1. Presidents 1-16

2. 1. George Washington George Washington  Set many precedents (traditions) as the first president of the United States.  Warned to avoid political factions  Warned to stay out of foreign affairs

3. 2. John Adams John Adams  Alien & Sedition Acts  XYZ Affair  1 st President to live in the White House

4. 3. Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson  Authored the Declaration of Independence  Louisiana Purchase  Passed the Embargo Act

5. 4. James Madison James Madison  War of 1812  Father of the Constitution

6. 5. James Monroe James Monroe  Republican  Era of Good Feelings  Monroe Doctrine  Florida Cession

7. 6. John Quincy Adams John Quincy Adams  Helped write the Monroe Doctrine  Adam-Onis Treaty  Supported the American System  Made a deal with Henry Clay to win the Presidency

8. 7. Andrew Jackson Andrew Jackson  Nicknamed “Old Hickory”  Accused Adams of making a “corrupt bargain”  Indian Removal Act & Trail of Tears  Opposed a National Bank  Nullification Crisis

9. 8. Martin Van Buren Martin Van Buren  Panic of 1837  Created the Federal Treasury

10. 9. William Henry Harrison William Henry Harrison  Battle of Tippecanoe Hero  Campaign slogan: “Tippecanoe and Tyler too”  First President to die in office  Served only 1 month as President

11. 10. John Tyler John Tyler  First VP to become President following the death of a sitting President  Referred to as “His Accidency”

12. 11. James K. Polk James K. Polk  Annexed Texas  Mexican- American War  Completed Manifest Destiny

13. 12. Zachary Taylor Zachary Taylor  Mexican- American War hero  Died in office after serving 15 months  Opposed expansion of slavery in western territories  President during the California Gold Rush

14. 13. Millard Fillmore Millard Fillmore  Signed Compromise of 1850  Helped settle issues of slavery  Wife set up first White House Library

15. 14. Franklin Pierce Franklin Pierce  Referred to as “doughface” because he was a northerner with southern sympathies  Ineffective Presidency

16. 15. James Buchanan James Buchanan  Fought in the War of 1812  First unmarried President  Considered one of the worst presidents ever  Refused to take a stand on the issue of slavery

17. 16. Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln  President during the Civil War  Emancipation Proclamation  Assassinated in office