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George Washington Elected
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Judiciary act of 1789
1789 law that created the Judicial Branch of the federal government. Among the things provided for in the Act: the number of members of the Supreme Court (6)
the number of lower district courts (13)
the idea that the Supreme Court can settle disputes between states
the idea that a decision by the Supreme Court is final.
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The District of Columbia
On July 16, 1790, the Residence Act approved the creation of a capital district located along the Potomac River on the country's East Coast. As permitted by the U.S. Constitution, the District is under the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States Congress and is therefore not a part of any U.S. state. -
Hamilton anf Jefferson Debate
The conflict that took shape in the 1790s between the Federalists and the Antifederalists exercised a profound impact on American history. The Federalists, led by Alexander Hamilton, who had married into the wealthy Schuyler family, represented the urban mercantile interests of the seaports; the Antifederalists, led by Thomas Jefferson, spoke for the rural and southern interests. The debate between the two concerned the power of the central government versus that of the states, with the Federali -
Bank of the United States
Name of the first and second federal banks in American history. The brainchild of Alexander Hamilton, the Bank of the U.S. was set up to handle the monetary affairs of the federal government. The first bank was in existence from 1791 to 1811. The head office was in Philadelphia, and eight other cities had branch banks. Certain of the bank's policies angered state banks, farmers, and people from the West. Opposition grew so fierce that the Bank's charter was not renewed in 1811, despite support f -
Whisky Rebellion
First real test of the new United States Government's authority to enforce federal laws. In Western Pennsylvania, people used a lot of whiskey: both to use up extra corn and as money. The federal government passed a tax on whiskey in 1791. Farmers in western Pennsylvania refused to pay the tax, saying it was like the Stamp Act all over again. -
Jays Treaty
a treaty between the United States of America and the Kingdom of Great Britain that is credited with averting war,[3] resolving issues remaining since the Treaty of Paris of 1783, which ended the American Revolution,[4] and facilitating ten years of peaceful trade between the United States and Britain in the midst of the French Revolutionary Wars, which began in 1792. -
John Adams Elected
Adams: 2nd President of the United States (1735-1826) -
XYZ Affair
The XYZ Affair was a diplomatic episode that soured relations between France and the United States and led to an undeclared naval war called the Quasi War; it took place from March of 1798 to 1800. -
Alien and Sedition act
Four bills passed in 1798 by the Federalists in the 5th United States Congress in the aftermath of the French Revolution and during an undeclared naval war with France. -
Virginia and Kentucky Resolution
The Kentucky and Virginia legislatures took the position that the federal Alien and Sedition Acts were unconstitutional. The resolutions argued that the states had the right and the duty to declare unconstitutional any acts of Congress that were not authorized by the Constitution. In doing so, they argued for states' rights and strict constructionism of the Constitution. The Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions of 1798 were written secretly by Vice President Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. -
Thomas Jefferson Elected 1st term
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Lousiana Purchase
Bought $15,000,000 worth of cheap land from the french by Thomas Jefferson -
Maurury vs. Madison
It formed the basis for the exercise of judicial review in the United States -
Louis and Clark
Sent out by Thomas Jeferson to explore french land (lousiana) -
Thomas Jeffersons 2nd election
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War of 1812
A conflict between the US and the UK (1812–14) -
Treaty of Ghent
Treaty ending the war of 1812