History

  • Election of Washington

    Election of Washington
    It was the first presidential election of the United States.
  • Creation of the 1st National Bank

    Creation of the 1st National Bank
    A bank was needed because the war left the country (of many states with many different currencies) in debt and was needed to unify the country's money.
  • Period: to

    Whiskey Rebellion

    It was a protest against the taxation without (local) representation of whisky, a popular and profitable drink.
  • Jay's treaty

    Jay's treaty
    A treaty in which the US and Britain resolve their issues left from the war
  • Pinckney's treaty

    Pinckney's treaty
    A treaty for the intentions of friendship between the United States and Spain.
  • Election of Adams

    Election of Adams
    The presidential election of John Adams and Thomas Jefferson which resulted in Adams winning.
  • Xyz Affair

    Xyz Affair
    (Specific day was unclarified) A diplomatic issue between the US and France during which France was in a war with Britain therefore, considered hostile and thus led to a discussion of a compromise between France and the US that failed.
  • Alien and Sedition Acts

    Alien and Sedition Acts
    Four bills purported for an increase in national security.
  • Election of Jefferson

    Election of Jefferson
    The presidential election of Jefferson.
  • Marbury v. Madison

    Marbury v. Madison
    The decision to define the executive and judicial branchs.
  • Louisiana Purchase

    Louisiana Purchase
    The accumulation of Louisiana territory by the US from France.
  • Embargo Act

    Embargo Act
    An Embargo that made it illegal to exports anything from the US
  • Election of Madison

    Election of Madison
    The presidential election in which James Madison won.
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    Hartford Convention

    A series of meetings discussing the political issues of the war of 1812.
  • Treaty of Ghent

    Treaty of Ghent
    The peace treaty that ended the War of 1812 between the US and Britain.
  • Adams Onis Treaty

    Adams Onis Treaty
    Treaty between the US and Spain in 1819 that Florida ceded from Spain and created new boundary for the US and Spain
  • McCullouh v. Maryland

    McCullouh v. Maryland
    A court case in which was about Maryland taxing notes of all banks not chartered in Maryland.
  • Missouri Compromise

    Missouri Compromise
    A compromise in which they decided which states would have slavery be legal.
  • Election of Monroe

    Election of Monroe
    The last presidential election in which the candidate (James Monroe) ran effectively unopposed.
  • Monroe Doctrine

    Monroe Doctrine
    It was a US foreign policy stating that no European should attempt to colonize any part of north America or south America and used the help of great Britain to achieve that.
  • Gibbons v. Ogden

    Gibbons v. Ogden
    A court case about the power to regulate interstate commerce granted to Congress by the Commerce Clause of the United States Constitution.
  • Election of John Q Adams

    Election of John Q Adams
    The presidential election of John Q Adams.