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Election Of George Washington
First President of the U.S he was voted unanimously by the electorical college. He also fought in the french and indian war. -
Bill of rights added to the constitution
The bill of rights was created 1789 but wasn't ratified until 1791. Many people thought the Constitution was unnecessary and it needed a bill of rights so that's when James Madison added it to the constitution. -
Beginning of Federalist party
First Amercian Political Party -
Beginning of Democratic-Republican Party
A political party created by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison -
Whiskey Rebellion
A tax protest in the United States in 1789, during the presidency of George Washington. Farmers who sold their grain in the form of whiskey had to pay a new tax which they strongly resented. The tax was a part of treasury secretary Alexander Hamilton's program to pay off the national debt. -
XYZ Affair
American Diplomats traveled to France to speak to Talleyrand the French's prime minister about the french destroying American ships. Since the diplomats where unable to meet with him they met with three strange men who offered a bribe. Charles Pinkney said "Millions for defense, sir, but not one cent for tribute!" -
Alien Act
The president could send anyone out of the country if he felt you where a threat to world peace. The act made it difficult for people who wanted to become U.S citizens. -
Sedition Act
Sedition Acts where passed to keep people from speaking out aginst the government -
Election of Thomas Jefferson
Jefferson was elected as third president -
John Marshall Appointed
First important Chief Justice of the United States. Marshall was known for his famous court cases. -
Marbury v. Madison
This is a Famous court case that established the judical Review. -
Louisiana Purchase
Thomas Jefferson bought the Louisiana Territory from France for the paltry sum of $15 million. The size of the Territory was 828,000 square miles . -
Lewis and Clark Expidition
Jefferson sent lewis and clark to explore the lousiana territory -
Embargo Act
An act Thomas Jefferson enforced in which backfired on him when the south suffered because they couldent sell their products on international market. -
Election of James Madison
Madison had difficulty in at the beginning of his presidecy because sec of state was under opposition -
Non-Intercourse Act
this act replaced the Embargo Act. It allows Americans to trade with all countries outside the U.S. besides Brittan and France. -
War Of 1812
A issue between America and the british. The Americans declared war in 1812 for several reasons, including trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, the impressment of American merchant sailors into the Royal Navy, British support of American Indian tribes against American expansion, outrage over insults to national honour after humiliations on the high seas and possible American desire to annex Canada -
Battle of New Orleans
The Battle was the final one of the war of 1812. Andrew Jackson was in command. -
Election of James Monroe
Monroe was the fifth president and the last from the founding fathers to become president. Monroe largely ignored old party lines in making appointments to lower posts, which reduced political tensions. -
Expanded sufferage to all white males
The Jacksonian democracy believed voting rights should be expanded to all white men all requirements to own property and pay taxes was dropped. -
Missouri Compromise
Agreement put forward by Henry Clay that allowed Missouri to enter the Union as a slave state and Maine to enter the Union as a free state. -
Monroe Doctorine
Proclamation in 1823 by President James Monroe. Basically, it warned European nations not to get involved in political matters in Central and South America. -
Gibbons v.Ogden
A famous court case that gave congress the power to regulate interstate commerce -
McCulloch v. Maryland
The state of Maryland had attempted to impede operation of a branch of the Second Bank of the United States by imposing a tax on all notes of banks not chartered in Maryland. -
Election Of 1824
In 1824, all of the candidates were members of the Democratic-Republican Party -
Election of Andrew Jackson
Jackson is the seventh president he is most critisized for his belifs in slavery and the trail of tears. He is the most hated president -
Beginning of Democratic Party (Jacksonian Democracy)
A democaracy catered to the common man -
Indian Removal Act
Also known as the trail of tears. Andrew Jackson let georgia kick the cherokee indians out of their state. Many lives where lost -
Worcester v. Georgia
This was a case in which the United States Supreme Court vacated the conviction of Samuel Worcester in which they then declared the act of prohibiting non-Indians from being on Indian land without a license as unconstitutional. -
Closing of the U.S bank
Jackson then had an investigation done on the bank which he said established “beyond question that this great and powerful institution had been actively engaged in attempting to influence the elections of the public officers by means of its money.” Although its charter was bound to run out in 1836
