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U.S. GOVT. Under the Constitution Begins
Washington is elected as the president of the USA.
Washington states that he wants nothing to do with the French Revolution. -
Bill of Rights is Ratified
The bill of rights officially becomes a important part of the Constitution.
Vermont becomes the U.S' 14th state. -
Presidential Elections
Washington and Adams are reinstated as the President and the Vice-President, respectfully.
Kentucky becomes the U.S' 15th state. -
The Neutral Washington
Washington doesn't take sides when war breaks out between Great Britain and France.
Yellow fever infects Philadelphia, killing over 4000 people. -
Presidential Election, Adam Vs. Jefferson
John Adams beats Thomas Jefferson for presidency.
Tennessee becomes the U.S' 16th state. -
Quasi War
Tensions between France and the U.S. build.
Alien & Sedition Acts orders deportation of dangerous aliens. -
Tragic Deaths
George Washington dies in Virginia at the age of 67.
Patrick Henry dies in Virginia at the age of 63. -
Second Census
U.S. population totals 5.3 million, including 1 million African Americans, 900000 of them are enslaved.
Federal capital moves from Philadelphia to Washington, D.C. -
Louisiana Territory
The Louisiana Territory is purchased from France for $15 million.
Lewis and Clark expedition begins in St. Louis. -
Barbary War Ends
Barbary war comes to a close after U.S. troops capture Darna.
Lewis and Clark expedition reaches the Pacific ocean. -
Ban on Slave Trade
Slave Trade is banned by Congress.
Cotton becomes the leading export of the U.S. -
Presidential Election Madison Vs. George Clinton
James Madison elected president and George Clinton reelected vice president.
The Osage tribe cedes its lands in Missouri and Arkansas regions to the U.S. -
Embargo's for Days
Congress allows trade with all countries except France and Britain.
Abraham Lincoln is born -
War of 1812
The U.S. declares war on Great Britain over borders, trade, freedom of the seas, and basically rights.
Louisiana enter the Union as the 18th state. -
U.S. And Great Britain at it again!
U.S. defeats British in the Battle of Lake Erie and the Battle of the Thames.
British seize Fort Niagara, burn Buffalo, NY, and blockade coastal ports. -
War of 1812 Ends
British attack and burn Washington, DC.
The War of 1812 Ends with the signing of the Treaty of Ghent. -
Old Southwest
Gen. Andrew Jackson defeats British at the Battle of New Orleans.
The Alabama & Mississippi territories is opened to migration of American settlers. -
Presidential Election, Monroe Vs. Tompkins
Indiana enters the Union as the 19th state.
James Monroe and Daniel Tompkins are elected president and vice president, respectively. -
First Seminole War
U.S. and Britain demilitarize the Great Lakes.
The First Seminole War begins with attacks on settlers in Florida & Georgia. -
The War continues
Gen Andrew Jackson leads troops into Florida to fight the Seminoles.
Illinois enters the Union as the 21st state. -
The Seminole War ends
U.S. acquires Florida from Spain in the Adams-Onis Treaty.
Alabama enters the Union as the 22nd state. -
Forth Census, Presidential Election Monroe Vs. Tompkins.
U.S. population totals 10 million, including 1.7 million African Americans.
Monroe & Tompkins are re-elected president & vice President, respectively. -
The Break aways!
First American settlers arrive in Texas.
Peru, Mexico, Venezuela, and Guatemala become independent from Spain. -
More Runaways!
Slave rebellion led by Denmark Vesey is crushed in Charleston, South Carolina.
Brazil becomes independent from Portugal. -
Monroe Doctrine
Europe is warned not to interfere in Western Hemisphere affairs.
Cotton mills begin production in Lowell, Massachusetts, with water-powered machinery.
