Early Presidents Discussion Board Assignment July 14

    The election of 1800 was a tie election between two Democrats: Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr. The election was eventually decided by the House of Representatives and Thomas Jefferson became the first Democratic president and the third president. Here are a series of sites dealing with the life and times of Thomas Jefferson: http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/tj3.html and http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/P/tj3/about/jeffersonxx.htm and http://sc94.ameslab.gov/TOUR/tjefferson.html and http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0760627.html. Here is Jefferson's first inaugural address: http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/presiden/inaug/jefinau1.htm. Thomas Jefferson was considered the most talented man ever to be president; here are some of his memorable quotes from the Jefferson papers collection in the Library of Congress: http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/mtjhtml/mtjquote.html. Thomas Jefferson was president during the purchase of the Louisiana Purchase and during the passage of the Embargo Act. Jefferson also wanted to remove Federalist judges from the courts and this led to the Marbury v. Madison case: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marbury_v._Madison. Jefferson was reelected in 1808, greatly due to his support of the Louisiana Purchase treaty. Here is his second inaugural address: http://www.bartleby.com/124/pres17.html. Here is an excellent site on the life and presidency of Thomas Jefferson with various links: http://www.presidentsusa.net/jefferson.html.

     James Madison was elected president in 1808 and became the fourth president of the United States. Here are a series of sites on the life and times of James Madison: http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/jm4.html and http://www.leftjustified.com/leftjust/lib/sc/ht/fed/mbio.html and http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/P/jm4/about/madison.htm and http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761576510/James_Madison.html. Here is his inaugural address: http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/presiden/inaug/madison1.htm . Madison was frequently frustrated by problems in foreign policy and did not get much of an opportunity to deal with domestic issues. His second inaugural address in 1813 shows his priorities as our first war president: http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/presiden/inaug/madison2.htm. Here is an excellent site with links on the life and presidency of James Madison: http://www.presidentsusa.net/madison.html.

     James Monroe saw the end of the Federalist Party by 1816 and was elected the fifth president and the third president of the Virginia Dynasty. Here are a series of sites on the life and times of James Monroe: http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/jm5.html and http://www.allsands.com/History/People/jamesmonroe_whv_gn.htm. His presidency is connected with a period known as the Era of Good Feelings. Here is the first inaugural of Monroe: http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/presiden/inaug/monroe1.htm and the second inaugural of Monroe: http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/presiden/inaug/monroe2.htm. The Monroe presidency featured a high level of patriotism and The Star Spangled Banner became our national anthem: http://www.150.si.edu/chap3/flag.htm. While Monroe accomplished little as president, he is remembered for his memorable statement in foreign policy known as the Monroe Doctrine. Here is that doctrine: http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/monroe.htm. Here is an excellent site with links on the life and presidency of James Monroe: http://www.presidentsusa.net/monroe.html.

     The election of 1824 was a disputed election with five prominent Democrats running for president. The election ended up for the second and last time in the House of Representatives. John Quincy Adams received the support of Henry Clay and was elected the sixth president of the United States. Here are a series of sites on the life and times of John Quincy Adams: http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/ja6.html and http://www.law.cornell.edu/background/amistad/adamsbio.html and http://www.multied.com/Bio/presidents/jq_adams.html. Here is the inaugural address of John Quincy Adams: http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/presiden/inaug/qadams.htm . Adams encountered numerous problems as president, many of them personal and was defeated by Andrew Jackson in the election of 1828. Here is an excellent site with links on the life and presidency of John Quincy Adams: http://www.preside006Etsusa.net/jqadams.html.