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whiskey rebellion
taxes on Whiskey went up. president was Washington. -
Pickneys Treaty
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Jays Treaty
george Washington was president at the time. america tried to diffuse the tentions between england and the United States that had risen to renewed heights since the end of the Revolutionary War. -
farewell address
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Election of 1800
John Adams was the president. Entailed the first peaceful transfer of power between parties under the U.S. Constitution. -
Lewis and Clark Expedition
Jefferson asked for 2500 from congress even though it cost closer to 50,000 dollars. This was a mission that far exceeded the boundaries of the Louisiana Purchace to determine how much the U.S. might extend commerce in the North America fur trade and to assess the viability of future territorial expansion into the west. -
Louisiana Purchase
was the acquisition by the United states of 828,000 square miles of Frances claim to the territory of Louisiana. cost the U.S. 15 million dollars to buy. Thomas jefferson was president. -
war of 1812
James madison was President. Great britain was in a long and bitter conflict with Napoleon Bonapartes france. The indians teamed up with the british as support. The wars outcome boosted national self confidence. The americans won the war. History Channel and Google -
Telegraph Invented
was built by attaching two 28 keyboard keys by one wire. each piano key represented the alphabet. -
Treaty of Ghent
Was signed by the British and american representatives at Ghent, Belgium ending the war of 1812. john Adams was the president. I used google and history channel. -
Battle of New Orleans
Andrew Jackson was president. 7500 British soldiers marched against 4500 troops led by andrew Jackson. thirty minutes after the war was started andrew jackson and his troops won. History channel and Google -
Adams-onis Treaty
treaty between the united states and spain that gave florida to the U.S. and set out a boundary between the U.S. and spain. President was James Monroe -
54-40 fight
known as the Oregon Boundary dispute. arose as a result of competing British and American claims to the Pacific NorthWest of north America in the first half of the 19th century. -
Monroe Doctrine
President was James Monroe at the time. -
Election of 1824
Noone has yet recieved majority of the votes yet. The Presidential election is then turned over to the House of Representatives. Andrew jackson won the presidency with 99 votes. -
Trail of Tears
All started on the settlers behalf who wanted to grow cotton on the Indians Land, the Federal Government forced them to leave there homelands and walk thousands of miles to a special Indian territory across the Mississippi River. Which was a deadly trip at times. -
Annexation of Texas
annexed the republic of Texas and admitted it to the union as the 28th state. The U.S. thus inherited Texas Border dispute with Mexico. -
california rush
when gold was found by James W. Marshall people started flocking the state. The news of Gold brought 300,000 to the state.Half came by land the other by sea, they eventually had to stop beause it was starting to harm rivers and lakes. the president at the time was John Q. adams -
Gadsden Purchase
29,670 square mile region of present day southern Arizona and southwestern new Mexico that was purchased by the United states in a treaty signed by James Gadsden. President was franklin pierce. -
steamboat Invented
is a ship in which the primary method of propulsion is steam powered. typically with propellors or paddlewheels. also sometimes callled a Steamer.
