1. The First Five Presidents of the United States of America

2. Our First President

3. During his presidency: 1
During his presidency: 1. He established the first cabinet to help advise him 2. The federal court system and the Supreme Court were established 3. The Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution 4. Plans were made to move the capital of our country to Washington, D.C. 5. George Washington was a Virginian

4. Our Second President

5. During his presidency: The two-party system emerged
During his presidency: The two-party system emerged. John Adams, a Federalist, ran against Thomas Jefferson, a Democratic-Republican. Since Adams won, Jefferson became the vice-president John Adams was the first president to live in the White House John Adams was from Massachusetts

6. Our Third President

9. During his presidency: 1
During his presidency: 1. He bought the Louisiana Territory from France 2. He sent Lewis & Clark out to map this new land 3. Thomas Jefferson was from Virginia

10. Our Fourth President

12. During his presidency: 1. The War of 1812 2. Washington, D. C
During his presidency: 1. The War of Washington, D.C. and the White House was burned 3. Our national anthem was written by Francis Scott Key

13. Our Fifth President

15. During his presidency: He introduced the Monroe Doctrine – warning European nations not to interfere in the Western Hemisphere because the USA was prepared to protect all of it from other countries Monroe was also a Virginian