1. Presidential Power Point – First Five Presidents
BY: Jade henderson

2. George Washington April 30, 1789 – March 4, 1797
First American president, commander of the Continental Army.

3. John Adams March 4, 1797 – March 4, 1801
John Adams was a Founding Father, the first vice president of the United States and the second president. His son, John Quincy Adams, was the nation's sixth president.

4. Thomas Jefferson March 4, 1801 – March 4, 1809
Thomas Jefferson ( ), author of the Declaration of Independence and the third U.S. president, was a leading figure in America’s early development. During the American Revolutionary War ( ), Jefferson served in the Virginia legislature and the Continental Congress and was governor of Virginia

5. James Madison March 4, 1809 – March 4, 1817
James Madison wrote the first drafts of the U.S. Constitution, co-wrote the Federalist Papers and sponsored the Bill of Rights. He established the Democrat-Republican Party with President Thomas Jefferson, and became president himself in Madison initiated the War of 1812, and served two terms in the White House with first lady Dolley Madison.

6. James Monroe March 4, 1817 – March 4, 1825
Oversaw major westward expansion of the U.S. and strengthened American foreign policy in 1823 with the Monroe Doctrine, a warning to European countries against further colonization and intervention in the Western Hemisphere. Monroe, a Virginia native, fought with the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War ( ) then embarked on a long political career.