The Young Republic, 1788-1815

George Washington (1788-1815)

 * No political party
 * VP: John Adams
 * Secretary of State: Thomas Jefferson
 * Secretary of Treasury: Alexander Hamilton
 * Major items:
 * Judiciary Act, 1789
 * Tariff of 1789
 * Whiskey Rebellion
 * French Revolution
 * Jay Treaty, 1795
 * Pickney Treaty, 1795
 * Farewell Address, 1796
 * First Bank of the United States, 1791-1811

John Adams (1797-1801)

 * Federalist
 * VP: Thomas Jefferson
 * Major items:
 * XYZ Affair, 1797
 * Alien Act, Sedition Act, 1798
 * Naturalization Act
 * Midnight Judges, 1801
 * Kentucky (Jefferson) and Virginia (Madison) Resolutions, 1798
 * Quasi-War with France

Thomas Jefferson (1801-1809)

 * Democratic Republican
 * VP: Aaron Burr, George Clinton
 * Secretary of State: James Madison
 * Major items:
 * Marbury v. Madison, 1803
 * Louisiana Purchase, 1803
 * Lewis and Clark Expedition, 1804-1805
 * 12th Amendment, 1804
 * Embargo Act, 1807
 * Non-Intercourse Act, 1809

James Madison (1809-1817)

 * Democratic Republican
 * VP: George Clinton, Elbridge Gerry
 * Secretary of State: James Monroe
 * Major items:
 * Macon Act, 1810
 * Berlin and Milan Decrees
 * Orders in Council
 * War Hawks, 1811-1812
 * War of 1812
 * Hartford Convention, 1814
 * First Protective Tariff, 1816