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Election of Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson was born either in North or South Carolina on March 15, 1767. His mother raised him by herself and then died of cholera when Jackson was 14. He grew against the background of the American Revolution. He lost both brothers in the war and was raised by two uncles. He received a fairly good education in his early years by private tutors. At 15, he chose to go back to school himself before becoming a lawyer in 1787. -
Election of George Washington
Everyone admired George Washington for his heroism, so therefore he won easily. His election was very crucial to the U.S. because without his presidency America may not have existed today. -
Whiskey Rebellion
The rebel farmers continued their attacks, rioting in river towns and roughing up tax collectors until the so-called "insurrection" flared into the open in July of 1794 when a federal marshal was attacked in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Almost at the same time several hundred men attacked the residence of the regional inspector, burning his home, barn and several outbuildings. Pittsburgh was another scene of disorder by enraged mobs. -
John Marshall Appointed
John Adams appointed John Marshall as a plot to keep the Federalists in charge, ad also because Marshall got Adam votes. -
Election of Thomas Jefferson
He promised to govern as the founders intented, based on decentralized government and trust in the people to make the right decisions for themselves. -
Sedition Acts
The last of the laws, the Sedition Act, passed on July 14 declared that any treasonable activity, including the publication of "any false, scandalous and malicious writing," was a high misdemeanor, punishable by fine and imprisonment. By virtue of this legislation twenty-five men, most of them editors of Republican newspapers, were arrested and their newspapers forced to shut down. -
The Louisiana Purchase
By a treaty signed on Apr. 30, 1803, the United States purchased from France the Louisiana Territory, more than 2 million sq km (800,000 sq mi) of land extending from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains. The price was 60 million francs, about $15 million; $11,250,000 was to be paid directly, with the balance to be covered by the assumption by the United States of French debts to American citizens. -
The Non Intercourse Act
An Act to interdict the commercial intercourse between the US and Great Britain and France, and their dependencies; and for other purposes. -
Election of Madison
Madison easily defeated the federalist Pickney, recieving almost 3 times more than him of the elctoral vote. -
War of 1812
was fought between the United States and Great Britain from June 1812 to the spring of 1815, although the peace treaty ending the war was signed in Europe in December 1814. The main land fighting of the war occurred along the Canadian border, in the Chesapeake Bay region, and along the Gulf of Mexico; extensive action also took place at sea. -
Battle of New Orleans
In late 1814 New Orleans was home to a population of French, Spanish, African, Anglo and Creole peoples dedicated to pursuing economic opportunism and the joys of life. It also occupied a strategic place on the map. Located just 100 miles upstream from the mouth of the Mississippi River, the Crescent City offered a tempting prize to a British military still buoyant over the burning of Washington, D.C. To capture the city. -
Election of James Monroe
Party: Democratic-Republican Wife: Elizabeth Kortright During his presidency, James Monroe had Vice President Daniel D. Tompkins the Convention of 1818 fixing the boundary between the U.S. and Canada cancelled $5,000,000 in debts to James Monroe had Vice President Daniel D. Tompkins the Convention of 1818 fixing the boundary between the U.S. and Canada cancelled $5,000,000 in debts to Spain in ... -
The Missouri Comprimise
measures passed by the U.S. Congress to end the first of a series of crises concerning the extension of slavery.The two bills were joined as one in the Senate, with the clause forbidding slavery in Missouri replaced by a measure prohibiting slavery in the remainder of the Louisiana Purchase north of 36°30'N lat. (the southern boundary of Missouri). -
McCulloch vs. Maryland
A court caseon whether state banks should have to pay federal taxes or not. -
Gibbons v. Ogden
Aaron Ogden had a license from the State of New York to navigate between New York City and the New Jersey Shore. Ogden found himself competing with Thomas Gibbons, who had been given permission to use the waterways by the Federal Government. After the State of New York denied Gibbons access to the Hudson Bay, he sued Ogden. -
Worcester vs. Georgia
This ruling was the third key decision by Chief Justice John Marshall since 1823 establishing the political standing of Indian tribes within the United States. The ruling recognized the sovereign (politically independent) status of tribes. States did not have jurisdiction to pass laws regulating activities on Indian lands located within their state boundaries. This reaffirmation of tribal sovereignty became the basis for many Court decisions over the next 160 years and eventually helped lead to -
Election of 1824
The Election of 1824 clearly showed that the "era of good feelings" had come to an end. All the candidates were Democratic-Republicans, but personal and sectional interests outweighted political orthodoxy -
Closing of the US Bank
The U.S. bank was closed because Jackson did not trust the head of the bank, he felt that the bank was only made for selfish reasons, like to make money. He also disagreed with the fact that they would give loans to corporations but not farmers. -
Beginning of Democratic-Republican Party
The Jeffersonian Republican party, better known as the Democratic-Republican Party, is an ancestor of the modern Democratic Party. It evolved in the 1790s during the early days of George Washington's presidency. Washington had been unanimously chosen president in 1789 and had a broad base of support. Thomas Jefferson served as Washington's Secretary of State, while Alexander Hamilton served as secretary of the treasury. Jefferson and his followers favored states' rights and a strict interpretati -
Beginning of Democratic Party (Jacksonian Democracy)
The Democratic party and its program emerged in stages out of the largely personal following that had elected Andrew Jackson president in 1828. As progressively defined by Jackson during his two terms, the party's outlook was essentially laissez faire. Anointing themselves as Thomas Jefferson's true heirs, Democrats stood for simple, frugal, and unintrusive government. They opposed government spending and government favoritism, especially in the form of corporate charters for banks and other ent -
Beginning of Federalist Party
The Federalists, as a rule, were advocates of a strong central government. They were somewhat pessimistic about human nature and believed that the government must resist the passions of the general public. One of the government's prime functions was to maintain order. The Federalists tended to place their faith in the talents of a small governing elite.
