APUSH: Presidents & War
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- George Washington (1)
- -1789-1796 -set precedents like cabinet and 2 terms -Bill of Rights -Whiskey Rebellion -Formation of political parties -Proclamation of Neutrality -Jay's Treaty & Pinckney's Treaty
- John Adams (2)
- -1797-1800 Federalist - XYZ Affair -Alien and Sedition Acts -First to live in the White House
- Thomas Jefferson (3)
- -1801-1808 Dem-Rep -Marbury v. Madison -Louisiana Purchase -Lewis & Clark Expedition -Chesapeake Affair -Embargo Act -Aaron Burr trial -Tripolitan War
- James Madison (4)
- -1809-1916 Dem-Rep -Battle of Tippecanoe -War of 1812
- James Monroe (5)
- -1817-1824 Dem-Rep -Adams-Onis Treaty -Convention of 1818 -Missouri Compromise -"Era of Good Feelings"
- John Quincey Adams (6)
- -1825-1828 Dem-Rep -"corrupt bargain" charge -Erie canal finished Tariff of Abominations
- Andrew Jackson (7)
- -1829-1836 Dem -Webster-Hayne Debate -Indian Removal Act -"Trail of Tears" -Nat Turner's Revolt -Destruction of National Bank -Creation of 'pet' banks -Specie Circular -Force Bill -National Trades Union formed -War for Texas Independence -Spoils system -"rise of common man" -Increase in democracy -Increased the power of presidency
- Martin Van Buren (8)
- -1837-1840 Dem -Panic of 1837 -Independent treasury
- William Henry Harrison (9)
- -1841 Whig -Died after one month in office -Tippecanoe & Tyler too
- John Tyler (10)
- -1841-1844 Whig -Set precedent for VP ascending to Presidency -Webster-Ashburton Treaty -Texas annexation
- James K. Polk (11)
- -1845-1848 Dem -Oregon Territory annexed -Mexican War -Mormons settle Utah -Seneca falls convention -Mexican cession added -Known as "expansionist" president -"54 40' or Fight"
- Zachary Taylor (12)
- -1849-1850 Whig -CA gold rush
- Millard Fillmore (13)
- -1850-1852 Whig -2nd to become Pres. upon death of a pres. -Compromise of 1850 -Uncle Tom's Cabin published
- Franklin Pierce (14)
- -1853-1856 Dem -Gasden Purchase -Kansas-Nebraska Act -Ostend Manifesto
- James Buchanan (15)
- -1857-1860 Dem -"Bachelor Pres" -Dred Scott decision -Harper's Ferry Raid -"Lame Duck"--doesn't deal with secession
- Abraham Lincoln (16)
- -1860-1868 Rep -Civil War -Homestead Act -Emancipation Proc -1st pres to be assassinated
- Andrew Johnson (17)
- -1865-1868 Rep -13th amendment -National Labor Union founded -Reconstruction Act -Alaska purchase -14th amendment -Impeached by congress
- French & Indian War
- -1754-1763 -Brit & colonies v. French & Indians -cause: dispute over land of the Ohio River Valley -decisive battle: Quebec -Leaders: Brit (Amherst & Wolfe), French (Montcalm) - Treaty of Paris: Brit gets Canada & Ohio River Valley, Spain gets LA territory & New Orleans, France keeps few islands
- Revolutionary War
- -1776-1781 -Brit. v. American Colonies -cause: taxation without representation-- desire for independence -major battles: Saratoga (turning point), Yorktown (decisive) -leaders: American (Washington, Francis Marion, Gates, Lafayette), Brit (Howe, Burgoyne, Cornwallis) -Treaty of Paris, 1783: Brit recognized American Independence
- War of 1812
- -1812-1815 Pres. James Madison -U.S. v. Brit -- "second american revolution" -cause: Brit interference with shipping, impressment of sailors -major battles: Washington, Baltimore, New Orleans -leaders: Am (Henry Harrison, John Paul Jones, Andrew Jackson), Brit (Tecumseh) -Treaty of Ghent, 1815: No land changed hands -Diplomatic significance: U.S. won respect of rest of world
- Mexican War
- -1846-1848 Pres. James K. Polk -US v. Mexico -cause: annexation of TX -major battles: Buena vista, Veracruz, Santa Fe, Mex. City -leaders: Am (Zachary Taylor, Stephen Kearney, Winfield Scott), Mex (Santa Anna) -Treaty of Guadalupe, Hidalgo, 1848: U.S. gets Mex. cession, US pays $15 mil, Mex recognizes TX annexation, TX border set at Rio Grande
- Civil War
- -1861-1865 Pres Abe Lincoln -North (union) v. South (confed) -cause: sectionalism-- disagreements over states' rights, slavery, tariffs, national bank, internal improvements, power of national gov -major battles: Fort Sumter, Bull Run, Antietam (most diplomatically significant), Gettysburg (turning point), Vicksburg (north controls MS river), March to the Sea -Leaders: union (Grant, Sherman), Confed (Lee, Stonewall Jackson) -surrender: Lee to Grant at Appomattox court house, april 1865 -results: Union preserved, break up of plantation system