Challenges of Presidents
The challenges of being an early U.S. president
Major Conflicts that Presidents Faced
President and Vice-President
First Three Presidents:
George Washington
George Washington was the first president of the U.S. He had many challenges and he had steered his government safely through quarrelsome times. The government did not have enough money to keep its army active so Washington's Army had been disbanded.
John Adams
John Adams was the second president of the U.S. John Adams was elected by just three votes. John Adams was the first president to live in the White House in Washington D.C. Adams and Jefferson argued that Alien and Sedition Acts were needed for protection.
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson was the third president of the U.S. He was born in Virginia and was 1 of 10 children. He set himself up as a Virginia tobacco planter with land that he inherited from his father. When he was president he believed that the future lay not with Federalist bankers and merchants in big cities, but with plain, Republican farmers.