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George Washington (1788-1815)[]

  • No political party
  • VP: John Adams
  • Secretary of State: Thomas Jefferson
  • Secretary of Treasury: Alexander Hamilton
  • Major items:
    • Judiciary Act, 1789
    • Tariff of 1789
    • Whiskey Rebellion
    • French Revolution
    • Jay Treaty, 1795
    • Pickney Treaty, 1795
    • Farewell Address, 1796
    • First Bank of the United States, 1791-1811

John Adams (1797-1801)[]

  • Federalist
  • VP: Thomas Jefferson
  • Major items:
    • XYZ Affair, 1797
    • Alien Act, Sedition Act, 1798
    • Naturalization Act
    • Midnight Judges, 1801
    • Kentucky (Jefferson) and Virginia (Madison) Resolutions, 1798
    • Quasi-War with France

Thomas Jefferson (1801-1809)[]

  • Democratic Republican
  • VP: Aaron Burr, George Clinton
  • Secretary of State: James Madison
  • Major items:
    • Marbury v. Madison, 1803
    • Louisiana Purchase, 1803
    • Lewis and Clark Expedition, 1804-1805
    • 12th Amendment, 1804
    • Embargo Act, 1807
    • Non-Intercourse Act, 1809

James Madison (1809-1817)[]

  • Democratic Republican
  • VP: George Clinton, Elbridge Gerry
  • Secretary of State: James Monroe
  • Major items:
    • Macon Act, 1810
    • Berlin and Milan Decrees
    • Orders in Council
    • War Hawks, 1811-1812
    • War of 1812
    • Hartford Convention, 1814
    • First Protective Tariff, 1816
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