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Bill of Rights added to constitution.
The bill of rights was added to the constitution so it would be passed. The danger was that the constitution didn’t list all of the rights the people had, but many argued it didn’t need the bill of rights because the rights were still there. Congress decided in order to pass the constitution as they’re way of life they needed to add in a bill of rights listing the basic rights of each person. -
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America's history
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George Washington is elected
George Washington was elected as the first president of the united states. His inauguration was very formal and serene. Many approved of his election, and happily recognized him as the country’s leader. He served two terms as president. -
Beginning of Democratic-Republican party
Political parties started forming in the late 1700’s. They formed because of issues between Jefferson and Hamilton. Jefferson’s supporters were called the Democratic-Republicans. They believed all people should have political power, favored strong state governments, emphasized agriculture, favored a strict interpretation of the constitution, were pro-French, opposed national bank, and opposed protective tariffs. -
Beginning of Federalist Party
Political parties formed first in the late 1700’s. They formed because of issues between Jefferson and Hamilton. Hamilton’s supporters were called the federalists. They believed that wealthy educated people should rule, favored a strong central government, emphasized manufacturing, favored loose interpretation of the constitution,were pro-British, favored national bank, and favored protective tariffs. -
Whiskey Rebellion
Nearly twenty years after the Revolution began, the United States faced a small a small-scale revolution by some of it own citizens. When Hamilton put down this rebellion he knew is was critical to the life of the nation. In order to create a self-supporting and effective government, so Hamilton proposed an excise tax on Whiskey produced in the United States. Many farmers from the west did not like this taxing of the whiskey. -
Election of John Adams
Political parties were now playing a large role in the government. John Adams and Thomas Jefferson were running against each other in the election of 1796. The constitution claimed that the candidate with the most votes would become president, and the candidate with the second most would become vice president. John Adams ended up becoming president, and Jefferson became Vice President. Since they were from different parties, this was very rare, and shocked everyone. -
The XYZ affair
This was during John Adam’s presidency. It was an event in which John Adam sent three diplomats to France. Three French men met with the diplomats, They demanded 250,000$ for themselves and 12 million for France. America did not pay the bribe and this affair started the saying “Millions for Defence, but not a sixpence for tribute! -
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. 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. -
Alien and Sedition acts
This was an act passed durng John Adam's term as president. It had stated that the president can deport “dangerous” immigrants back to their country. This was considered because of the french revolution, in which many federalists were afraid the french would want revenge for America not supporting them during they’re revolution. -
Election of Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson called this election “ The revolution of 1800” because it marked the first time that power in America passed from one party to the other. This election confirmed the emergence of a two-party system in American politics. Thomas Jefferson thought that he should govern the way the founders intended to, based on how people should be able to make the right decision on there own. Ever since that, these have been called Jefferson principles. -
John Marshall Appointed
John Marshall is appointed as a federal judge. During his time as a judge he earned the Judicial branch power in the three branches of government. He stayed as a judge all of his life and judged many famous cases that helped shape the government that we have today. -
Marbury v. Madison
This was the first meaningful case for the judicial branch. It gave this branch of government a say in political matters such as laws being made. Marbury was trying to sue Madison because he did not deliver documents that Marbury claims would have got him the position of supreme court judge. The ruling was in favor of Madison because the judge declared charges unconstitutional, which Marbury said the judges could not declare, this led to declaring laws unconstitutional being a power of the judic -
Louisiana Purchase
France was in a money crisis after the war in Europe so they sold Louisiana to the United States. That gave the united states most of the western hemisphere. This was very good for the united states because it also gave them the Mississippi river. That was a key river system that allowed farmers easy access to sell and move tobacco and other crops to the northern states. -
Lewis and Clark Expedition
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Embargo Act
The embargo Act is a law that congress passed, and that Thomas Jefferson signed. This law stopped all trade between America and any other country. The overall goal was to get Britain and France, who were fighting each other at the time, to stop restricting Americans trade. In the end the Act backfrired and America suffered. -
Election of James Madison
In the time that Madison was president his popularity fluctuated between extreme lows and incredible highs, depending upon the state of affairs with Britain. From the moment Madison got into office in 1809 was consumed by Britain’s continued violations of America’s neutral rights of sea. Nothing Madison did was making any of his critics happy. He went through a lot of wars but overall was an amazing president. -
Non-Intercource Act
In the last days of Jefferson’s presidency, the United States replaced the Embargo act with the Non-Intercource Act. This act lifted all the embargos on American shipping excerpts for those bonds for British or French ports. The intent was to damage the economies of the United Kingdom and France. This act was ineffective. -
War of 1812
A couple of years after the American revolution the war of 1812 broke out, the reason this terrible war started is because of 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 1812 James Madison became the first United States president to declare war. In this war the most tragic event happened, the British came into the Washington D.C and burned down the capital. This war ended with the Tre -
The Battle of New Orleans
A battle which took place around New Orleans, Louisiana from December 23, 1814 to January 26, 1815, and was the final major battle of the War of 1812. American forces, commanded by General Andrew Jackson, defeated an invading British army intent on seizing New Orleans and the territory America had acquired with the Louisiana Purchase. The Treaty of Ghent had been signed on 24 December 1814, but news of the peace would not reach the soldiers until February. The battle is often regarded as the gr -
Election of James Monroe
In 1816 when Monroe ran against Rufus King. Monroe easily won, showing how the federalist party dramatically decreased. Most of them had joined the republican party. Monroe was very old-fashioned, and Americans loved that about him. -
Expanded suffarage to all white males
This allowed all white males above 18 to vote. This led to many other ideas about the peoples involvement in they’re government. This was Jackson’s belief, he believed that all white males should have equal opportunity. He was supporting the idea that people should rule the government. -
Missouri Compromise
In 1818 Missouri became a state. The settlers from Missouri wanted it to be a slave state, but the Congressmen from the North did not want another slave state. That same year Maine also asked to be admitted to the Union. In 1820 an agreement called the Missouri Compromise was reached. The compromise allowed Missouri to come into the Union as a slave state and Maine would be a free state. -
Monroe Doctrine
This said that the European powers could not have anymore settlements in the western hemisphere. He enforced the document with the threat of force if it was not followed. Even though he could not enforce this very ell if a country decided not to listen,but the countries believed he could because of they’re beating and victory over Great Britain. -
Gibbons vs. Ogden Court Case
This was a court case in 1824 between Gibbons and Ogden. It was when New York tried to regulate steamboat travel between New York and New Jersey. The court ruled that a state could only regulate trade within its states. The decision made the the economy better because it was easier for the national government to regulate trade. -
McCulloch v. Maryland
In 1816 Congress established the Second National Bank to help control the amount of unregulated currency issued by state banks. Many states questioned the constitutionality of the national bank, and Maryland set a precedent by requiring taxes on all banks not chartered by the state. James W. McCulloch, a Federal cashier at the Baltimore branch of the U.S. bank, refused to pay the taxes imposed by the state. In the end McCulloch won this little war. -
Election of 1824
1824, when Jackson, Adams, Clay, and Crawford ran against each other. None of the candidates got over 50% of the votes, so the electoral college had to decide. Clay bribed the electoral college, so they voted for him, and he won. This event was referred to as the “corrupt bargain”. -
Andrew Jackson elected president
In 1828 when he ran against Adams. He feared it would be difficult because Adams could be reelected. Most of the people weren't voting for them by their views on issues in the country, but their personalities. Jackson won by a landslide. -
Beginning of Democratic party
In the 1830s when Jackson and Adams ran against each other. The supporters of Jackson called themselves the Democrats. Supporters of Adam called themselves the Whigs. Democrats included frontier farmers, and eastern city workers.Whigs included eastern business people, southern planters, and many former federalists. -
Indian Removal Act
Early in the 19th century, while rapidly growing the United States expanded into the lower south, white settlers faced what they considered an obstacle, this area was home to Cherokee Indians. From 1814 to 1824, Jackson was instrumental in negotiating nine out of eleven treaties which divested the southern tribes of their eastern lands in exchange for lands in the west. The tribes agreed to the treaties for strategic reasons. In 1823 the Supreme Court handed down a decision which stated that Ind -
Worcester v. Georgia
In the 1820s and 1830s Georgia conducted a relentless campaign to remove the Cherokees, who held territory within the borders of Georgia. In 1825 the board sent Worcester to join its Cherokee mission in Brainerd, Tennessee. Two years later the board ordered Worcester to the Cherokee national capital of New Echota, in Georgia. Over time Worcester became a close friend of the Cherokee leaders and often advised them about their political and legal rights under the Constitution and federal-Cherokee -
Closing of U.S. Bank
Jackson was the president who closed the bank. He believed it was only there to make the already rich richer. He thought it preyed off the state banks and took money from them unconstitutionally. He “starved” the bank of funding so it eventually died.
