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Election of Washington
George Washington became the first president of the United States with 69 electoral votes. -
Creation of the 1st National Bank
Created by Alexander Hamilton and conducted general commercial business -
Whiskey Rebellion
(1791-1794) Farmers in Western Pennsylvania rebelled against tax placed on whiskey by Alexander Hamilton -
Jay's Treaty
Treaty with Britain that Britain would evacuate US outposts and pay for the damage of US vessels, and America would repay pre-Revolutionary debts and abide by Britain’s trading policies with France -
Pinckney's Treaty
Treaty with Spain that granted Americans free navigation of the Mississippi and the disputed territory of Florida -
Election of Adams
Adams became the second president during war between the British and the French (which was causing difficulties for America) -
XYZ Affair
(EXACT date unknown, but it occured in July) American envoys were asked to pay a bribe to three Frenchmen to meet with French foreign minister -
Alien and Sedition Acts
(Alien Act: July 6, Sedition Act: July 14) Power to deport any alien living in the US with ties to wartime enemies. It also raised the residency requirement for citizenship to 14 -
Election of Jefferson
Jefferson became the third president after he tied with Aaron Burr, which led to the 12th Amendment -
Marbury v. Madison
Supreme Court case: established “judicial review” -
Louisiana Purchase
Gained from France and doubled the territory of the US -
Embargo Act
Banned export of all goods from US to foreign ports in response to poor treatment of American merchants by the British and French -
Election of Madison
Madison became the fourth president and initiated the War of 1812. He was also the first and only president to exercise the position of commander in chief during actual battle. -
Battle of Tippecanoe
Resulted in the defeat of Shawnee chief Tenskwatawa (“The Prophet”); his brother forged an alliance with the British against the US -
Burning of DC
The British Army burned the White House down, along with the unfinished Capitol building -
Hartford Convention
(Dec 15, 1814- Jan 5, 1815) Convention of Federalists that opposed the War of 1812 and resented the strength of Southern and Western powers in Congress and the White House -
Treaty of Ghent
Ended War of 1812 in a virtual draw -
Battle of New Orleans
Final battle of the War of 1812 -
Election of Monroe
Monroe became the fifth president and issued the Monroe Doctrine -
Adams Onis Treaty
Defined limits of Lousiana Purchase -
McCullough v. Maryland
Supreme Court case: strengthened federal authority and upheld the constitutionality of the Bank of the United States by establishing that Maryland could not tax the bank -
Missouri Compromise
Allowed Missouri to enter as a slave state, but slavery is prohibited in the rest of the Louisiana Purchase -
Monroe Doctrine
Prevented further European Colonization in the Americas -
Gibbons v. Ogden
Debate over whether New York could grant a monopoly to a ferry operating on interstate waters. US Supreme Court ruled that Congress had the sole power to regulate interstate commerce -
Election of John Q Adams
John Q. Adams became the sixth president and he tried and failed to provide territory to the natives
