Presidents 1-16

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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