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Washington Elected President.
Unanimasouly selected, father of our country, created a cabinet. -
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Launching a New Nation
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Judiciary Act of 1789.
Landmark statue adopted during the first United States congress establishing the US federal judiciary. -
District of Columbia.
Capitol of the United States of America. -
THe Bank of the United States.
Central bank, chartered for a term of twenty years, also a federal mint. -
Whiskey Rebellion.
A tax rebellion during the presidency of George Washington. -
Hamilton, Jefferson Debate
Concerned the power of the gov versus that of the states. -
Jay's Treaty
Written to relieve post war tension between the US and Britain. -
John Adams Elected.
The United States presidential election of 1796 was the second contested American presidential election and the only one in which a president and vice president were elected from opposing tickets. The ratification of the Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution made such a result unlikely in the future. -
Alien Act
Authorized the president to immediatley deport aliens in the coutry. -
Sedition Act
Made it a crime to publish scandelous or false writings. -
XYZ Affairs
The XYZ Affair was 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. The Federalist Party took advantage of the national anger to build an army and pass the Alien and Sedition Acts to damage the rival Democratic-Republican Party. -
Kentucky Resolution.
Kentucky Legislature took the position that the federal Alien and Sedetion Acts were unconstitutional. -
Virginia Resolution.
Virginia Legislature took the position that the federal Alien and Sedetion Acts were unconstitutional. -
Jefferson, First and Second terms.
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. 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 -
Marbury vs. Madison
Marbury v. Madison, 5 U.S. 137 (1803), 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. The landmark decision helped define the boundary between the constitutionally separate executive and judicial branches of the American form of government. -
Lewis and Clark.
Lewis and Clark explored the Louisana Purchase, another expedetion met up with them in 1804. Sacajawea also assisted them on there journey. -
Louisiana Purchase.
America purchased New Orleans from France. An official ceremony was held to show the new ownership. -
Aaron Burr Conspiracy
The Burr conspiracy in the beginning of the 19th century was a suspected treasonous cabal of planters, politicians, and army officers allegedly led by former U.S. Vice President Aaron Burr. According to the accusations against him, Burr’s goal was to create an independent nation in the center of North America and/or the Southwest and parts of Mexico. Burr’s explanation:[clarification needed] To take possession of, and farm, 40,000 acres (160 km²) in the Texas Territory leased to him by the Spani -
War of 1812.
United States goes to war with the British Empire, US declared war before the British. One of the main reasons for war was trade restrictions. -
Treaty of Ghent.
Peace treaty that ended the War of 1812.
