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Election of George Washington
George Washington was the 1st president of the United States. He was the only one running. It was the first presidential election in the United States of America under the new United States Constitution. -
Beggining of Federalist Party
The Federalist Party was the first American political party, from the early 1790s to 1816, the era of the First Party System, with remnants lasting into the 1820s. The Federalists controlled the federal government until 1801. The party was formed by Alexander Hamilton, who, during George Washington's first term, built a network of supporters, largely urban bankers and businessmen, to support his fiscal policies. -
Bill of Rights
The Bill of Rights is another name for the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution. It states the basic rights given to every american. The bill of rights was majorly supported by the federalist party. -
Beginning of Democratic-Republican Party
The Democratic-Republican Party was the political party organized by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. -
Begenning of the Democratic-Republican party
The Beginning of the Democratic-Republican Party occured on December 5th, 1792. At this point the two opposing rivals, Jefferson and Hamilton, had grown apart. Their factions split into political parties. -
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Whiskey Rebellion
The Whiskey Rebellion began about June 15th, 1794, when the rebellion came to a climax. This showed how powerful Washington’s troops were and how quickly rebellion would be put down. The unpopular tax was repealed on August 24th, 1802, once Jefferson came to power. -
Adams is elected president
Adams is inaugurated into presidentcy. He is now the 2nd president of the United states. He becomes the 1st president to ever live in the white house. He is defeated in his attempt for a 2nd term in the election of 1800. -
XYZ Afair
The French kept attacking US ships. Adams sent 3 diplomats to negotiate with the french ambassator. Instead they met with 3 secret frence diplomats. They were refered to as X,Y, & Z. They demanded the USA pay to see the french ambassator, but they refused. People began saying "Millions for defence, but not 1 cent for tribute." -
Alien Act
The alien act allowed the president to deport foriegners. Any "alien" suspected of posing a threat to the government could be deported. This was signed and issued by president Adams. -
Sedition Act
The Sedition Act was passed on July 14th, 1798. It allowed the president to jail any people who talked badly about the president. It was highly unpopular. -
John Marshall Appointed
John Marshall was the 4th Cheif justice of the United States. He was the longest serving justice. He also served as secretary of state under John Adams. John also made the Supreme Court of the United States an equal branch of government along with the legislative and executive branches. -
Election of 1800
Thomas Jefferson was elected 3rd president of the United States. Jefferson was inagurated on Feb 17, 1801. He won the Election of 1800 with 73 votes. Aaron Burr was his running mate, and he also won with 73 votes. The main reason Jefferson won was because of the unpopularity of the Alien and Sedition Acts. Jefferson would go on to do many things in his presidency, some helpful and some harmful. -
Mabury vs. Madison
During Adams' last hours of presidency, he elected many mid night judges to keep federalist power in the government. Jefferson ordered the appointments not be delivered. Potential judge mabury sued madison for not deivering the appointment. Mabury won. Also, judicial review was introduced. -
Louisiana Purchase
Jefforson purchased the louisiana territory from France in 1803 after 2 years of presidency. Napolean agreed to give America all of the Louisiana territory for only 15 million. It was one of the greatest steals in all of history. 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. -
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Lewis and Clark Expedition
Lewis and Clark set out to explore the Louisiana. Sagajewea, an indian, acts as their guide and a translator during their many encounters with indians. Lewis spent his free time mapping the Louisiana, while Clark spent his time studying plants and wild life. -
Embargo Act
The Embargo act was passed on December 22, 1807. It was meant to hurt the European economy, but ended up backfiring. It hurt us more than it hurt the other countries -
Non-Intercourse Act
In the last days of Jefferson’s presidency, Congress repealed the Embargo Act of 1807. It was replaced by the Non-Intercourse Act on March 1, 1809. It seriously damaged the United States economy by letting no one trade with France or Britan. It was also ineffective, as people smuggled things over anyway. -
James Madison 4th President
James Madison was elected in the election of 1808. He was inagurated on March 4, 1809. He was the first president to declare war. He declared the war of 1812. -
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The War Of 1812
The war of 1812 began on July 18th, 1812, when President James Madison declared war. The main reasons he declared war were impressment of Americans to join the British Navy, on the false pretense that they were deserters, and the British encouraging the Native Americans to attack Americans. The peace treaty, and the end of the official war, was February 18, 1815 -
The Battle of New Orleans
The battle of New Orleans was the final major battle of the war of 1812. US military forces,led by Andrew Jackson, defeated the British army with a rag tag team of farmers and other untrain americans. Jackson was praised as a national hero for his expertise military strategy. -
Election of James Monroe
The Election of James Monroe occured on December 14, 1816. Monroe won, with 64 votes in his favor. He had 54 votes against his favor. -
Expanded suffrage to all white males
Also known as the Jacksonian democracy, president andrew jackson wanted voting rights to be expanded to all white males. It was a political movement toward greater democracy for the common man by American politician Andrew Jackson and his supporters. Jackson's policies followed the era of Jeffersonian democracy which dominated the previous political era. -
Missouri Comprimise
The Missouri Compromise was passed in 1820 between the slavery and anti-slavery factions in the United States Congress, involving slavery in the western states. It prohibited slavery in the Louisiana Territory except within the boundaries of the proposed state of Missouri. To balance the number of slave states and free states, the northern region, Massachusetts, was admitted into the United States as a free state to become Maine. -
Monroe Doctrine
President Monroe had a doctrine. It stated that the US would not interfere with European affairs. It also stated that Europe wouldn't interfere with US governtment affairs. -
Gibbons v. Ogden
Gibbons v. Ogden occured on March 2, 1824. It was about steamboats and who could operate them. It gave the federal government the power to regulate interstate commerce. -
McCulloch v. Maryland
McCulloch v. Maryland was on March 6th, 1824. It was a court case in the Supreme Court. It settled the power struggle of state v. federal powers. -
Election of 1824
The election of 1824 was an election for the 10th president. It was mainly between John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson, both democratic republicans. In the end, Adams won and became the 10th president of the United States. The election of 1824 is known for being the only election since the passage of the Twelfth Amendment to have been decided by the House of Representatives with its provision to turn over the choice of the president to the House when no candidate secures a majority -
Closing of the US Bank
The US national bank served as the nation's central bank during its 20-year charter from February 1817 to January 1836. Four thousand private investors held 80% of the Bank's capital, including one thousand Europeans. The main purpose of the Bank was to regulate the public credit issued by private banking institutions through the government related duties it performed for the US Treasury, and to establish a stable national currency.
