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Election of George Washington
The election of George Washington was the first presidential election of the U.S. This election took place from 1788-1799. This election took place following the constitutions ratification. George Washington won this election, and then became the first president of the United States! -
Bill Of Rights added to the Constitution
The bill of rights is also known as the first ten amendments in the constitution. The amendments were first shared by James Madison to the 1st U.S congress. The bill of rights were first adopted by the house of representatives, but didn’t go into the constitution until being ratified after. At first, twelve amendments were passed through congress but only ten were passed by the states. -
Beginning of Federalists Party
Originally, the Federalists were supporters of the Constitution. They favored a strong federal government. Those who opposed the Constitution were anti-federalists. They felt that the Constitution made the federal government too strong, and that the state governments were too weak. -
Beginning of Democratic-Republican Party
They were basically the anti-federalists. They were against the federalists. They supported strong state governments and opposed a strong federal government. An objection they had about the constitution was the fact it didn’t have a bill of rights. -
whiskey rebellion
a protest that tested the will of the government. It was a tax on all liquor made or even sold in the united states.Washington quickly responded and proved that the new government is a strong one. also that they would react firmly to get the problem solved. -
Election of John Adams
Federalists supported Adams in the election. The person with the most electoral votes won as president, with the next highest votes as vice president. Adams won the election and Jefferson became vice president. They were both opposing parties, which caused tension. -
XYZ Affair
French minister Talleyrand did not want to see the Americans directly. He sent agents directly to offer a bribe. Talleyrand wanted $250,000 for himself and $10 million loan for France. American diplomats were sent to meet them and informed Adams on the bribe. The French agents were referred to as X, Y, and Z. -
Alien Acts
The alien act is an act that authorized the president to be able to deport anyone that wasn’t from the U.S if they seemed to be a threat to the country. This act was passed by the federalists in 1798.The federalists passed this during the 5th U.S congress! This act also had a two year expiration date on it, so after two years the ‘aliens’ may come back in the country. -
Sedition Act
The Federalists pushed laws through during the crisis in France, and one of them was the Sedition Act. The Republicans were angry enough with the other law, the Alien Act, and the Sedition Act made them angrier. This law states that citizens could be fined or jailed if they criticize the government or its officials. Republicans protested that this act threatened the First Amendment. -
election of Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson called his election “the revolution of 1800”. Jefferson and Adams fought against each other. One representing Democrats/Republicans and the other representing the Federalists. He also wanted the people to rule. -
John Marshall Appointed
John Marshall was the chief justice of the united states from 1801-1835. He was appointed by John Adams, the second president, after he worked with him and served as secretary of state under him. Marshall was the longest serving chief justice of the U.S. He was put into Chief Justice role through the election of 1800. -
Non-Intercourse Act
In 1801 Jefferson said that the embargo act failed. Congress replaced the embargo act with this after it failed. This act allowed Americans to continue trading. The only places they could not trade with was French and Britain. -
Marbury vs. Madison
This case increased the power of the Supreme Court. Marbury sued Madison. This case resulted in the judicial review. This gives the Court power to decide whether laws were constitutional or not. -
Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase occurred in 1803 when Spain and France signed a secret treaty and this opposed a threat to the united states. Thomas Jefferson felt that if we didn’t purchase New Orleans from France, there could be a war. The United States received over 800,000 square miles of land in this purchase. This is known to be one of the most successful purchases of the United States, and was one of Thomas Jefferson’s greatest achievements while president. -
Lewis and Clark Expedition
Since barely any Americans knew about the recently bought Louisiana territory, Congress sent explorers to study the land. Jefferson chose his private secretary, Lewis, to lead the group. Lewis then asked Clark to go with him. Jefferson asked Lewis and Clark to map the land and learn more about the Indians. -
Embargo Act
This act hurt French, Britain, and even more it hurt Americans. Imports such as sugar, tea, molasses were cut off. Americans were devastated. In only one year exports dropped by more than $80 million. -
Election of James Madison
James Madison defeated the federalists. Charles Wordsworth lost to him. He was a Federalist himself at one point, but pulled away and formed a bond with Jefferson. In the end, Madison received the most electoral votes. -
War of 1812
this war went from September 11, 1812 - December 24, 1814. the war 1812 was a military conflict. It was a war between America and British. They went to war for many reasons. America declared war in 1812. We won the war. -
Battle of New Orleans
An American victory. In 1814, the British planned to attack New Orleans. More than 2,000 British soldiers died, and only 7 Americans died. This battle made Andrew Jackson famous. -
Election of James Monroe
Born in 1758, Monroe was a a friend of John Marshall. He was the compromise master, and wrote the Missouri Compromise, the Monroe Doctrine, etc. His victory started the Era of Good Feelings. There wasn’t many issues. -
Expanded suffrage to all white males
The U.S. was growing fast and new states were joining the Union. Some of the voting requirements were dropped, such as having to own property. The suffrage expanded and more requirements dropped. There were other people that couldn’t vote, though. Only white adult males could vote. -
Missouri Compromise
The congress decided to let Missouri join the Union as a slave state. Crisis erupted. If this were to happen, the south would have the majority in the senate. Northerners, not wanting to lose power, and Southerners argued for months until Henry Clay made the Missouri Compromise. It kept the number of slave and free states equal. -
Monroe Doctrine
Monroe wanted to be independent from Britain. He made a foreign policy statement known as the Monroe Doctrine. This declared that the U.S. would not interfere in the affairs of European nations. He warned the European nations not to regain control of the independent nations of Latin America. -
Gibbons v. Ogden
Gibbons v. Ogden happened on March 2, 1824. This court case in which the power of the federal government to regulate trade was upheld by the Supreme Court. The Court ruled that states could regulate trade within its own border, but only the federal power could regulate trade between states. This made it easier for the government to regulate trade and helped improve the economy. -
McCulloch v. Maryland
A case in 1819. It ruled that the states didn’t have the right to interfere with federal institutions within their borders. This gave the Federal government power. It also helped the economy expand by allowing the Bank of the United States to continue. -
Election of 1824
The “Era of Good Feelings” ended. The new election included: John Quincy Adams, Henry Clay, Andrew Jackson, William Crawford, and John Calhoun. Jackson was expected to win. In the end, Adams won and became the sixth president of the U.S. -
Election of Andrew Jackson
In 1824, John Quincy Adams had one the election. Adams and Jackson repeatedly attacked each other with lies and rumors. Offended, Adams refused to use any more campaign tactics, unlike Jackson, who continued. In the end, Jackson won both the popular and electoral vote. -
Beginning of Democratic Party (Jacksonian Democracy)
Supporters of Adams and Jackson split into two parties. These parties were the Whigs and the Democrats. At first, the supporters of Adams were called National Republicans, and then became known as Whigs. The Democrats supported Jackson. Today’s Democratic Parties trace back to Jackson’s time. -
Indian Removal Act
- May 28, 1830- White settlers forced the Native Americans off their land. They passed a law that made them move west of the Mississippi river. some Indians wanted to move. Some other tribes did whatever they needed to so they could stay.
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Worcester V. Georgia
Georgia passed a law stating that all Indians must be governed. Mississippi and Alabama disagreed with this. They went to court and it was unconstitutional. The Native Americans were protected by the united states constitution. -
Closing of the U.S Bank
The U.S Bank was founded by Joseph S. Marcus. The bank was located on Delancey street in New York city, New York. Supposedly, the bank started failing during the great depression. The bank closed after not being able to handle peoples money.
