Presidential+Administrations

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Presidential Administrations = = A George Washington (1789-1797)
 * 1) First President
 * 2) Support for 1st Bank of U.S.
 * 3) Served 2 Terms

II. John Adams (1797-1801)
 * 1) Federalist
 * 2) Sedition Acts
 * 3) Alien Laws
 * 4) XYZ Affair
 * 5) Served 1 Term

III. Thomas Jefferson (1801-1809)
 * 1) Democratic- Republican (Jeffersonian)
 * 2) Embargo Act-Non-Intercourse Act
 * 3) Small Military
 * 4) John Marshall
 * 5) Louisiana Purchase
 * 6) Served 2 Terms

IV. James Madison (1809-1817)
 * 1) Democratic-Republican
 * 2) Macon's Bill No. 2
 * 3) War of 1812- Treaty of Ghent (1814)
 * 4) Tariff of 1816
 * 5) Rejected Nationally-Funded Roads
 * 6) Served 2 Terms

V. James Monroe (1817-1825) > Monroe Doctrine
 * 1) Democratic-Republican
 * 2) "Era of Good Feelings"
 * 3) Panic of 1819
 * 4) Missouri Compromise
 * 1) Served 2 Terms

VI. John Quincy Adams (1825-1829)
 * 1) Democrat
 * 2) Strong Nationalist
 * 3) Opposed Slavery
 * 4) Supported the building of nationally-funded roads & canals
 * 5) Served 1 Term

VII. Andrew Jackson (1829-1837)
 * 1) Democrat
 * 2) "Bank War"
 * 3) Panic of 1837
 * 4) Trail of Tears
 * 5) Common Man
 * 6) Spoils System
 * 7) Served 2 Terms

VIII. Martin Van Buren (1837-1841)
 * 1) Democratic
 * 2) Divorce Bill
 * 3) Independent Treasury Bill
 * 4) His delayed actions to end the Panic of 1837 caused the economic downturn that would continue for years to come
 * 5) Served 1 Term

IX. Willliam Henry Harrison (1841)
 * 1) Whig
 * 2) Died in office April 4, 1841
 * 3) Served 1 Term

X. John Tyler (1841-1845)
 * 1) Whig (Democrat at heart)
 * 2) Vetoed bank of U.S.
 * 3) Lowered Tariff
 * 4) Served 1 Term

XI. James K. Polk (1845-1849)
 * 1) Democrat
 * 2) Oregon Country w/ Britain
 * 3) Mexican-American War
 * 4) Served 1 Term

XII. Zachary Taylor (1849-1850)
 * 1) Whig
 * 2) Underground Railroad
 * 3) Gold Rush
 * 4) Congressional Debate of 1850
 * 5) Died in Office on July 9, 1850
 * 6) Served 1 Term

XIII. Millard Fillmore (1850-1853)
 * 1) Whig
 * 2) Compromise of 1850
 * 3) Fugitive- Slave Law of 1850
 * 4) "2nd Era of Good Feelings"
 * 5) Served 1 Term

XIV. Franklin Pierce (1853-1857)
 * 1) Democrat
 * 2) Cuba/Nicaragua
 * 3) Transcontinental Railroad
 * 4) Kansas-Nebraska Act
 * 5) Lecompton Constitution w/ Kansas
 * 6) Served 1 Term

XV. James Buchanan (1857-1861)
 * 1) Democrat
 * 2) Dred Scott Case
 * 3) Panic of 1857
 * 4) John Brown
 * 5) Served 1 Term

XVI. Abraham Lincoln (1861-1865)
 * 1) Republican
 * 2) Civil War
 * 3) Emancipation Proclamation
 * 4) Assassinated by John Wilkes Booth on April 14, 1865 at Ford's Theater
 * 5) Served 2 Terms