1. 18th Century Wars and Presidents

2. 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 First Barbary War: Tripoli, Tangier, Algiers and Tunis declare war on the United States

3. 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
John Adams
Was more remarkable as a political philosopher than as a politician many people say.

4. Wars
President# 3
•March 25, 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."

5. Wars
President # 4
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, Napoleonic Wars: British forces evacuate northern Spain after the Battle of Corunna

6. Wars President # 5 •August 7, 1819
President Madison, made him the Republican choice for the Presidency in 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

7. Wars
President # 6
•1825
Java War: Fighting begins between the Javanese under Prince Diponegoro and Dutch colonial forces
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