Seeing
U.S. History
Through Its
First Five
Presidents
George Washington
Brainstorm as many events connected to
Washington as you can!
Study pp. 277-287.
President of the
Constitutional Convention
Before President
Commander of the Continental Army
George Washington
Big Economic Problems
Hamilton’s Financial Plan
Compromise to get South to
accept Hamilton’s Plan
First President
Northwest Territory
First Cabinet
Battle of Fallen
Timbers
Federal Judiciary Act of 1789
French Revolution
Move Capital to the South
Neutrality Proclamation
Treaty of
Greenville
Whiskey Rebellion
British taking our
Ships
Washington’s Farewell
Address
3 parts
Jay’s Treaty
No Permanent No Political
Alliances
parties
Pinckney’s Treaty
Solves Spain /
Mississippi River Issue
Stay
Neutral
Study pp. 277-287.
John Adams
(Not the “Q”)
Brainstorm as many events connected
to John Adams as you can!
Study pp. 288-291,300.
Vice President of George Washington
John Adams
(Not the “Q”)
First President to
govern from
Washington, D.C.
Political Parties form
France and Britain still at war
Federalists
(Fred the Fed)
Democratic-Republicans
Midnight Appointments
Congress spent
money to expand
army and navy
States’ Rights
Split in the Federalist Party
Study pp. 288-291,300.
French loot over 300
American ships
XYZ Affair
Alien and Sedition Acts
Kentucky and Virginia
Resolutions
Convention of 1800
Thomas Jefferson
Brainstorm as many events connected to
Thomas Jefferson as you can!
Study pp. 297-313.
Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
Election of 1800
Elimination of Alien
and Sedition Acts
Marbury vs. Madison
Judicial Review
12th Amendment
Louisiana Purchase
1803
Impressments
Pike
Lewis and Clark
Embargo Act
(Madison)
Tecumseh & the Prophet
Sacagawea
Non-importation Act
Harrison
Battle of Tippecanoe
War Hawks
British help Native
American
Study pp. 297-313.
Madison
Monroe
Brainstorm as many events connected
to Madison and Monroe as you can!
Read pp. 314 – 317.
Read pp. 338 – 343.
Madison
War of 1812 – Mr. Madison’s War
Lake Erie
Naval Battle
Perry
“Don’t give up
the ship!”
Harrison
wins at the
Battle of
the
Thames
British Burn
Washington,
D.C.
Dolly escapes
with
documents and
portrait of
Washington
British lose at
Ft. McHenry
North
Threatens
to Secede
Treaty of
Ghent
Gives a big
boost to
Industrial
Revolution due
to the British
blockade
Jackson
Battle of
New Orleans
Francis Scott Key
Star-Spangled
Banner
Read pp. 314 – 317.
Monroe
Clay’s American System
Ideas
introduced
at the end
of
Madison’s
term / first
called this
in Monroe’s
term
1) Establish Protective
Tariffs
2) Establish National Bank
3) Improve Country’s
Transportation Systems
Erie Canal
Only 1 Political
Party
Sectionalism
Begins
Nationalism /
Patriotism
Missouri
Compromise
1820
Era of Good
Feelings
Boundary Settlements
1) Maine – free
state
2) Missouri –
slave state
3) Parallel 36°30’
Read pp. 338 – 343.
Convention
of 1818
Adams-Onis
Treaty
Monroe Doctrine
Rush Bagot
Agreement