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Election of George Washington
George Washington was elected as the first president in 1789 and he served his second term in 1793. -
Whiskey Rebellion
Whiskey Rebellion- The Whiskey Rebellion started in 1789 when congress raised the taxes for Whiskey which made farmers mad because they had too pay more to sell it so George Washington had to settle it. -
Begining of the Federalist Party
Beginning of federalist party- The federalist were advocates of a strong central government. they were pessimistic about human life. They also believed that the government should resist the passion s of the general public. the Federalist party was started in the early 1790’s by Alexander Hamilton. -
Bill of Rights added to Constitution
George Washington was elected as the first president in 1789 and he served his second term in 1793. -
Election of John Adams
John Adams was elected on Saturday March 4, 1797. He was a member of the Democratic Party. -
XYZ Affair
In 1798 3 unknown French diplomats came to the U.S. to set up a meeting with Talleyrand, but the U.S. didn't want to pay so they sent 3 American diplomats to France to tell them that we wouldn't pay a cent for tribute but a million for defense. -
Alien Act
Alien Act- President can deport resident aliens considered “dangerous to the peace and safety of the United Stats.” it was activated June 25, 1798, with a 2 year expiration date. -
Sedition Act
Sedition Act- Was included with the Alien Acts. They gave many restrictions about citizens voting and how the president could kick anyone out of the country if (s)he was dangerous or a harm to the country. They also included how it was a crime to right any false accusations and have them out so the public could see them. It was published in 1798. -
John Marshall Appointed
John Marshall was appointed as a supreme court justice in 1801. -
Election of Thomas Jefferson
Election of Thomas Jefferson- The election of 1800 was the first time an election passed from one party to the other. This election marked the emergence of two parties. he was also the second president of the United States of America. -
Marbury v. Madison
John Adams created Judicial Review -
Louisiana Purchase
Louisiana Purchase- We purchased Louisiana from the French because we needed land and they needed money in 1803. It happened on April 30, 1803. America expanded and now had possession of the Mississippi River. -
Lewis and Clark Expedition
Thomas Jefferson sent Lewis and Clark on an expedition all across America from 1804-1806. -
Embargo Act
Embargo Act- This law was passed by congress in 1807 saying that America could have no relationships with any other countries. There could be no imports or exports. America want to hurt the other countries, they did but we ended up getting hurt even worse. -
Non-Intercourse Act
Non-Intercourse Act- In the last few days of Jefferson’s presidency they passed an act called the Non-Intercourse Act that would replace the Embargo Act. This happened in March of 1809. It was used to interdict with the intercourse of importing and exporting with Great Britain and France. -
Election of James Madison
Election of James Madison- He was the 4th president elected into office in 1808. He was running against Thomas Jefferson but her easily won due to some problems in Jefferson’s presidency. Madison served two terms and his nickname was “father of the constitution” he was very well liked so winning the presidency wasn’t very hard. -
War of 1812
War of 1812- On June 18, 1812 a war fought by the British and the Americans started in America. This was a fight for our rights and to show that America was strong enough to be independent. It started when British ships were attacking American ships and seizing all the Americans on it because we decided to stay neutral and not pick sides. -
Battle of New Orleans
Battle of New Orleans- This battle was the final major battle of the war of 1812. The war took place on January 8, 1815. -
Beginning of the Democratic Party
Beginning of the democratic party- In the year 1792 Thomas Jefferson started the democratic party to oppose the federalist to fight for the bill of rights. -
Election of James Monroe
Election of James Monroe- Monroe was the choice of both Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. The federalist candidate was Rufus King. there was not a lot of support for the federalist and James Monroe won the election on March 4th 1817. -
McCulloch v. Maryland
McCulloch v. Maryland- Chief Justice John Marshall defined the power of the supreme court in 1819. Saying that they had the last say to see if a law is constitutional or not. y doing this the Supreme Court now had more power and was now considered a branch. -
Missouri Compromise
The missouri compromise was passed on March 3, 1820. This said that all states South of Missouri would be slave states and all states North would be free states -
Monroe Doctrine
It stated that further efforts by European nations to colonize land or interfere with states in North or South America would be viewed as acts of aggression requiring U.S. intervention -
Gibbons V. Ogden
Gibbons V. Ogden- This took place on march 2nd 1824 and was decided by the supreme court. The conflict was over a law suit Ogden had purchase an interest in the monopoly to operate steam boats that new york state had granted to Robert Fulton. -
Election 1824
This election officially marked the final collapse of the reuplican-fedealist framework. The election took place December 1, 1824. -
Election of Andrew Jackson
Election of Andrew Jackson- This election took place on march 8th 1829. he ran against John C. Calhoun. he won that election and ran again in 1832, and also won that election. -
Indian Removal Act
Indian Removal Act- In the 19th century America started growing south and west running into Indian territories. This started in 1830 and settlers wanted the government to acquire Indian lands so they could settle there and start growing more cotton. So Andrew Jackson signed an act that moved all the Native Americans to Oklahoma killing thousands just to expand our lands. -
Worcester v. Georgia
Worcester v. Georgia- The decision was made on March 3, 1832 that the Cherokee Indians could not live in the state of Georgia without a permit. States did not have the right to pass laws that regulated Indian Territories on their state boundaries. This problem went to court and soon led to having the Native Americans leaving their lands and going to Oklahoma.
