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Election of George Washington
President George Washington was the United States first president. He set many precedents for future leaders and help establish our new nation. Washington help create our nations foreign policy and was able to help make our national debt less. Washington was able to appoint members to government and create our nation more orderly. -
Bill of Rights added to the Constitution
With the Bill of Rights added to the Constitution it was finally able to be ratified. The Bill of Rights was added because anti-federalists refused to ratify the constitution if basic and unalienable rights were listed. The federalists felt as if the addition of the Bill or Rights was useless and possibly dangerous. Eventually the federalists decided to list out 10 rights guaranteed to all and the constitution was able to be ratified. -
start of democratic-republican party
The democratic party was started by thomas jefferson in 1792 when he was elected. The democratic republicans were formed once the people in the government split up. The new groups were federalists and democratic republicans. -
federalist party starts
The federalist party was started by alexander hamilton. He started it as one of the first parties opposing the democratic republicans. Hamilton started this party even though washington disaproved. -
John Adams election
John adams was elected in1735. He won by a very narrow margin. He won only by the electoral college votes. Which itself was very close. He ended up becoming the second president of the unite states but wasn't very popular. -
Whiskey Rebellion
A protest over a tax on all liquor made and sold in the United States -
The XYZ Affair
The XYZ affair was between the U.S. and France. It all started when the French started to capture U.S. ships. Some representatives were sent to France to discuss our relationship with France. But, foreign minister Talleyrand sent 3 agents known as X, Y, and Z to make a deal. They said the Talleyrand requested $250,000 him self and $10 million loan to France before they met and worked out a treaty. The diplomats refused to pay anything and left France. -
Alien Act
This act gave the president the power to deport any immigrant who might be dangerous to the country. This act made it more difficult for immigrants to become U.S. citizens by increasing the wait time to 14 years. This act was passed by the federalists because most immigrants supported Thomas Jefferson, and they wouldn’t be allowed to vote for a long time if they weren’t citizens. This act caused even more tension between the federalist and the democratic republican party. -
Sediton Act
An act that didnt allow spoken and written attacks on the US Government nor the Constitution which led to numerous arrests -
Election of Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jerferson running for president against John Adams -
John Marshall appointed
John Marshall was appointed Chief Justice of the supreme court. Throughout his career he ruled over many important political issues. One case he is well-known for is Marbury vs Madison, because it created the precedent of Judicial Review, a key power the judiciary branch has. John Marshall decided many cases that helped give the judiciary branch more power. -
Marbury vs. Madison
The last night James Madison was president he appointed William Marbury into the supreme court.The republicans to let this happen because they accused the federalists of cheating the system and making the courts more federalist. Thomas Jefferson told James Madison to make the appointment, and when Marbury found out he sued Madison. The supreme court ruled against Marbury, but created the important precedent of Judicial Review. -
The Louisiana Purchase
The United States wanted to buy New Orleans so they could always have a port. When they offered Talleyrand $4 million he said it was too low. He said that he would sell the whole Louisiana territory for $15 million. The U.S. was taken by surprise by this offer but Jefferson was quick to accept. This purchase double U.S. territory and brought us one step closer to Manifest Destiny. -
Lewis and Clark Expedition
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark started their journey to map out the Pacific Ocean and meet the Indians in the Louisiana Territory, so they could trade with them. Along the way they ran into problems, but then they met an Indian lady named Sacagawea. She and her husband help Lewis and Clark as translators. A 2 years later Lewis and Clark returned back to St. Louis successful with a lot of knowledge of the land and people acquired. -
Embargo Act
A law that stpped trading between America and any other country that they could be trading with -
Election of James and Madison
When Madison was being voted for president about to be the 4th president -
Non-Intercourse Act
An Act that stopped trade between Native Americans and non- Indians -
War of 1812
Conflict between the United States and the people of the British Empire -
The Battle of New Orleans
The battle of New Orleans was one of the most successful battles of the war of 1812. Led by andrew jackson, the american troops crushed the british. However neither the british or americans knew that the war was already over. This battle led Jackson to Presidency. -
James monroes election
James Monroe's election was on january first, 1825. He was an especially important president for his monroe doctrine. This was a twist to the world because it kept the east out of the west. This was a very important step in history. -
Missouri compromise.
In 1820 Missouri was trying to be accepted into the US as a slave state. However if they were accepted there would be more slave states than free states. Then the missouri compromise fixed this problem by admitting another state as a free state and missouri as a slave state. This caused the power to be balanced. -
Expanded suffrage to all white males
Jackson and his Jacksonians believed that everyone should have the right to vote. By the 1830s most states in the east didn’t require voters to own land any more. Although more whites were gaining more suffrage, free Africans were losing it. With all of the suffrage movement events by 1840 more than 80% of people were eligible to vote. -
Monroe Doctrine
James Monroe created this doctrine that stated that European countries could no longer colonize South America. This was a defining moment for the U.S. foreign policy. European countrieswould have to remain in the eastern hemisphere and if they tried colonizing South America the U.S. would get involved in the situation. The Monroe Doctrine was affective and European countries stopped interfering with South American countries. -
Gibbons vs. ogdens
Gibbons vs. Ogden was about two steamboat operations between different states
the two men where both operating steamboats. When one was licensed complete trade from one state and the other by another sate there court was formed. After the supreme court case was ruled the rule of the federal government regulating interstate commerce was formed. -
McColloch v. Maryland
An important decision of the Supreme Court that showed the key concepts of unspoken powers -
election of 1824
The elction of 1824 was a difficult one. The election was quite close and hard to determine. On the end they decided that john quincy adams was president of the united states. -
Andrew jacksons election
Andrew Jackson's election was a strange one. For the first time someone from the west was elected president. Andrew was supporting common people and started the spoils system. This caused a joy to the common people and hundreds of ordinary citizens flooded the white house. -
Start of democrat party
The democratic party was started by andrew jackson after his election. He started it after the democratic republicans and federalists split up. Then the democrats and whigs were formed. One of which still exists today. -
Indian Remaoval Act
A frist amjor legislation that switched the US policy of respecting rights of all American Indians -
Worcester v. Georgia
It was a case held in the United States Supreme Court that prohibited the Indians from being present in the Indian lands without owing a licence -
Closing of the U.S. Bank
Andrew Jackson never was in favor of the Bank of the U.S. Since he became president he vowed to “kill” it. The Whigs wanted to save the Bank of the United States and many heated debates regarding the issue erupted. The Bank needed a renewal of its charter and Jackson refused to renew it, so he vetoed it. The Bank would have to close in 1836, but Jackson refused to wait, so he ordered Roger Taney to stop putting government money in the Bank. The Banks closing put our economy in a crisis.
