Transcript The First 8 Presidents

The First 8 Presidents
By: Bailey Gemberling
Subject: American History
Grade level: 9th
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George Washington John
Adams
James
Monroe
John Quincy
Adams
Thomas
Jefferson
Andrew
Jackson
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James Madison
Martin Van
Buren
George Washington
• Was the first president of the United States of America
• Term was from 1789-1797
• Vice President John Adams
• He helped America gain independence from Great Britain
• He was the Commander in Chief of the Continental army during the
Revolutionary War
• Henry Lee said "first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his
countrymen“
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John Adams
• Second president of the United States of America
• Term was 1797-1801
• Vice president Thomas Jefferson
• Was an American lawyer, author, statesman, and diplomat
• Was a political theorist in the Age of Enlightenment who promoted
republicanism and a strong central government.
• First president to live in the White House
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Thomas Jefferson
• Third president of the United States of America
• Term was from 1801-1809
• Vice President Aaron Burr and George Clinton
• Became the United States minister to France in 1785
• Removed Native Americans from their land after the signing of the
Louisiana purchase
• He was known to have many slaves and after the death of his wife it
was even said that he started a relationship with Sally Hemmings his
wife's personal slave, even having children with her
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James Madison
• Fourth president of the United States of America
• Term was from 1809-1817
• Vice President was George Clinton and Elbridge Gerry
• Known as “The father of the Constitution” because he was the on
who drafted it
• Worked closely with George Washington to develop the new federal
government
• He and Thomas Jefferson established the Republican party
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James Monroe
• Fifth president of the United States of America
• Term was from 1817-1825
• Vice president Daniel Tompkins
• The last president who was a founding father
• Bought Florida from Spain
• The capital of Liberia is named Monrovia in his honor for supporting
the original founding of the colonies that formed it
• He created the Monroe Doctrine which he announced to all other
countries which told them not to intervene with the newly free
country
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John Quincy Adams
• Sixth president of the United States of America
• Term was from 1825-1829
• Vice president John C. Calhoun
• Was the son of former president John Adams
• He was very good at negotiation
• Became a leading opponent of slave power which meant when a civil
war broke out the president had the power to abolish slavery
• Was very undercut and only got to serve one term because his
enemies were controlling Congress
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Andrew Jackson
• Seventh president of the United States of America
• Term was from 1829-1837
• Vice president John C. Calhoun and Martin Van Buren
• Had a personally rivalry with Henry Clay who he greatly disliked
• Had to deal with the threat of Southern state seceding from the
Union and threatened them with military force
• Vetoed the renewal of the Second Bank of the United States
• Supported his Vice president, Van Buren, to run for president and
helped him as much as he could
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Martin Van Buren
• Eight president of the United States of America
• Term was from 1837-1841
• Vice president Richard Mentor Johnson
• He was blamed for the Great depression of 1837 some newspapers
even calling him “Martin Van Ruin”
• He wanted the America to not annex Texas
• With the slow increase in popularity of the Whig party, Buren was
voted out of office when he ran again. He lost to a Whig candidate,
William Henry Harrison
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Which president was known as the “Father of the
Constitution”?
A)Thomas Jefferson
B) John Quincy Adams
C) James Madison
D)James Monroe
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James Madison was Known as the “Father of the Constitution” because he
was one of the ones who drafted it
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Who was the first president to live in the White House?
A)Thomas Jefferson
B) John Adams
C) George Washington
D)Andrew Jackson
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John Adams was the first president to reside in the White House!
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Who was the sixth president?
A)Martin Van Buren
B) John Quincy Adams
C) James Madison
D)James Monroe
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The sixth president was John Quincy Adams
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Which president was it that had a relationship with his
slave after his wife died?
A)George Washington
B) Andrew Jackson
C) John Quincy Adams
D)Thomas Jefferson
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Thomas Jefferson was in a relationship with his slave Sally Hemmings after
his wife died. He even had children with her!
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