1] Achievements of Washington during his Presidency :
Washington joined the Virginia Milita in 1752, during his time there he created Fort Necessity and later surrendered it to the French. He resigned from the Milita two years after joining in 1754 and then rejoined in 1766. During that time he was an aidede-camp to General Edward Braddock. He was later named Commander in Cheif of the Continental Army, while Commander he was victorious in many battles including the Capture of Boston. He held strong during the winter at Valley Forge in 1777 and lead his men through it. In 1789 he became the First President of the United States the runner up of the election was John Adams and he became the Vice President. In 1792 he was reelected and he carried every electoral vote, John Adams remained Vice President. Overall he led the Continental Army to victory over the British and believed in a strong Federal Government. His beliefs influenced the Nation during his eight years in office. He also set the 2-term limit for every President in office. He created other standerds that are still followed today such as looking to the cabinet for advice and being able to choose your own cabinet members.
2] Achievements of Jefferson during his Presidency :
During his early career in Government Washington appointed him to be the first Secretary of State but later resigned because of Hamilton. He later served as Vice President under John Adams. Jefferson became the President of the United States in 1800 with Burr as his Vice President and was later reelected in 1804 with George Clinton as his Vice President. He retired after his second term and never reentered into the public life. When Jefferson became President the fall of Fedralism began. The greatest achievement of his carrer was the Louisianna Purchase which doubled the size of the U.S. Other things he did was put tax on liquor which led to the Whiskey Rebelion, and in the early part of his Presidency the case of Marbury v. Madison occured and let the Supreme Court's power rule cases unconstitutional. In 1801-05 the US was in a war with the Barbury States and in the end the US won and did not have to pay taxes to Tripoli anymore. Jefferson also ended Foreign Slave Trade on January 1, 1808 and then he created the Embargo Act of 1807 making it so the US stopped importing and exporting foreign goods.
3] Achievements of Jackson during his Presidency :
In 1796 he was elected as Tennessee's first US representative and then in 1797 as a US Senator but resigned after eight months. In 1824 he ran for President against John Quincey Adams and he won by popular vote but not by electoral vote so the House decided that the Presidency should go to Adams. in 1825 he was reelected to run for President (3 years before the next election). The second time he ran for President the campaign was less about the issues and more about the candidates they call this election the 'election of the common man'. Jackson then became the 7th President of the US and John C. Calhoun as his Vice President with 54% of the popular vote and 178 out of 261 electoral votes. During the Election of 1832 that was the first time the National Party Conventions were used. The main campaign issue was the Bank of the United States he won that election with 55% of the popular vote and 219 of 286 electoral votes. Overall Jackson is seen as one of the US's greatest Presidents because he was the first 'citizen president' meaning he represented the common man. He believed in preserving the Union and keeping to much power out of the hands of the wealthy. Jackson also vetoed alot of bills and believed in rewarding loyalty and appealing the masses. Jackson vetoed the Second Bank of the United States charter because he believed that the bank would favor wealthy people over the common people. He used the Indian Removal Act of 1830 to move the Indians west out of Georgia. He also survived an attempted assassination in 1835 by Richard Lawrence but he was found not guilty by reasons of insanity.
So all in all Washington, Jefferson, and Jackson helped sculpt todays government. Jackson did alot of things for the US during his terms as President. Jefferson expanded the US with the Louisiana Purchase, and Washington established a Government for future Presidents.
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