Vice President- George M. Dallas Political Party- Democrat Elected from Tennessee Domestic Issues

Expansionism and Manifest- Slavery would have been forbidden in new territories but defeated by southern senators.

#11 James K. Polk

Independent Treasury Act of 1846- Established independent deposit offices separate from private or state banks to receive government funds. ●

Foreign Issues

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DIdn’t have any children Scandal!!!!!!!!!!!! Many believed he wasn’t a U.S. Citizen

“No president who performs War with Mexico(1846-1848)- Ended with his duties treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo faithfully and conscientious Annexation of Texas- Sent Congress because ly can have leisure Senate wouldn’t approve

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Served 1849-1850 Vice President- Millard Fillmore Political Party- Whig Elected from Louisiana Domestic Issues

Threat of Secession- Taylor urged territories to apply for statehood as free states and some of the southern states responded with a secession convention.

#12 Zachary Taylor

Outsider Strategy- Cabinet had a great authority and taylor refused to develop a close working relationship with them and congress. ●

Foreign Issues

Clayton- Bulwer Treaty- Signed with Britain, and future canal in central America was available to all countries Britain keeps Central American colonies- seen as a beach in the Monroe Doctrine ● ●

He was the second to die in office Scandal!!!!!!!! George Crawford and the secretary of the Treasury William Meredith involving the Galphin Estate

“it would be judicious to act with magnanimity towards a prostrate foe”

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Served 1850- 1853 No Vice President Political Party- Whigs Elected from New York Domestic Issues

Compromise of 1850- debate over whether Texas or California would enter the union as a free or slave state Uncle Tom’s Cabin- Novel that depicted slaves as human beings ●

Foreign Issues

Trade with Asia- began trying to trade with japan but didn’t finish until after his term ended Monroe Doctrine- followed the standard of not getting involved in European affairs ● ●

He married his teacher Scandal!!!!!!!! He went against former president’ s intentions

#13 Millard Fillmore “May god save the country, for it is evident that people will not”

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Served 1853- 1857 Vice President - William R. King Political Party- Democratic Elected from New Hampshire Domestic Issues Kansas- Nebraska Act- Allowed white citizens decide if they wanted slavery in the region Bloodshed in Kansas- Abolitionist and Slavery supporters clashed in May 1856

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Foreign Issues Attempted to acquire Cuba- Southerners saw Cuba as a place to expand slavery Crimean War- British outraged by antiBritish sentiment in the U.S. and sympathy

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He was an Alcoholic Scandal!!!!!! Ostend Manifesto- forced spain to let us buy Cuba or force U.S. to declare war

#14 Franklin Pierce “With the union my best and dearest earthly hopes are entwined ”

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Served- 1857-1861 Vice President- John C. Breckenridge Political Party- Democratic Elected for Pennsylvania Domestic Issues

Dred Scott v. Sandford- Scott was a slave who declared himself free after living in the north, Supreme Court decided otherwise by saying slaves weren’t citizens and had “no rights which any white man was bound to respect” Domestic Terrorism- John Brown and abolitionist seized a military installation and Harpers Ferry in order to end slavery ●

Foreign Issues Panic of 1857 - Occurs throughout Europe’s

financial centers Asserting American Sovereignty- British came into conflict with the U.S. in Central America; Buchanan sent naval forces to warn them several times and limited their presence in Cental America ● ●

He only had 9 fingers Scandal!!!!!!!! He lived with his former Vice President many belived he was gay

#15 James Buchanan “I like the noise of Democ racy”

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Served 1861- 1865 Vice President- Andrew Johnson Political Party- National Union Party Elected from Illinois Domestic Issues

Southern States Seceding- Lincoln said he wouldn’t interfere with slavery where it existed Emancipation Proclamation- Lincoln declared all

#16 Abraham Lincoln

slaves free ●

Foreign Issues Foreign Intervention in War- Confederacy expected Britain to help them when the war broke out, but Britain didn’t recognize the South diplomatic recognition Southern Belligerency Status - Occured after Britain declared neutrality; gave south the right to buy weapons from foreign nations

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He was a wrestler Scandal!!!!!!!! Lincoln's secretary was forced to resign after corruption charges

“Whatever you are, be a good one”

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Served 1865-1869 No Vice President Political Party- Democratic National Union Elected from Tennessee Domestic Issues Black Suffrage- Debate over giving freed blacks the right to vote

#17 Andrew Johnson

Reconstruction- Johnson implemented reconstruction policies based on his interpretations of Lincoln’s program ●

Foreign Issues

Forcing the french from Mexico- U.S. troops sent to help out Mexican army Relations with Britain- repaired after the civil war

● He was the first to be impeached ● Scandal!!!!!!!! He only missed losing the presidency by one vote

“There are no good but such as repeal other laws”

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