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1st President
George Washington - no Political Party
- Hamilton's Financial Plan - create a national bank ; place a tariff on imported goods
- Farewell Address - encouraged isolationism and no forming of political parties -
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2nd President
John Adams - Federalist Party
- XYZ Affair ; Alien and Sedition Acts -
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3rd President
Thomas Jefferson - Democratic-Republican
- Marbury vs. Madison (1803) - said that Supreme Court had right to review all laws made by Congress ; established the principle of Judicial Review
- Louisiana Purchase (1803) - puchased from France for $15 million , doubled the size of the U.S -
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4th President
James Madison - Democratic-Republican
- War of 1812 -
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War of 1812
- Causes - 1) England prevented trade with other countries 2) Impressment of U.S. sailors 3) England encouraged Native Americans the attack settlers
- Effects - 1) Foreign Affairs - America proved it could protect itself 2) Economy - U.S became more independent of foreign trade 3) Nationalism - Americas felt more patriotica about their country
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5th President
James Monroe - Democratic-Republican
- Monroe Doctrine - stated that Europe can no longer establish colonies in North or South America
- U.S. promised to stay out of European Affairs
- McCulloch vs. Maryland (1819) - said that a state could not tax a national bank ; increased the power of the Federal Govt.
- Gibbons vs. Ogden (1824) - said that Federal Govt. had the power to regulate trade between states