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Washington elected president
Unanimously elected. He did not want to be president. Considered to be the "Father of this country" -
Judiciary Act of 1789
The United States Judiciary Act of 1789 was a landmark statute establishing the U.S. federal judiciary. -
The District of Columbia
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. -
Bank of the united states
The First Bank of the United States was a central bank, chartered for a term of twenty years, by the United States Congres -
Whisky rebellion
The Whiskey Rebellion, or Whiskey Insurrection, was a tax protest in the United States. -
Jays Treaty
It was a treaty between the United States of America and the Kingdom of Great Britain that is credited with averting war, resolving issues, and facilitating ten years of peaceful trade between the United States and Britain -
HAmilton and Jefferson Debate
The conflict that took shape in the 1790s between the Federalists and the Antifederalists exercised a profound impact on American history. -
John Adams elected president
John Adams from Massachusetts became a candidate for the presidency on the Federalist Party ticket with former Governor Thomas Pinckney of South Carolina as the next most popular Federalist -
Alien Sedation Act
The Alien and Sedition Acts were four bills passed in 1798 by the Federalists -
XYZ affair
a political and diplomatic episode in 1797 and 1798, during the administration of John Adams, that Americans interpreted as an insult from France. It led to an undeclared naval war called the Quasi-War, which raged at sea from 1798 to 1800. -
Virgina and Kentucky resolutions
The Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions (or Resolves) were political statements n which the Kentucky and Virginia legislatures took the position that the federal Alien and Sedition Acts were unconstitutional. -
The Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase was the acquisition by the United States of America. 828,000 square miles of France's claim to the territory of Louisiana. -
Marbury vs. Madison
was a landmark United States Supreme Court case in which the Court formed the basis for the exercise of judicial review in the United States under Article III of the Constitution. -
Lewis and Clark
The Lewis and Clarck expedition was the first transcontinental expedition to the Pacific coast undertaken by the United States -
Thomas Jefferson 1st term
Elected president in what Jefferson called the Revolution of 1800, he oversaw the purchase of the vast Louisiana Territory from France (1803), and sent the Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804–1806) to explore the new west -
Aaron Burr Conspiracy
Burr’s goal was to create an independent nation in the center of North America and/or the Southwest and parts of Mexico -
Thomas Jefferson 2nd Term
His second term was beset with troubles at home, such as the failed treason trial of his former Vice President Aaron Burr. With escalating trouble with Britain who was challenging American neutrality and threatening shipping at sea, he tried economic warfare with his embargo laws which only damaged American trade. -
The War of 1812
The War of 1812 was a military conflict fought between the forces of the United States and those of the British Empire. The United States declared war in 1812 for several reasons, including trade restrictions brought about by Britain's ongoing war with France. -
Treaty of Ghent
This was the peace treaty that ended the War of 1812 between the United States and the United Kingdom
