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first 4 presidents (george washington (whiskey rebellion (in contrast with…
first 4 presidents
george washington
founding father, general in the rebellion, first president
whiskey rebellion
in contrast with shays rebellion, the whiskey rebellion was suppressed quickly showing the strength of the govt under the constitution. farmers protested new tax on whiskey, rioting but washington personally dealt with it
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was washington, huge hero complex in the us
john adams
second president, least liked
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XYZ affair
three french agents said the only way the us diplomats could meet with french leader about the treaty was by 3 very large bribes
this led to public leak of the scandal, decreasing relations with france
led to alien & sedition acts - very anti france / immigration in general, made it harder to become a citizen
VA & KY resolutions attempted to reverse these acts, right to nullify by state a fed law, resulted in a very divided nation, exactly what washington warned against
midnight appointments
congress dec # of SC judges, but inc # of fed judges.
adams worked on his last day in office to appoint federalist judges so federalists would still have power when jefferson took over
scandal, went all way to supreme court in Marbury v Madison - judicial review - after jefferson refused to honor the app
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thomas jefferson
unlike adams, jefferson was a repub not federalist, against big govnt, pro france etc
louisiana purchase - didnt want to entangle in forign affairs but constitution said nothing about buying land, only 15 million which was steal
lead to exploration of western frontier, lewis and clark & sacagawea etc
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barbary pirates
pirates demanded payment in exchange of safe passage through mediterranean, unlike predecessors, jefferson refused to pay and after he had built up the navy attacked
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embargo act
br and france wanted us to choose a side, so in return jefferson forbade any us ship from leaving port, specifically to br and france
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james monroe
fourth president, "era of good feeling"
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war of 1812
war with br, wanted the us to be colonies again
one fo the reasons for the war was impressments - br was taking us ships and making them work on br ships
also, france was in rebellion against itself and br, in conflict and us wouldn't pick side
war ended with treaty of ghent, but before news of the treaty could be announced jackson took new orleans from br, making him famous