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Election of Washington
George Washington is elected first president of the United States -
Whiskey Rebellion
People rebel against the Congressional tax on whiskey made in America -
Creation of the 1st National Bank-
Created by Alexander Hamilton to stabilize and improve the nation's credit, and to improve handling of the financial business of the United States government under the newly enacted Constitution -
Jay's Treaty
Resolved issues remaining since the Treaty of Paris and facilitated ten years of peaceful trade between the United States and Britain in the midst of the French Revolutionary Wars -
Pinckney's Treaty
This treaty defined the boundaries of the United States with the Spanish colonies and guaranteed the United States navigation rights on the Mississippi River -
Election of Adams
John Adams is elected the second president of the United States -
XYZ Affair
John Adams sends peace commission to France, where the foreign minister demanded a bribe for himself -
Alien and Sedition Acts
Alien Acts allowed the government to deport any alien living in the U.S. with ties to U.S. wartime enemies. The Sedition Act defines treason -
Marbury v Madison
The decision helped define the boundary between the constitutionally separate executive and judicial branches of the American form of government -
Louisiana Purchase
Acquisition of the Louisiana territory by the United States from France -
Embargo Act
This act made illegal any and all exports from the United States. -
Election of Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson is made the 3rd president of the Unites States -
Election of Madison
James Madison is elected 4th president of the United States -
Battle of Tippecanoe
Battle between United States forces Native American warriors associated with the Shawnee leader Tecumseh over American expansion into Native American territory -
Burning of DC
After an American defeat, a British general occupying DC set fire to the city -
Treaty of Ghent
Ended the War of 1812 -
Hartford Convention
The New England Federalist Party met to discuss their grievances concerning the War of 1812 and the political problems arising from the federal government's increasing power -
Battle of New Orleans
Final major battle of the War of 1812 -
Election of Monroe
James Monroe is elected 8th president of the United States -
McCullough v. Maryland
Decided the Constitution grants to Congress implied powers for implementing the Constitution's express powers, in order to create a functional national government, and state action may not impede valid constitutional exercises of power by the Federal government -
Missouri Compromise
Disallowed slavery in the western territories, except Missouri -
Adams Onis Treaty
Treaty between Spain and America that gave America Florida -
Monroe Doctrine
Stated that any further European colonization in North America would be seen as acting against America -
Gibbons v Ogden
Decided that the power to regulate interstate commerce was granted to Congress -
Election of John Q Adams
John Quincy Adams is elected 6th president of the United States
