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Washington is Elected President
unanimiously selected, father of our country, created a cabinet, -
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washington is elected
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Judiciary Act of 1789
officially titled "An Act to Establish the Judicial Courts of the United States," was signed into law by President George Washington on September 24, 1789. Article III of the Constitution established a Supreme Court, but left to Congress the authority to create lower federal courts as needed -
The District of Columbia
Washington, DC was created because of the Residence act. They needed a permanent capitol. -
Bank of the United States
The Bank of the United States solved many of the monetary problems that troubled the country before 1791. But the Bank of the United States was a private institution and foreign buyers purchased ownership shares of the bank until the 70 percent of the bank was owned by foreigners. This was worrisome to American politicians but this high share of foreign ownership was not unusual in the American financial system. -
Whisky Rebellion
Tax on whiskey so they rebelled. -
Jay’s Treaty
The Treaty eliminated British control of western posts within two years, established America's claim for damages from British ship seizures, and provided America a limited right to trade in the West Indies. -
XYZ Affair
Finally, in 1800 the U.S. and France signed a peace treaty. France was already at war with Great Britain, and neither nation wanted the United States to be involved. Adams' ability to avoid war through careful diplomacy was a major success.------fight -
Hamilton and Jefferson Debate
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John Adams Elected
George Washington had decided that two terms was a proper limit for a President, and did not run. Adams won in the voting over Thomas Jefferson -
Alien and Sedition acts
let president deport or imprison all aliens who he considered dangerous it scare anyone who considered moving over here--made it illegal to publish or speak of criticism of the government -
Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions
as a protest against the Federalist Alien and Sedition Acts. The resolutions were written by James Madison and Thomas Jefferson -
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Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions
Rebelled against Alien and Sedition Acts. Written by James Madison and Thomas Jefferson. -
Marbury v. Madison
The decision in this Supreme Court Case established the right of the courts to determine the constitutionality of the actions of the other two branches of government. -
Thomas Jefferson Elected 1st Term
By 1800, when he decided to run for president, Thomas Jefferson possessed impressive political credentials and was well-suited to the presidency. In addition to drafting the Declaration of Independence, Jefferson had served in two Continental Congresses, as minister to France, as secretary of state under George Washington and as John Adams' vice president. -
Louisiana Purchase
The US bought it for 15 million and it doubled the size and gave us New Orleans. -
Lewis and Clark
They explored the world. -
Thomas Jefferson Elected 2nd Term
President Thomas Jefferson projected that his party would carry all but four of the 17 states in the fall balloting. It did even better. The Jeffersonian Republicans defeated the Federalists everywhere except Connecticut and Delaware, thus giving Jefferson the presidency for another four years. -
Aaron Burr Conspiracy
Aaron Burr's attempt to detach the Western states and the Louisiana Territory from the Union. -
War of 1812
United States celebrated the War of 1812 as a "second war of independence," beginning an era of partisan agreement and national pride. -
Treaty of Ghent
peace treaty that ended the War of 1812 between the United States and the United Kingdom.