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He was the commander of the American 

Army and a member of Virginia House of 

Burgesses before he was president. 

When he was elected as the first 

president of the U.S, he passed the 

Federal Judiciary Act to create a court 

system. He put down the Whiskey 

Rebellion, which showed the nation now 

had an organized, dominating force. He 

dealt with a predicament deciding if the 

U.S should side with France or Britain, 

but decided to stay neutral.

Before he was in office, John Adams 

was the delegate of Massachusetts at 

the Continental Congress and was also a 

lawyer. When he was elected, the XYZ 

affair took place. He passed the Alien 

Sedition Acts to shut down the 

immigrants and other opponents who 

attacked him through speech, 

newspapers and etc. Finally, the ended 

up relocating the capital from 

Philadelphia to Washington, D.C.

Before he Thomas Jefferson was in 

office, he wrote the Declaration of 

Independence. He was the secretary 

of States during Washington's 

presidency. After he was elected as 

president, he removed the tax on 

whiskey. He also cut the army to keep 

government revenues. Finally he 

purchased the Louisiana territory from 

France for $15 million which doubled 

the size of the U.S.

Before he was in office, James Madison 

wrote the Virginia resolution and served as 

the Secretary of State. When he became 

president, he declared war on Britain. 

Indiana became a state in 1816. Trade with 

both Britain and France was prohibited, 

then in May, 1810, Congress authorized 

trade with both if either would accept 

America's view of neutral rights, to forbid 

trade with the other nation.

When James Monroe was not in 

office, he was a member of 

Continental Congress and a 

minister to France. When he was 

elected as president, the Missouri 

Compromise of 1820 took place. 

The First Seminole War took 

place from 1817-1818. Finally, he 

issued the Monroe Doctrine in 

1823.

Before he was in office, John 

Quincy Adams was appointed 

Minister to Russia by President 

Madison. He also negotiated the 

Adams-Onis Treaty. When he was 

elected, the Tariff of 

Abominations was passed. The 

construction of Cumberland Road 

began. Finally, South Carolina 

claimed the right to nullify the 

federal laws for the first time.

Andrew Jackson was a lawyer and 

a U.S senator before his 

presidency. When he was elected, 

he vetoed the charter of the 

Second Bank of the United 

States and had to deal with 

inflation. The last major event 

during his presidency was the 

Indian Removal Act in 1830.

Martin Van Buren was a young lawyer 

before his presidency and became 

involved in New York Politics He also was 

a New York state Senator. When he was 

elected as president he dealt with the 

panic of 1837 in which many banks and 

businesses failed and the economy 

crashed. He also faced the border 

dispute with Maine and Canadian 

territory but did not end it. Finally, the 

Second Seminole War took place during 

his presidency.

During his presidency claimed to reestablish the Bank 

of the United States and extend the capacity for 

credit by issuing paper currency.

 Harrison ignored his platform of overturning the spoils 

system. Harrison and Clay a long dispute against each 

other after many disagreements especially after 

Harrison named Daniel Webster his Secretary of 

State. Before Harrison was president, he studied 

classics and history, but suddenly switched to a life of 

military. He later became a governor of the Indian 

Territory and had a task to obtain title to Indian lands 

so settlers could move towards the wilderness.

Before John Tyler was president, he served 

in the House of Representatives from 1816 

to 1821. He also studied law at the College of 

William and Mary. While John Tyler was 

president, he signed the Webster-Ashburton 

treaty in the border dispute between Maine 

and Canada. Later on, he also signed the 

Treaty of Whanghia, which made trade 

between China and the U.S legal. Before he 

left office, he signed the Joint Resolution, 

which allowed the annexation of Texas. 

Before James K. Polk was president, he 

graduated in 1818 from the University of North 

Carolina. As a young lawyer he entered politics 

and served in the Tennessee legislature. He 

later then became president. During his 

presidency, he signed the Oregon treaty with 

Britain to settle the bored dispute between 

Oregon and Vancouver. He was dealt with many 

issues from the war with mexico and acquired 

New Mexico and California. Finally, the last 

major event that took place was the Treaty of 

Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848.

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