Mrs. Smith's Presidents 1-7

Congress set up a national bank and decided the national government would be responsible for the nation's debts.

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• James Madison

This president sent thousands of soldiers to end the armed uprising. This showed the power of the federal government.

• John Adams

• James Monroe

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

This president chose to stay out of the French Revolution which set a precedent of isolationism.

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Madison

• John Adams

This president set a two-term precedent and warned the country against political parties.

• George Washington

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Madison

This president was the first president who belonged to a political party (the Federalists). The opposing political party was the Democratic-Republicans.

• George Washington

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Madison

Americans were upset to learn that French diplomats asked the U.S. for bribes. This led to fighting with France.

• James Monroe

• James Madison

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

These laws made it more difficult for immigrants to become U.S. citizens and made it illegal for Americans to make negative or untrue statements about their government.

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Quincy Adams

• John Adams

• George Washington

This president tried and failed to fill the courts with Federalist judges before leaving office.

• John Adams

• James Monroe

• James Madison

• Thomas Jefferson

The Supreme Court showed that it had the power to review and overturn unconstitutional laws. (Judicial Review) (Marbury v. Madison)

• George Washington

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Madison

This president purchased a large tract of land from France. This led to many Americans settling in the West.

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Madison

• James Monroe

• John Quincy Adams