1. EARLY AMERICAN PRESIDENTS

2. George Washington
No Political Party
VP – __________

3. George Washington Was not a Politician
Relied on His __________ for Help

4. Alexander Hamilton Secretary of Treasury
Raised taxes to cover debt from _________________________
Created 1st _____________
to hold all tax money

5. Alexander Hamilton Secretary of Treasury
The bank upset those who feared a strong national gov’t (______________________)

6. Jay’s Treaty
Great Britain was to leave some __________ in NW territories that they had promised to leave before
First time Americans became ____________ with George Washington

7. Began to emerge during Washington’s Presidency
Political Parties
Began to emerge during Washington’s Presidency

8. John Adams
1797 – 1801
__________
VP – Thomas Jefferson

9. John Adams
XYZ Affair
America refused to __________ French officials to stop piracy of US Ships

10. John Adams Alien &Sedition Act
illegal to _______ gov’t officials w/o proof
Upset Dem-Rep cause violated First Amendment

11. Aaron Burr, George Clinton
Thomas Jefferson
___________________
Aaron Burr, George Clinton

12. Thomas Jefferson Election of 1800 TJ’s Goal
First _________ Transfer of Power
TJ’s Goal
Reduce the ____________ of federal government

13. Thomas Jefferson Embargo Act
Eliminated ___________with foreign countries in Europe due to piracy

14. Supreme Court
Under Jefferson, Supreme Court sought to establish its power in the new gov’t

15. Thomas Jefferson __________ vs. ________
Established ______________________for all court cases in US

16. Supreme Court Chief Justice ____________
Marbury vs _________ gave court judicial review

17. Supreme Court
McCullough vs Maryland prohibited states from ____________agencies of the federal gov’t

18. ____________________ Eldridge Gary
James Madison
____________________
Eldridge Gary

19. War of 1812
Fought between US and _____________over freedom of the ______ and _____________American Conflicts

21. Extremely unpopular war on both sides
War of 1812
Extremely unpopular war on both sides

22. Treaty of ___________ Officially ended War Neutral victory
America gained _____________ Territory
Americans began to move into FL (Spanish Territory)

23. James Monroe
1817 – 1825
_______________________
VP - Daniel Tompkins

24. James Monroe Wanted ___________ to stay out of US Affairs
Created a rise in Nationalism in America

25. James Monroe Adams-Onis Treaty
US acquired the __________Territory from Spain

26. Monroe Doctrine
Created to keep ___________ out of the affairs of America
It had four major provisions (essential Knowledge)

27. MONROE DOCTRINE
The American continents should not be considered for _____________________by any European powers.
Nations in the Western Hemisphere were inherently different from those of Europe, ____________ by nature rather than ____________.

28. MONROE DOCTRINE
The United States would regard as a __________ to its own peace and safety any attempt by European powers to impose their system on any independent state in the Western Hemisphere.
The United States would not __________in European affairs.