First 5 presidents study guide

Thomas Jefferson

1. In power 1801-1809 2. Was re-elected in 1804 3. Was a private man and a so called man of the people 4. Had an affair 5. Had purchased the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 for $15000000 6. Authorized the Lewis and Clark expedition 7. He kept two bear cubs in the white house that Lewis and Clark gave him

James Monroe

1. In power 187-125 2. Served two terms 3. James Monroe founded Monrovia 4. Andrew Jackson invades Florida and takes it 5. the Monroe doctrine states that European powers were no longer allowed to take American territory

George Washington

1. In power from 1789 to 1797 2. Served two terms 3. "Added so help me God" 4. Had a wife named Martha but no children 5. was an action hero 6. Was a great dancer 7. Was an excellent delegator 8. He got anthrax 9. His horse`s name was Nelson 10. The only president that never lived in Washington

2. John Adams

1. In power from 1797-1801 2. Served one term 3. His wife was Abigail Adams and had 4 children 4. Spoke with a lisp 5. A signer of the declaration 6. A member of the continental congress 7. America`s first vice president 8. He is the father of the American Navy 9. He was the first president to live in the white house

James Madison

1. In power from 1809-1817 2. 2 terms served 3. He was the father of the constitution 4. President during the war of 1812 5. First president in USA history to ask congress for a declaration of war 6. His wife rips the portrait of George Washington out of frame to save it 7. The Star Spangled Banner was written in this war