Presidents Flashcards
(17 cards)
George Washington
-Jay Treaty, Pinckney Treaty, Farewell Address, Neutrality Proclamation
-Warns Against Political parties
John Adams
-1797-1801, 2nd president
-XYZ affair, alien and sedition acts
-Strong Central government, anti slavery
Thomas Jefferson
-1801-1809, 3rd pres
-Marbury V Madison, LA Purchase
-Commonman, decentralized government, strict constructionism, jeffersoniasm
James Madison
-1809-1817
-War of 1812, Fletcher Vs Peck, Second Bank of US
-Opposes national bank, SC, state over fed rights
James Monroe
1817-1825, 5th pres
-Era of good feelings, Monroe Doctrine, McCulloch Vs MD, Gibbons VS Ogden, election of 1824, Rush-Bagot Treaty, Adams-Onis treaty
-internal improvements, limited fed gov
John Q Adams
1825-1829, 6thpres
-Tariff of abominations, Bargain and corruption
-Strong fed government
Andrew Jackson
1829-1837, 7th pres
-Influence of the Frontier, spoils system, Pet Banks, Nullification crisis
-founder of democratic party, populism, anit-national bank, strong gov
James K Polk
1845-1849, 11 pres,
-Mexican War, Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo, Buchanan-Pareham Treaty
-democrat, manifest destiny, limited gov,
Franklin Pierce
1853-1857, 13th pres
-Bleeding Kansas, Kansas-Nebreaka act
-Democrat, Pro-slavery
Abraham Linclon
1861-1865, 15th pres
-Civil war, emancipation proclamtion, Homestead act
-supports gov and infustructure, preserve union, abolish slavery, republican
Grover Cleveland
1885-1889, 18th and 20th pres
-ICC, panic of 1893, pullman strike, american railroad union, Eugene Debs
William McKinley
1897-1901, 21th pres
-Spanish American war, treaty of paris
-pro business and tarriffs, expantionism, gold standard, republican
Teddy Roosevelt
1901-1909, 22nd pres
-mukrakers, coal strike 1902, square deal, treaty of portsmouth
-regulate business, proenviorment, strong foriegn presence
Howard Taft
1909-1913, 23rd pres
-ballinger-pochot controversey, bull moose, trust busting
-SC
Woodrow Wilson
1913-1921, 24th pres
-new freedom, clayton anti-trust act, underwood tarrif, fed reserve, neutrality, ww1
-racist, leauge of nations supporter
Harding+ Coolidge
1921-23-29, 25th and 26th
-Roaring 20’s, Washington Naval Conference, Kellogg-Brian conference
-Lassiez-faire, small gov, isolationism
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