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George Washington
George Washington: He was an American leader and one of the most well known people in U.S. History. He was a military leader who won many important battle. He helped with the Constitution and became the first president on the United States. He served two terms and started many traditions used today in his Presidency. -
Bill of Rights Added to Constitution
The Bill of Rights added to the Constitution on December 15, 1791. They added the Bill of Rights to the Constitution because they wanted to ensure that the national government would not violate the rights of the people. The reason this was significant is because when they added the Bill of Rights to the Constitution they ensured the limits and rights that the people would have. It was Alexander Hamilton’s idea to add the Bill of Rights to the Constitution. -
Beginning of Democratic-Republican Party:
Beginning of Democratic-Republican Party: It was organized in 1792 and its members held power. The Anti-Federalists, who had resisted the new government, began to unite in opposition. After a strong central government and a loose interpretation of Constitution, formed the federalist party. -
Beginning of Federalist Party
the Federalist Party was the first political party. The federalist controlled to federal government til 1801. The Federalist Party was formed by Alexander Hamilton. John Adams was one of the federalist presidents. -
Whiskey Rebellion
The “Whiskey Rebellion” was a 1794 protest over the tax on all liquor made and sold in the United States. the farmers that made corn had a hard time hauling the corn around for trade so instead they decided to turn their corn into whiskey because it was easier to haul around. the farmers that were hauling the whiskey had to pay a tax to do so. this they did not like so every time a tax collector tried to collect the tax the farmers rebelled. -
Election of John Adams
Election of John Adams: In the election of 1796, John Adams won the election. Soon after being elected, he dealt with Jay’s Treaty, The Alien and Sedition Acts, and the Federalist party splitting. In the election of 1800, he lost to Thomas Jefferson and left office with many conflicts in his past. -
XYZ Affair
The French’s attempt to bribe the United States by demanding payment. This event also led France and the U.S. to go into war, which eventually led to the “Alien and Sedition Acts”. The two countries were later able to negotiate their differences and end their conflicts in 1800. The affair took place after the signing of Jay’s Treaty in 1794. -
Alien Act
Alien Act: It gave the president the power to imprison or deport aliens suspected of activities posing a threat to the National Government. Before this, white immigrants could become citizens after living in the U.S. for five years but now had to wait fourteen years to. It would keep immigrants from voting for fourteen years. -
Sedition Act
Sedition Act: It allowed the president to punish those who criticized government either verbally or in writing. With this, citizens could be fined or jailed if they were to speak bad of the government. This made the Republicans even angrier from the Sedition Act too. -
Election of Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson was elected the 3rd president of the United States on December 3, 1800. That moment in history was also known as the Election of 1800. It was a very significant event because it was marked the first time that one party had replaced another in power in the United States. Thomas Jefferson did not like big nation government. -
louisiana purchase
An area purchased by france in 1803, in between the mississippi river and the rocky mountains. It was also considered the greatest real estate in history. They purchased this territory for $15 million which was approximately about 4 cents per acre. The purchase of this land by the Louisiana Purchase doubled the size of the United States. It also opened up the continent to the westward expansion. -
The Lewis and Clark Expedition
In May of 1804, Lewis and Clark started up the mississippi river from St. Louis Missouri. they were trying to find a passage to the pacific coast. Along their journey they met an indian named Sacagawea. She was a great help to the Lewis and Clark expedition. Later they ended up in the rockies and crossed the continental divide. -
Embargo Act
Embargo Act: Jefferson put a ban on trade, and hoped it would hurt France and Britain. It may have hurt the British and French, but it hurt America the most. Supplies and Imports such as sugar, tea, and molasses were cut off. The U.S. lost more than $80 million in exports and hurt New England merchants the most. The Embargo act was a low point in Jefferson’s presidency. -
Non- Intercourse Act
the non intercourse act is an act to indirect all commercial intercourse (like trading etc.) between the United States, France, and Great Britain. therefore all the ports and harbors were closed off from all access and all french and british ships in the area were all forced into the u.s. harbors. -
War of 1812
The war of 1812 started in June it was a 32 month war. It was in Eastern and central North America. The war was between the Americans and British. The war of 1812 ended in February of 1815. -
Battle of New Orleans
The Battle of New Orleans was on January 8, 1815 and was the final battle of the War of 1812. American forces commanded by Major General Andrew Jackson, defeated an invading British Army intent on seizing New Orleans and the vast territory the United States had acquired with the Louisiana Purchase. The Treaty of Ghent was signed on December 24, 1814 and was ratified by the Prince Regent on December 30, 1814 and the United States Senate on February 16, 1815. Hostilities continued until late in Fe -
Election of James Monroe
Elected in 1816, Jefferson was an important individual in American history. He was sent by Jefferson to buy French land which doubled the U.S. He was president during the era of good feelings where he hoped to create a new sense of national unity. He also wrote the Monroe Doctrine where he did not want interfere with foreign affairs. -
Missouri Compromise
The Missouri Compromise was passed in 1820 between the pro-slavery and anti-slavery factions. It prohibited slavery in the Louisiana Territory except within the boundaries of the proposed state of Missouri. To balance the number of "slave states" and "free states," the northern region of Massachusetts was admitted into the United States as a free state to become Maine. After the agreement, the House of Representatives had refused to accept the compromise, and a conference committee was appointed -
Monroe Doctrine
The Monroe Doctrine was established on December 2, 1823. James Monroe issued the Monroe Doctrine stating that Europe would not interfere in the Western Hemisphere. Revolutions were occurring in Latin America worrying Monroe that European nations would get involved. The Monroe Doctrine was invoked in 1865 when the U.S. government exerted the diplomatic and military pressure in support of the Mexican President. -
Gibbons vs. Ogden
Gibbons vs. Ogden: The case started when the court rejected a law that controlled steamboat travel between New York and New Jersey. The state announced they would only regulate trade within their own borders. The Supreme court fought the case and won the right for states to regulate trade between each other. -
Indian Removal Act
The Indian Removal Act was signed into law by President Andrew Jackson on May 28, 1830, along with Vice President Calhoun. The act authorized him to negotiate with the Native Americans in the Southern United States for their removal to federal territory west of the Mississippi River in exchange for their homelands. While Native American removal was, in theory, supposed to be voluntary, in practice great pressure was put on Native American leaders to sign removal treaties. Most observers, whet -
Worcester v. Georgia
The Worcester v. Georgia wa a court case that happened on March 3, 1832. We a case in which the United States Supreme Court vacated the conviction of Samuel Worcester. Georgia passed restricting authority of Blackfeet over their lands. among these was a law requiring all whites living in Cherokee Indian Territory, including missionaries and persons married to Cherokee, to obtain a state license to live there.
