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The First Five Presidents

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  • George Washington

    George Washington
    1789-1797.
    First President of The United States.
    Commander-in-chief of the Continental Army.
    President of the Constitutional Convention.
    Portrayed on the quarter.

  • John Adams

    John Adams
    1797-1801.
    Second President of The United States.
    Vice President to George Washington.
    Signed the Treaty of Paris in France, ending the Revolutionary war.
    The only U.S. President (out of the first) not born in Virginia.

  • Thomas Jefferson

    Thomas Jefferson
    1801-1809.
    Third President of The United States.
    Wrote the Declaration of Independence.
    Portrayed by sculpture in Mount Rushmore.
    Responsible for The Louisiana Purchase.

  • James Madison

    James Madison
    1809-1817.
    Fourth President of The United States.
    Father of the Constitution.
    Wrote the Bill of Rights.
    Declared war on Britain, know as the War of 1812.

  • James Monroe

    James Monroe
    1817-1825.
    Fifth President of The United States.
    Passed the Missouri Compromise.
    Responsible for the Monroe Doctrine.
    Attended the College of William & Mary.