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Election of George Washington
George Washington was the firsrt president of the United States of America. He was the general of the army in the revolutionary war. When president he dealed with many problems including the Whiskey rebellion. He also set up the cabinet of the United States. When he resighned from office he wrote his own farewell address which helped americans back then and even now -
Election of George Wahington
George Washington was the first president of the United States of America. He was the general of the army in the revolutionary war. When president he dealt with many problems including the Whiskey rebellion. He also set up the cabinet of the United States. When he resigned from office he wrote his own farewell address which helped americans back then and even now. -
Bill of Rights added to Constitution
Many federalists were mad that the US Constitution did not have a bill of rights. So Washington agreed after ratifying and signing the US Constitution he would add a bill of rights. He kept his agreement and put a Bill of Rights in the Constitution and it did make a difference. It gave individual rights to many americans and impacted America forever. -
Bill of Rights added to the Constitution
Many federalists were mad that the US Constitution did not have a bill of rights. So Washington agreed after ratifying and signing the US Constitution he would add a bill of rights. He kept his agreement and put a Bill of Rights in the Constitution and it did make a difference. It gave individual rights to many americans and impacted american forever. -
Beginning of Federalist Party
The Federalist Party was formed by Alexander Hamilton, who built up supporters during George Washington’s Presidency. John Adams was one of the Federalists who did get elected president, and although Hamilton was a major part of the Federalist Party, he never became President of the United States. The Federalists’ opponent was the Democratic-Republican party who had 2 U.S. presidents in Jefferson and Madison, compared to the Federalists’ one president. -
Whiskey Rebellion
Farmers used wheat to make whiskey to make it easier to export. Alexander Hamilton, the secretary of treasurey, decided to put a tax on whiskey to increase the central government. Eventually the farmers started to praotest. So, Washington sent in troops to stop the protesting which he did. This event showed the US how strong the government really is. -
Election of John Adams
John Adams was put into office as the 2nd President of the United States on March 4th 1797. During his presidency, he passed the Alien and Sedition Acts, making it illegal to say bad things about the Government, and giving him the power to get rid of any foreigner he felt would harm the country. -
XYZ Affair
Many americans were outraged when they heard about the XYZ Affair in 1798. They took up the slogan, "Millions for defense, but not for one cent tribute!" They were willing to spend money for their country, but they would not pay a bribe to another nation. -
Alien Act
Our goverment began to worry aboutsubervation. It gave the president power to imprison or deport akiens suspected of activites posing a threat to the national goverment. Many felt these laws were designed to keep Federalists strong and weaken Republicans. -
Sedition Act
The sedition act was attempted by John Adams. The sedition act was passed by congres while the war was going on. It was a fedeal law. -
Election of Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson is elected to be the third president of the United States. After much controversy over who won between Jefferson and Aaron Burr, Jefferson was finally decided to be the president by the House of Representatives. The problem of the same party having 2 candidates with an equal amount of electoral votes, was fixed with the 12th amendment. During the presidency of Thomas Jefferson, he made arguably the greatest deal in American history by agreeing to the 15 million dollar purchas -
John Marshall appointed
John Marshall was appointed the 4th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court on January 31st 1801. He served for 34 years and ruled over several important cases. He ruled over McCulloch v. Maryland, Gibbons v. Ogden, and Marbury v. Madison just to name a few. Marshall played a huge role in helping the Judicial Branch become just as equal as the Executive and Legislative branches. -
Marbury v. Madison
Marbury v. Madison was a Supreme Court Case, in which William Marbury sent a petition to the Supreme Court against James Madison for not sending the letters that would allow Marbury to become the Justice of The Peace in D.C. Eventually, Madison won the entire case because of the fact that it was unconstitutional for Marbury to bring his claim to the Supreme Court. -
Louisiana Purchase
Jefferson sent down James Monroe to France to buy New Orleans for $10 million. Napoleon, needing to fund wars, offered all of the Lousiana territory for just $15 million. The trary was signed on April 30th, 1803. The U.S doubled the size. -
Lewis and Clark Expedition
Jefferson sent Lewis and Clark to venture along the Missouri River. This was to find out what was across America. They discovered many things including plants and animals. And also many mountain ranges. They got help from a native american girl named Sacagewea who lead the group some of the time -
Embargo Act
It was ban on trade and would hurt france and British by cutting off needed supplies. Thomas Jefferosn wanted felt that the solution would be very short. -
Election of James Madison
The election of james madison was for the 6th President of the United States. James' opponent was Charles Pickney who was a federalist and James as a democratic- republican. During Madison's Presidency he faces problems such as 1812. Which helped America shoe that they are not as weak as everyone thought they were. -
Non Intercourse Act
It is an act that is between United States, Britan, and France. The act wanted britain and france to respect United States. The act was past by congress. -
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The War Of 1812
Great Britain was supplying Indians with ammunition and guns. In June of 1812 Madison declared war on Great Britain. The British was tring to get New Orleans and wanted them to sail up the Mississippi. They were stopped by General Andrew Jackson and his sharpshooters. -
Election of James Monroe
James Monroe was elected to be the 5th President of the United States, and the last Founding Father to be president. Monroe served two terms as President, and the highlight of his presidency was the making of the Monroe Doctrine, not allowing European countries to intervene in the Americas, and not allowing the U.S. to intervene with Europe. He was also able to buy Florida from Spain for about $5,000,000. -
Monroe Doctrine
The Monroe Doctrine was arguably the highlight of James Monroe’s Presidency. The Monroe Doctrine was a policy the U.S. introduced, in order to prevent Europe from interfering with American affairs. As a result, the United States wouldn’t interfere with anything happening in Europe. The goal was to free Latin American countries from the grasp of Europeans, and separate that side of the world from Europe. -
Gibbons v. Ogden
Gibbons v. Ogden was a Supreme Court Case between Aaron Ogden, and Thomas Gibbons. The case began because of the conflict of whether Gibbons should be allowed to use his steamboat without paying a fee. After debate, The Supreme Court ruled in favor of Gibbons, and so he was not required to pay a fee for using his steam boat. -
McCulloch v. Maryland
McCulloch v. Maryland was a Supreme Court case in which the Supreme Court ruled in favor of McCulloch. The problem began with Maryland demanding that the Second Bank of the United States that was placed in Maryland, must pay a tax. McCulloch didn't want to pay the tax, and was later ruled in favor of the case because Congress was said to have the power to create a bank. -
Beginning of Democratic- Republican party
December 3rd, 1828 The beginning of this party was started by Alexander Hamilton. This party was an agricultural party with lots of farmers that believed in the self government. And feared that big government would ruin the country.
