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Election of George Washington
was the first presidential election in the United States of America and the only election to ever take place in a year that is not a multiple of four. The election took place following the ratification of the United States Constitution in 1788. In this election, George Washington was elected for the first of his two terms as president, and John Adams became the first vice-president. -
Whiskey Rebellion
A tax protest in the United States. -
Bill of Rights added to Constitution
To insure that everyone got equal rights. They could say unequal rights was unconstitutional. Before they added them, no one had any rights in the constitution also... To guarantee that the national government would not violate the rights of the people -
XYZ affair
diplomatic episode during the administration of John Adams that Americans interpreted as an insult from France. It led to an undeclared naval war called the Quasi-War, which raged at sea from 1798 to 1800. The Federalist Party took advantage of the national anger to build an army and pass the Alien and Sedition Acts to damage the rival Democratic-Republican Party -
Alien Act
were four bills passed in 1798 by the Federalists in the 5th United States Congress in the aftermath of the French Revolution's reign of terror and during an undeclared naval war with Britain and France, later known as the Quasi-War. They were signed into law by President John Adams. -
Election of Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson took the oath of office and defeated John Adams. -
John Marshall appointed
One of the judges on the Supreme Court appointed by Adams was Chief Justice John Marshal -
Marbury v. Madison
is a landmark case in United States law and in the history of law worldwide. It formed the basis for the exercise of judicial review in the United States under Article III of the Constitution. It was also the first time in Western history a court invalidated a law by declaring it "unconstitutional". -
Louisiana Purchase
was the acquisition by the United States of America of 828,000 square miles of France's claim to the territory of Louisiana -
Expanded suffrage to all white males
s the political movement toward greater democracy for the common man typified by American politician Andrew Jackson and his supporters. Jackson's policies followed the era of Jeffersonian democracy which dominated the previous political era.(1820) -
Lewis and Clark expedition
was the first transcontinental expedition to the Pacific Coast by the United States. Commissioned by President Thomas Jefferson and led by two Virginia-born veterans of Indian wars in the Ohio Valley, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, the expedition had several goals. Their objects were both scientific and commercial – to study the area's plants, animal life, and geography, and to discover how the region could be exploited economically -
Embargo Act
American law prohibiting all export of cargo from American ports. -
Election of James Madison
Democratic-Republican candidate James Madison defeated Federalist candidate candidate Charles Cotesworth. -
Non-Intercourse Act
Reserved the rights to acquire Indian lands to the United States. -
War of 1812
It was fought between the United States and Great Britain over British violations of U.S. maritime rights. -
Monroe Doctrine
is a policy of the United States introduced on December 2, 1823. It stated that further efforts by European nations to colonize land or interfere with states in North or South America would be viewed as acts of aggression requiring U.S. intervention. -
McCulloch v. Maryland
A power struggle between the State and Federal government over whose laws should prevail in the event of a conflict. -
Indian Removal Act
Law passed that forced many Native Americans to move west of the Mississippi River. -
Worcester v. Georgia
A court case the Supreme Court held where the Cherokee Indians constituted a nation holding distinct sovereign powers.
