The First Five Presidents of the United States of America

Our First President

During his presidency: 1 During his presidency: 1. He established the first cabinet to help advise him 2. The federal court system and the Supreme Court were established 3. The Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution 4. Plans were made to move the capital of our country to Washington, D.C. 5. George Washington was a Virginian

Our Second President

During his presidency: The two-party system emerged During his presidency: The two-party system emerged. John Adams, a Federalist, ran against Thomas Jefferson, a Democratic-Republican. Since Adams won, Jefferson became the vice-president John Adams was the first president to live in the White House John Adams was from Massachusetts

Our Third President

During his presidency: 1 During his presidency: 1. He bought the Louisiana Territory from France 2. He sent Lewis & Clark out to map this new land 3. Thomas Jefferson was from Virginia

Our Fourth President

During his presidency: 1. The War of 1812 2. Washington, D. C During his presidency: 1. The War of 1812 2. Washington, D.C. and the White House was burned 3. Our national anthem was written by Francis Scott Key

Our Fifth President

During his presidency: He introduced the Monroe Doctrine – warning European nations not to interfere in the Western Hemisphere because the USA was prepared to protect all of it from other countries Monroe was also a Virginian