President #1
George Washington
1789-1791
Vice President: John Adams
First in war. First in peace. First in the
hearts of his countrymen.
Precedents set by Washington
1. “So help me God.”
2. Regular clothes
3. Mr. President
4. Cabinet
5. Two terms
The Father of Our Country
Washington’s inaugural address
Highlights of Washington’s Presidency
(1789-1797)
• The Whiskey Rebellion
• The Neutrality Proclamation
• Jay’s Treaty
• Washington’s Farewell
Address (Avoid alliances and
political parties*)
*Good advice but not heeded
The Whiskey Rebellion
President #2
John Adams
1797-1801
Vice President: Thomas Jefferson
His Obstinacy, a.k.a. His Rotundity
Key Events 1791-1801
• The XYZ Affair
• The Alien and Sedition Acts
Outspoken First Lady and presidential
advisor-Abigail Adams
The XYZ Affair
President #3
Thomas Jefferson
1801-1809
Vice Presidents:
a) Aaron Burr 1801-1805
b) George Clinton 1805-1809
Burr
Clinton
The Revolution of 1800
Key Events 1801-1809
• Marbury v. Madison
• Louisiana Purchase
• Lewis and Clark
Louisiana Purchase
President #4
James Madison
1809-1817
Vice Presidents:
a) George Clinton 1809-1812
b) Elbridge Gerry 1813-1817
Gerrymander
Clinton
Gerry
Father of the Constitution
Key Events 1809-1817
• War of 1812
• Star Spangled Banner
• Capital burned
Native Americans allied with the British were scarier than
those who fought with the Americans.
Dolly Madison
Popular First Lady, Dolly
Madison, was the first to serve
ice cream at the White House.
President # 5
James Monroe
1817-1825
Vice President: Daniel D.
Tompkins
The Era of Good Feeling
The Monroe Doctrine
• We will not interfere with
European affairs.
• We have no problem with
existing colonies.
• We will not tolerate further
colonization of the Western
Hemisphere by European
powers or European
interference with emerging
western nations.
Monroe to Europe- “Hands off
our hemisphere!”
Monroe’s Secretary of
State, John Quincy
Adams authored the
doctrine.