First Five
Presidents
Chart
● Use this to check your answers on the Presidents
Chart we did in class.
● Helpful information organized to help you study for the
Early Republic Test
Event
President
Protective
Tariff
Washington
Adams
Farewell
Address
XYZ Affair
Washington
Adams
National Debt Washington
Borders of
Louisiana
Purchase
Jefferson
Information on Event
A tax on foreign goods.
Part of Hamilton’s Plan,
encourages people to
buy American goods
No alliances; no political
parties
French try to force a
bribe; almost leads to
war
Foreign or Domestic?
Domestic and
Foreign
Domestic
Foreign
Buy old bonds and issue
new bonds under
Federal gov’t.; Part of
Hamilton’s Plan
Domestic
Mississippi River in the
east; Rocky Mountains in
the west
Domestic
Free Enterprise
Marbury v.
Madison
ALL
Jefferson
Creation of Washington
National Bank
Louisiana
Purchase
Jefferson
Jay’s Treaty Washington
Minimal gov’t.
interference in the
economy
Domestic
1st example of Judicial
Review; S. Court
overturns a law
Domestic
Part of Hamilton’s Plan,
opposed by Jefferson
who thinks it is
unconstitutional
Domestic
Jefferson’s greatest
achievement as
president; doubles size
of U.S.
Treaty with Britain; very
unpopular with DemReps and France; keeps
U.S. out of war
Domestic and
Foreign
Domestic and
Foreign
Event
Embargo Act
Federalists
President
Information on Event
Foreign or Domestic?
Jefferson
Jefferson’s policy that
bans trade with foreign
countries; bad for U.S.
economy
Domestic and
Foreign
Adams
Favored STRONG cent.
Gov’t.
Domestic
Favored WEAK cent.
Gov’t.
Domestic
With Britain; issues
include: shipping,
impressments, natives
Foreign
No more Euro.
COLONIZATION; U.S. will
remain neutral
Foreign
Jefferson
Democratic- Madison
Republicans
Monroe
War of 1812
Monroe
Doctrine
Madison
Monroe
Federal
Washington Establishes the Federal
Court system
Judiciary Act
Domestic
Whiskey
Rebellion
Washington
Jefferson
Strict
Madison
Construction
Monroe
Washington
Loose
Construction Adams
Sedition Act
Adams
Alien Enemies
Adams
Act
First Political Adams
Parties
Rebellion against tax;
Washington puts it down;
strength of new gov’t.
Domestic
Gov’t. can only do what
Const. says
Domestic
Gov’t. can do what it
needs to do to manage
the country
Domestic
Cannot criticize the
gov’t.; Unconstitutional
Domestic
Executive can
arrest/deport non-citizens
Domestic
Formed because people
have different opinions
on gov’t.
Domestic