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Election of George Washington
George Washington was elected in 1788-1789, which was the first of his two terms as president of the United States. John Adams became vice president. -
Bill of rights added to the constitution
The Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution in 1791. -
Beginning of Federalist Party
The federalists mostly represented the rich people, who wanted to protect american industry. -
Beginning of Democratic-Republican Party
Anti-federalists and other groups united to oppose the federalists. -
Whiskey Rebellion
Whiskey Rebellion- Angered by a tax imposed on whiskey in 1791 by the federal government, farmers in the western counties of Pennsylvania engaged in a series of attacks on excise agents. -
Election of John Adams
Ran against thomas jefferson. Won, and became the 2nd president of the U.S. -
XYZ affair
Early in 1797, three Americans were sent by President Adams to try to reach an agreement with France. France sent three French officials to negotiate with President Adams; they were called X, Y, and Z. X, Y, and Z made demands . -
Alien Act
The Alien Act, passed in 1798 by the Federalists in the fifth United States Congress, said that a person had to live in the U.S. for 14 years to be a citizen. -
Sedition Act
Sedition Act- The Sedition Act was passed by Congress in 1918. The law made it a crime to criticize by speech or writing the government or Constitution. -
Election of Thomas Jefferson
Election of Thomas Jefferson- Thomas Jefferson had served as Washington's secretary of state, second to John Adams in the election of 1796. -
John Marshall appointed
John Marshall was appointed as Chief Justice of the United States. He was appointed on January 27, 1801. -
Marbury v. Madison
Marbury vs. Madison was in 1803. President John Adams had issued William Marbury a commission as justice of the peace, but the new Secretary of State, James Madison, refused to deliver it. Marbury then sued to obtain it. With his decision in Marbury v. Madison, Chief Justice John Marshall established the principle of judicial review, an important addition to the system of “checks and balances” created to prevent any one branch of the Federal Government from becoming too powerful. -
Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase. A purchase in 1803 of land from France. The United States purchased the land. -
Lewis and Clark expedition
Lewis and Clark were sent to explore the lands gained by the Louisiana purchase between the years 1804-1806. -
Embargo Act
Embargo Act- Law passed by Congress and signed by President Thomas Jefferson in 1807. This law stopped all trade between America and any other country. -
Election of James Madison
Election of James Madison- 1808- James Madison was a supporter of a strong central government and naturally allied with the emerging Federalist faction in Washington's first administration. -
Non-Intercourse Act
Non-Intercourse Act- 1789- An ACT to block the commercial intercourse between the United States and Great Britain and France, and their dependencies. -
War of 1812
War of 1812- The War of 1812 broke out for a multitude of reasons, including Britain’s seizure of American ships, impressment of American sailors into the British navy and restriction of trade between the United States and France. In June 1812 James Madison became the first U.S. president to ask Congress to declare war. Fought in three theaters, the conflict ended with the Treaty of Ghent in 1815. In one of its most memorable episodes, as British troops entered the capital to burn the White Hous -
Battle of New Orleans
British invaded New Orleans, what we did in this battle, saved the United States. -
Election of James Monroe
Monroe was running against William Crawford. Monroe was selected at vote of 64-55. -
Expanded suffrage to all white males
Expanded suffrage to all white males was when white males had more voting rights then those who were not white males. Expanded suffrage was normal by 1820. -
Missouri Compromise
passed by congress. It admitted Missouri to the union. -
Monroe Doctrine
Monroe had a doctrine that forced Europe away and said the U.S. would use force if they wanted to stay. It was passed in 1823. -
Gibbons vs. Ogden
Ogden purchased the rights to operate a steamboat between the ports of new york and new jersey. Gibbons was running a rival company against him. -
Mculloch v. Maryland
McCholloch vs. Maryland- 1824- In the landmark Supreme Court case McCulloch v. Maryland, Chief Justice John Marshall handed down one of his most important decisions regarding the expansion of Federal power. This case involved the power of Congress to charter a bank, which sparked the even broader issue of the division of powers between state and the Federal Government. -
Election of 1824
Named the “corrupt bargain” by Andrew Jackson. Jackson won the popular vote but lost the electoral vote. -
Beginning of Democratic Party
Thomas Jefferson started the party, to run against the federalists to fight for the bill of rights. -
Election of Andrew Jackson
Jackson had lost in 1824, but he won the election of 1828 by a landslide. -
Indian Removal Act
Indian Removal Act- Andrew Jackson, from Tennessee, was a forceful component of Indian removal. In 1814 he commanded the U.S. military forces that defeated a faction of the Creek nation. In their defeat, the Creeks lost 22 million acres of land in southern Georgia and central Alabama. The U.S. acquired more land in 1818 when Jackson's troops invaded Spanish Florida. -
Worcester Vs. Georgia
Worcester vs. Georgia- 1832- In the 1820s and 1830s Georgia conducted a relentless campaign to remove the Cherokees, who held territory within the borders of Georgia, North Carolina, Alabama, and Tennessee at that time. -
Closing of the U.S. Bank
was closed in 1836, started a trend of all banks closing.
