18th Century Wars and Presidents

1800s Wars 1st President On April 30, 1789, George Washington, standing on the balcony of Federal Hall on Wall Street in New York, took his oath of office as the first President of the United States •May 1801 - First Barbary War: Tripoli, Tangier, Algiers and Tunis declare war on the United States

1800 century War President #2 •February 9, 1801 1797- 1801 French Revolutionary Wars: The War of the Second Coalition ends when the Austrian and French sign the Treaty of Lunéville President #2 1797- 1801 John Adams Was more remarkable as a political philosopher than as a politician many people say.

Wars President# 3 •March 25, 1802 - French Revolutionary Wars: Fighting between Britain and France ends with the Treaty of Amiens In the thick of party conflict in 1800, Thomas Jefferson wrote in a private letter, "I have sworn upon the altar of God eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man."

Wars President # 4 1809-1817 At his inauguration, James Madison, a small, wizened man, appeared old and worn; Washington Irving described him as "but a withered little apple-John." •January 18, 1809 - Napoleonic Wars: British forces evacuate northern Spain after the Battle of Corunna

Wars President # 5 •August 7, 1819 1817- 1825 President Madison, made him the Republican choice for the Presidency in 1816. With little Federalist opposition, he easily won re-election in 1820. •August 7, 1819 - Wars of South American Independence: General Simon Bolivar defeats Spanish forces in Colombia at the Battle of Boyaca

Wars President # 6 •1825 Java War: Fighting begins between the Javanese under Prince Diponegoro and Dutch colonial forces 1825-1829 The first President who was the son of a President, John Quincy Adams in many respects paralleled the career as well as the temperament and viewpoints of his illustrious father