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01/12/2010

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Term
1. Washington.
Definition

-       elected unanimously

-        Federalist era

-        Commander in chief

-       second continental congress

-        president of the constitutional convention

-       Knox

-       Randolph

-       served two terms

-       Adams VP

-       New York City-capital

-        Judiciary Act 1789

-        Pinckney Treaty

-       Jay Treaty

-        Farewell Address-1)avoid long term treaties, 2) avoid forming political parties

-        Battle of Fallen Timbers

-       Whiskey Rebellion

-        Hamilton’s Plan

-        American Revolution

-       National Bank

-        French and Indian war

-       Built Ft. Necessity

-        Defeated Braddock

-       Fort Duquesne

-       Monongahela

Term
2. Adams
Definition

-       Moderate

-       Committee of writers (Declaration of Independence)

-       Ambassador to England

-       First VP

-       Massachusetts

-       Federalist

-       Election of 1796

-       1797-1801

-       Foreign Policy

-       C Pinckney

-       J Marshall

-       Eldbridge Gerry

-       X,Y,Z Affair

-       Ended Alliance of1788

-       Domestic Policy

-       Alien and Sedition Act

-       Lost to Jefferson in1800

-       Midnight Judges

Term
3. Jefferson
Definition

-       Ambassador to France

-       Became Radical

-       Main Author of Declaration of Independence

-       1st secretary of State (Washington’s)

-       Led Republican party

-       Virginia

-       Lost election of1796

-       1801-1809

-       Tied with Burr

-       Louisiana Purchase

-       Used elastic clause

-       Lewis and Clark

-       Barbary pirates

-       Refused to pay tribute to pirates

-       Tunis, Morocco, Algeria, Tripoli

-       VP Burr

-       Defeated C Pinckney in 1804

-       New VP- Clinton

-       European Wars

-       Embargo Act

-       Refused to run in 1808

Term
4. Madison
Definition

-       Defeated C Pinkney in 1808

-       Non-Intercourse act

-       Macon’s Bill

-       War of 1812

-       Leading member of Philadelphia Constitutional convention

-       Wrote about political theory

-       Marbury vs. Madison

-       Sec. of State (Adams)

Term
5. Monroe
Definition

-       Won election of 1816 against Rufus King

-       Last federalist

-       Sec. of war (Calhoun)

-       Sec. of treasury (Crawford)

-       Attorney General (Wm Wirt)

-       VP(Tompkins)

-       Marbury vs. Madison

-       McCulloch vs. Maryland

-       Dartmouth vs. Woodward

-       Ogden vs. Gibbons

-       Fulton- Steamboat

-       Tom Thumb

-       National/Cumberland Rd

-       Wright

-       Whitney

-       Rush-Bagot agreement

-       Monroe Doctrine

Term
6. JQ Adams
Definition

-       Massachusetts

-       New England

-       Sec of state (Monroe)

-       Pimp

-       Secretaries with Russia

-       Republican

-       Adams-Onis/ Transcontinental Treaty

-       Step treaty

-       1825-1829

-       Chaotic failure

Term
7. Jackson
Definition

-       First democrat

-       Bloodthirsty butcher

-       Gambler

-       Tyrant

-       “for and by the people”

-       Carolina

-       Self taught lawyer

-       Nashville Tennessee

-       “Hermitage”

-       Rachel

-       Tenn. First representative

-       Senator

-       Tenn. Supreme court

-       Florida Governor

-       1829-1837

-       Bank unconstitutional

-       Vetoed recharter bill

-       Pet banks

-       Killed bank

-       Old hickory

-       Sharp knife

-       Age of the common man

-       New Orleans

-       Duel with Dickenson

-       Indian removal

-       Black Hawk War

Term
8. Van Buren
Definition

-       VP (Jackson)

-       Democrat

-       1837-1841

-       Blamed for the Panic of 1837

-       8th president

-       Free soil 1848

-       Pennsylvania

Term
9. Harrison
Definition

-       Whig

-       Ohio

-       Defeated Van Buren and Birney

-       1840 election

-       9th president

-       March 4-April 4 1841

-       1month

-       Longest speech

-       John Tyler VP

Term
10. Tyler
Definition

-       1841-1845

-       Seceded Harrison

-       Webster-Ashburton Treaty

Term
11. Polk
Definition

-       1845-1849

-       Democrat

-       Young Hickory

-       54’ 40 or fight

-       Treaty of1846

-       Alamo

-       10 day battle

-       Mexican war

-       Manifest destiny

Term
12. Taylor
Definition

-       1849-1850

-       Old rough and ready

-       Guard Rio Grande

-       Whig

-       Cholera Morbus

Term
13. Fillmore
Definition

-       Compromise of 1850

-       Replaced taylor

-       1850-1853

Term
14. Pierce
Definition

-       Democrat

-       1853-1857

-       Alcohol problem

-       1852 Gadsden purchase

Term
15. Buchanan
Definition

-       Avoided slavery issue

-       1857-1861

-       Only bachelor

-       Dred Scott decision

 

 

Term
16. Lincoln
Definition

-       Republican

-       Free soil

-       Honest Abe

-       Illinois

-       Moderate abolitionist

-       Northern advantage

-       1861-1865

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