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Beginning of the Federalists
The federsalists were the first american political party. Federalists controlled the government until 1801. John Adams was the only Federalist President. -
Election of George Washington
The United States presidential election of 1788–1789 was the 1st quadrennial presidential election. It was held from Monday, December 15, 1788 to Saturday, January 10, 1789.The enormously popular Washington essentially ran unopposed. The only real issue to be decided was who would be chosen as vice-president. Under the system then in place, each elector cast two votes; if a person received a vote from a majority of the electors, that person became president, and the runner-up became VP -
Bill of RIghts
Bill of Rights porotected the individual rights of citizens. Ruler couldnt raise taxes or an army without the approval of parliament. Gave everyone accused of a crime, the right to a trial by jury. -
Beginning of Democratic - Repulican party
The democratic - Republican Party was organized by Thomas Jefferson. The part was organized in 1791 - 1793. The party was in opposition to the federalists party. -
Whiskey Rebellion
During George Washington’s presidency,he issued a new tax on liquor trade to raise money for the U.S treasury. This angered citizens,reminding them of the taxes they had before the Revolution. They decided to rebel just like they did in Shay’s Rebellion. However,unlike Shay’s rebellion, Washington sent the militia to stop them,proving that the new government was firm and that it could act well in times of crisis. -
Election of John Adams
The United States presidential election of 1796 was the 3rd quadrennial presidential election. It was held from Friday, November 4 to Wednesday, December 7, 1796. It was the first contested American presidential election and the only one in which a president and vice president were elected from opposing tickets.Although Adams won the presidency, Thomas Jefferson received more electoral votes than Pinckney and was elected vice president according to the prevailing rules of electoral balloting. -
Aliens Act
Under the act, the presidents coulod expel any alien thought to be dangerous. Made it a lot harder to become a US citizen. Made immigrents wait 14 years before coming a legalized US citizen. -
Whiskey Rebellion
During George Washington’s presidency,he issued a new tax on liquor trade to raise money for the U.S treasury. This angered citizens,reminding them of the taxes they had before the Revolution. They decided to rebel just like they did in Shay’s Rebellion. However,unlike Shay’s rebellion, Washington sent the militia to stop them,proving that the new government was firm and that it could act well in times of crisis. -
XYZ Affair
When John Adams was president,France became upset with the U.S since they didn’t support them in the French Revolution. France began to attack American merchant ships. He decided to send John Marshall,Elbridge Gerry,and Charles Pinckney to negotiate with France. Unfortunately, French foreign minister Talleyrand refused to see them personally,so he sent three men whose names were un they were only known as X,Y,and Z. The men proposed the U.S 250,000 to Talleyrand,but they refused to pay. -
Sedition Act
One of the acts John Adams passed during his presidency was the Sedition Act,that punished people who criticized the government verbally or in writing. A lot of people thought this was one of the laws he passed to keep Federalists strong and make Republicans weak. -
Election of Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson ran against John Adams in the Election of 1800 in ended up winning. This was the first peaceful transition between political parties. -
John Marshall Appointed
John Marshall was the fourth Chief Justice of the United States whose court opinions helped lay the basis for American constitutional law and made the Supreme Court of the United States a coequal branch of government along with the legislative and executive branches.The longest-serving Chief Justice and the fourth longest-serving justice in US Supreme Court history, Marshall dominated the Court for over three decades and played a significant role in the development of the American legal system. -
Marbury vs Madison
the marbury vs madison case was one of the most significant court cases ever it decided whether the judical branch could declare laws unconstitutional which was also known as the judicial review, marbury was entitled to his appoinment but never recieved it so you could say their was no clear winner. -
Louisiana Purchase
One of the most significant dates in U.S. history. It began when the U.S used the Mississippi River for trade with New Orleans. Since the U.S didn’t help France in the French Revolution and New Orleans was part of their territory,Jefferson feared that there might be foreign conflict between the U.S. and France,so he sent Monroe to France to purchase New Orleans for $10 million. Instead,Napoleon offered the entire Louisiana territory for $15 million. They bought it and doubled the U.S. Territory. -
Lewis and Clark Expedition
This took place around the same time as the Louisiana Purchase. Since the Louisiana territory was uncharted land, Thomas Jefferson sent Lewis and Clark to explore the land. Along the way they met Sacagawea,a Shoshone,who guided and translated for them. They kept going until they reached the Oregon Country,mapping a route to the Pacific Ocean. The men ended up bringing back information on Native American tribes,animals,geography,and climate. -
Embargo Act
The Embargo Act was a total ban on trade. Thomas Jefferson wanted to hurt the british and the french economy, although he succeeded in doing so, he actually hurt America the most. Merchants turned to smuggling, or exporting goods in violation of the trade laws. -
Election of James Madison
James Madison defeated federalist candidate Charles Cotesworth Pinkney. This election was the first of any 2 instances in American history in which a new president would be elected but the incumbent vice president would continue to serve. -
The Non Intercourse Act
Was an act that lifted all embargoes on americanshipping except
for those bound for british and french ports that was used to induct the commercial intercourse between the united states and great britain. -
War of 1812
The war of 1812 lasted 32 months. The Americans declared war for several reasons; the impresdsment of American merchant sailors into their British Royal navy, trade restrictions brought about by Britians ongoing war with France. Victory at the battle of new orleans and in the battle of baltimore in 1814 created a sense of euphoria over a "second war independence." -
Election of James Monroe
In 1816 james monroe was elected as the president. He served 2 terms.Monroe was the last president who was a Founding Father of the United States, the third of them to die on Independence Day, and the last president from the Virginia dynasty and the Republican Generation. took an active part in the new government, and in 1790 he was elected to the Senate of the first United States Congress, where he joined the Jeffersonians -
McCulloch vs Maryland
Congress charted the second bank of the united states. in 1818 the state maryland passed state legislation to impose taxes on the us bank to help decrease the power for the federal bank and increase the power of the states bank. James w. McCulloch, the cashier of the Baltimore Branch of the bank, refused to pay the bank. -
Monroe Doctrine
During James Monroe’s presidency,the Latin Americas were having revolutions. Monroe was worried that foreign nations would get involved,so he issued the Monroe Doctrine that stated that Europe couldn’t interfere with the entire Western Hemisphere. -
Gibbons vs Odgens
Gibbons vs Odgens was a court case dealing with, a new york state law gave two individuals the exclusive right to opperate steamboats on waters eithin state boundaries. Laws like this one duplicated elsewhere which led to friction as some states would require foreign boats to pay substationalb fees for navigatipnal privilages
