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Election of Washington
1st president, election was held on April 30th 1789, At first Washington was relluctant to becoming president but eventually gave in and was unanimously elected for the first of his two terms -
Creation of the 1st national bank
he First Bank's charter was drafted in 1791 by the Congress and signed by George Washington. In 1811, Congress voted to abandon the bank and its charter. The bank was originally housed in Carpenters' Hall from 1791 to 1795. -
Whiskey's Rebellion
This was a tax protest in the United States. The "whiskey tax" was the first tax imposed on a product by the newly formed federal government. -
Jays Treaty
made up by John Jay. It said that Britain was to pay for Americans ships that were seized. -
Pickney's Treaty
It established intentions of friendship between the United States and Spain. -
Election of John Adams
2nd president, election was held November 4th to Wednesday, December 7, 1796, won with a slim victory of 71 to 68 electoral votes -
Xyz Affair
a diplomatic crisis between the United States and France from 1797 to 1798 during which President John Adams sent three envoys to France to prevent a full-scale war -
Alien and Sedition Acts
Four bills that were passed by the Federalists in the 5th United States Congress and signed into law by President John Adams in 1798 -
Election of Thomas Jefferson
Jefferson defeated his canidate John Adams from the other party; however, due to a flaw in the electoral system, Jefferson tied with fellow Democratic-Republican Aaron Burr. The House of Representatives broke the tie and voted Jefferson into office. -
Marbury vs. Madison
Supreme Court decides the landmark case of William Marbury versus James Madison, and confirms the legal principle of judicial review–the ability of the Supreme Court to limit Congressional power by declaring legislation unconstitutional–in the new nation. -
Louisiana Purchase
The United States purchased 828,000 square miles of land west of the Mississippi River for $15 million. -
Embargo Act
A general Embargo that made illegal any and all exports from the United States. -
Election of James Madison
4th president of the united states, Madison won over the Federalist candidate Charles Cotesworth Pinckney decisively. -
Battle of Tippecanoe
Victory of a seasoned U.S. expeditionary force under Major General William Henry Harrison over Shawnee Indians led by Tecumseh’s brother Laulewasikau -
Treaty of Ghent
Treaty signed to end the War of 1812 between the United States and Great Britain. -
Burning of D.C
An attack during the War of 1812 between British forces and those of the United States of America. -
Hartford Convention
New England federalist party met in Hartford, Connecticut, United States to discuss their grievances concerning the ongoing War of 1812 -
Battle of New Orleans
This was a series of battles fought between December 24, 1814, and January 8, 1815, resulting in the final major battle of the War of 1812. -
McCulloch vs Maryland.
establishing that the state of Maryland did not have the power to tax the bank. -
Adams Onis Treaty
This was a treaty between the United States and Spain that ceded Florida to the U.S. and defined the boundary between the U.S. and New Spain -
Missouri Compromise
COngress passed a bill granting Missouri statehood as a slave state under the condition that slavery was to be forever prohibited in the rest of the Louisiana Purchase north of the 36th parallel -
Election of James Monroe
5th president, This election was the third and last United States presidential election in which a candidate ran effectively unopposed -
Monroe Doctrine
This document states that European nation’s attempts to colonize land or interfere with states in North or South America would be viewed as acts of aggression, requiring U.S. intervention -
Gibbons vs. Ogden
The supreme court decided that congress's power to regulate commerce also included reglulating navigation -
Election of John Quincy Adams
6th president, The election was decided by the House of Representatives under the provisions of the Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution after no candidate secured a majority of the electoral vote.
