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By jaylen smith

  • Whiskey Rebellion

    Whiskey Rebellion
    pic sourceinfo sourceAlexander Hamilton wanted a more effective government, so he proposed an excise tax on whiskey. Many people were angry. Many farmers were upset because they made profits off the sales of whiskey. George Washington was the current president at this time.

  • Jay's Treaty

    Jay's Treaty
    pic and info sourceJay’s Treaty was negotiated by Supreme Court Chief Justice John Jay and signed between the United States and Great Britain on November 19, 1794. The treatywas signed to stop the tensions between Great Britain and the United States. George Washington was president.

  • Pickney's Treaty

    Pickney's Treaty
    pic sourceinfo sourcePickney's Treaty is an agreement between Spain and the United States, fixing the southern boundary of the United States. US citizens could now trade and had access to the Mississippi River. George Washington was president during this event.

  • Farewell Address

    Farewell Address
    pic sourceinfo sourceWashington's Farewell Address was similar to one he had prepared at the end of his first term, when he had considered retiring from office. Washington wrote this address to announce his step down as president. He served two terms and now thats all a president can serve.

  • Election of 1800

    Election of 1800
    info and pic sourceThe canidates of the election were Thomas Jefferson and John Adams. It was a hard fought campaign. Each side believed that victory by other would ruin the nation. Thomas Jefferson won the Election of 1800.

  • Louisiana Purchase

    Louisiana Purchase
    pic sourceinfo sourceThe United States purchased the Louisiana Territory from France for 15 million dollars. This doubled the size of the United States and opened up the continent to its westward expansion. The president at the time was Thomas Jefferson.

  • Steamboat invented

    Steamboat invented
    info source pic sourceIn 1803 Robert Fulton invented the first succesful steamboat. Thomas Jefferson was president.

  • Lewis and Clark Expedition

    Lewis and Clark Expedition
    pic sourceinfo sourceJefferson hoped that Lewis and Clark would find a water route linking the Columbia and Missouri rivers. This water link would connect the Pacific Ocean with the Mississippi River system. The president at this time was Thomeas Jefferson.

  • Telegraph Invented

    Telegraph Invented
    info and pic sourceThe non-electric telegraph was invented by Claude Chappe in 1794. In 1809, a crude telegraph was invented in Bavaria by Samuel Soemmering. James madison was president.

  • Start of War of 1812

    Start of War of 1812
    Pic sourceThe War of 1812 started because Great Britain were capturing American sailors which is called impressment. The president was James Madison.

  • Treaty of Ghent

    Treaty of Ghent
    pic and info sourceThe Treaty of Ghent was signed to end the War of 1812. James Madison was president at the time.

  • Battle of New Orleans

    Battle of New Orleans
    pic sourceInformation sourceThe Battle of New Orleans was the last major battle in the War of 1812. 7,000 british soldiers fought 4,500 US soldiers. The US soldiers were led by General Andrew Jackson. The Treaty of Ghent ended the war. James Madison was the current president.

  • 54-40 or fight

    54-40 or fight
    pic linkinfo sourceThe oregon territory spanned the modern states of Oregon, Idaho, and Washington, as well as the western coast of Canada up to the border of russian alaska. Both Great Britain and America claimed the territory. The treaty of 1818 called for joint occupation of Oregon. The president was James K. Polk.

  • Adams-Onis Treaty

    Adams-Onis Treaty
    pic sourceinfo source This Treaty fixed the western boundary of the Louisiana Purchase as beginning at the mouth of the Sabine River and running along its south and west bank towards the Red River. The president at the time was James Monroe.

  • Monroe Doctrine

    Monroe Doctrine
    pic sourceinfo sourcePresident James Monroe’s 1823 annual message to Congress contained the Monroe Doctrine, which warned European powers not to interfere in the affairs of the Western Hemisphere.

  • Election of 1824

    Election of 1824
    pic sourceinfo sourceThe four canidates of the Election of 1824 were Andrew Jackson, John Quincy Adams, William H. Crawford, and Henry Clay. Andrew Jackson and John Quincy Adams tied in the election, but Henry Clay decided to step down and gave his votes to John Quincy Adams which made John Quincy Adams win the election.

  • Trail of Tears

    Trail of Tears
    [pic link](http:/http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4h1567.html)[info source](http://www.history.com/topics/trail-of-tears)The Cherokee indians were forced to go to Oklahoma. 4,000 of the indians died in the process of going there.

  • Annexation of Texas

    Annexation of Texas
    pic and info sourceSouthern people wanted the state of texas annexed to the US.The annexation would increase the area and political strength of the slave power, and lead to a war with Mexico.Then a treaty was signed in Washington D.C. The president was John Tyler.

  • California Gold Rush

    California Gold Rush
    pic sourceinfo sourceJames Wilson Marshall discovered gold while constructing a saw mill along the American River northeast of Sacramento. The president was James K. Polk.

  • Gadsden Purchase

    Gadsden Purchase
    pic sourceinfo sourceThe Gadsden Purchase was an agreement between the United States and Mexico, in which the United States agreed to pay Mexico 10 million dollars for a 29,670 square mile portion of Mexico that later became part of Arizona and New Mexico. The president was Franklin Pierce.