The Virginia dynasty is a term sometimes used to describe the fact that four of the first five presidents of the United States were from Virginia. The term sometimes excludes George Washington, who, t
George Washington (1789–1797)
Thomas Jefferson (1801–1809)
James Madison (1809–1817)
Presidential elections were held in the United States from November 1 to December 6, 1820. Taking place at the height of the Era of Good Feelings, the election saw incumbent Democratic-Republican Pres
John Quincy Adams (pictured here in 1818) received a single electoral vote from William Plumer.
James Monroe by John Vanderlyn
Daniel D Tompkins by John Wesley Jarvis