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Washington's Presidency
George Washington has been elected as the very first President of the United States. -
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Whiskey Rebellion
Corn farmers who made whiskey refused to pay the new "whiskey tax". -
Neutrality Proclomation With Fance
Declared that the United States was neutral in the conflict between Great Britain and France. -
Creation of the Presidential Cabinet
A group of advisors who assist the president in making decisions. -
Creation of Cotton Gin
Created by Eli Whitney, the cotton gin separated seeds from cotton fiber, which sped up cotton production exponentially, which resulted in a much higher demand for slavery. -
Jay Treaty
Created to resolve any remaining conflict between Great Britain and the United States after the American Revolution. -
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XYZ Affair
It was a political dispute between America and France that ultimately led to the Quasi-War. -
Alien and Sedition Acts
These were a set of four bills passed by president John Adams in 1798. These acts made it harder for immigrants to enter and become citizens in the United States. They included making it harder for immigrants to become citizens in America, it allowed the president to imprison and deport foreigners who he thought may be a danger to the US, and made it illegal to make false statements about the government. -
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Jefferson's Presidency
Thomas Jefferson is the third president of the Inited States. -
Marbury v. Madison
This case set the precedent for judicial review in the United States. William Marbury was promised his commission by president John Adams, but never received. He went to the Supreme Court demanding the documents. The Supreme Court found that Marbury did in fact deserve his commission, but because he took his petition straight to the Supreme Court he did not receive his commission. -
Louisiana Purchase
The United States bought 828,000 square miles of land from France for $15,000,000. -
Embargo of 1807
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Missouri Compromise
The Missouri Compromise was created in an effort to process Missouri's request to enter the union as a slave state, which threatened to upset the delicate balance between free and slave states. -
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Jackson's Presidency
Presidency of President Andrew Jackson, seventh president of the United States. -
Trail of Tears
As part of Andrew Jackson's Indian removal policy, the Cherokee nation was forced to give up its land to the United States and move westward of the Mississippi. -
Indian Removal Act
Authorized the president to negotiate with southern Indian tribes for their relocation to a territory west of the Mississippi River. -
Cherokee Nation's Appeal
After meeting with little success in Congress, the Cherokee nation published an appeal to the American citizens asking for them to let the Cherokee keep their land -
Second Annual Message
Jackson's second annual adress, he states the progress of the Indian removal plan, and says that it is moving smoothly and will benefit everyone involved. -
Worcester vs Georgia
A Supreme Court case arguing for the rights of the Cherokee Nation. -
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People's Republic of Texas
It was an independent sovereign country bordered by the United States, Mexico, and the Gulf of Mexico that existed for a decade before being annexed into the United States. -
Annexation of Texas
The Republic of Texas is officially annexed into the United States as the 28th state. -
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Mexican-American War
A war between Mexico and the United States that resulted in Mexico's defeat and loss of nearly half of its national territory to the North. -
Wilmot Proviso
The Wilmot Proviso was intended to eliminate slavery in the territories that were acquired by the United States as a result of its victory in the Mexican-American War. -
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California "Gold Rush"
It was a period in American history that began when gold was discovered at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California by James W. Marshall. This discovery spawned one of the largest mass-migrations in American history when hundreds of thousands of people of all races raced to California in search of gold and wealth. -
Compromise of 1850
The Compromise of 1850 was a set of five separate bills that resolved, at least temporarily, the dispute between northern and southern states over how slavery would affect the states acquired as a result of the war with Mexico. -
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"Bleeding Kansas"
It was a series of violent conflicts between anti-slavery Northerners and pro-slavery "border ruffians" from the South, taking place mostly in Kansas. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
An act passed by Congress that allowed the citizens of Kansas and Nebraska to choose whether of not they would allow slavery in their states. -
Dred Scott v. Sandford
This Supreme Court case said that African-Americans whether enslaved or free, could not be seen as a American Citizens, and therefore have privileges and rights of citizens. Such as the ability to sue in court. This came from when Dred Scott went with his owner's family to a free state, so he tried to sue for his freedom. In the long term, this case solidified racial retreat in and discrimination. This decision showed the values of hierarchy in that Dred Scott could not be freed. -
Lincoln Elected President
Abraham Lincoln has been elected as the sixteenth president of the United States. -
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American Civil War
The American Civil War consisted of the Northern states (Union) fighting the Southern states (Confederacy) over civil rights, specifically to African-American slaves. -
Suspension of Habeas Corpus
President Lincoln suspended the idea of Habeas Corpus so that Confederate spies and important figures could not get out of prison for any reason. -
Secession
Many Southern states threaten to secede from the Union. -
Battle of Antietam
A major three-part battle that took place in September of 1862. It was the first major victory for the Union. -
Emancipation Proclamation
It was a speech that President Lincoln delivered that said that "all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforth shall be free." -
Battle of Gettysburg
Considered as the turning point of the Civil War, this battle has the greatest number of recorded deaths of the war. -
Gettysburg Address
Took place after the Battle of Gettysburg, Lincoln delivered a speech dedicating the field as a memorial of the Union soldiers who had fought and died during the battle. -
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General Sherman's March to the Sea
Sherman's march to the sea took place in 1864 during the American Civil War. This march through Georgia ended in the capture of Atlanta, Georgia. -
Surrender at the Appomattox Court House
As General Lee's army is on the verge of destruction, he realizes that there is little choice but to surrender to Grant's Union forces. This confrontation ended in Lee surrendering his troops to the Union. -
Assassination of President Abraham Lincoln
On April 15 of 1865, 16th President of the United States Abraham Lincoln was fatally shot and killed at Ford's Theater in Washington D.C. His assassin was a famous actor and Confederate sympathizer, John Wilkes Booth. -
Thirteenth Amendment
The 13th Amendment was officially ratified on December 6th, 1865. This Amendment formally abolished slavery in the United States. -
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Nullification Crisis
Many Southern states, mainly South Carolina, said that the states had the right to not follow Federal laws. -
Tinker v. Des Moines
Students protested the Vietnam War by wearing black armbands to school. The school officials were against this and banned the students from wearing the armbands, and eventually suspended them. The Supreme Court ruled that the students should be able to protest peacefully, and this was the long-term affect. The students were allowed to protest peacefully. The values of freedom were represented. -
Bethel High School v. Fraser
In Bethel High School in 1986, Matthew Fraser made speech contained several sexual innuendos which prompted the school to punish him with a three day suspension, as well as taking some privaleges away. When he took this case to the Supreme Court, they ruled to reinstate the suspension, saying that the school's policy did not violate the 1st amendment. In the short term, Fraser was suspended, but in the long term, this set an example for freedom of speech in schools. -
Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier
At Hazelwood East High School, students in a journalism class wrote articles which contained two pages of inappropriate articles, one about teen pregnancy and another about divorce. The principal, removed the articles from the paper without telling the students. The Court decided that the First Amendment did not require schools to affirmatively promote particular types of student speech. In the short term the articles were not published, but it set a precedent for freedom of speech in schools. -
Morse v. Frederick
Joseph Frederick was suspended from school for 5-10 days for brandishing a banner that read "BONG HiTS 4 JESUS" at a school-sponsored event. When he took this case to court and eventually the Supreme Court, the Supreme Court ruled that the school could enforce their policies on drugs because it was an event sponsored by the school. In the short term, Frederick was suspended, and in the long term, this case set an example for freedom of speech. -
Riley v. California
David Riley was pulled over for outdated inspection stickers on his car, and upon searching his car, police found guns, drugs, cash, and a cell phone. The police searched the cell phone without a warrant and found that the guns in Riley's car were linked to a gang shooting. Riley took the case to the Supreme Court, and the court ruled that the police can not search cell phones without a warrant. This case set a precedent that police can not search a cell phone without a warrant,
