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Election of George Washington
George Washington was sworn into office on February 4th, 1789 after much success as a United States general in the Revolutionary War. While in office he set several important precedents. He firstly set up the first presidential cabinet consisting of a secretary of state, secretary of treasury and a secretary of war. While in office, George Washington also put down the Whiskey Rebellion very quickly which showed the strength of the new government. He retired from office after two terms on March 4 -
Whiskey Rebellion
Whiskey Rebellion
DATE: July 17,1791-1794
INFO: was a tax protest in the united states, its intention was that any farmer using his left -over crops/grains to create whiskey must pay a new tax. the result of this after the farmers rebelled ended up being that armed resistance against tax collectors ended but tax envasions remained. the last government was unable to levy taxes, ending up 54 million dollars in debt. -
Bill of Rights added to Constiution
After the Constitution was debated and argued over, a new problem arose. Anti- Federalists, such as Patrick Henry, wanted a Bill of Rights that spelled out the rights of every American. After much debate our founding fathers finally agreed and the first ten amendments, or the Bill of Rights, were added to the Constitution. -
Beginning of the Federalist Party
Federalism began in 1787, when Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison wrote the Federalist Papers. Federalism is the belief that the country should have a stronger national government than a state government. Tension between the federalists and democratic- republicans began when Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson met with contrasting opinions in George Washington's presidential cabinet and continued through the election of 1800. -
Election of John Adams
Many Americans wanted George Washington to serve a third term, but refused and announced his retirement on September 17, 1796 in the farewell address. As vice president for eight years John Adams was the obvious choice. Adams won with 71 electoral votes, but was followed by Thomas Jefferson with 68 votes. Thomas Pinckney had 59. Thomas Jefferson became Vice President. -
XYZ Affair
While fighting their own revolution, France got upset with the United States because we had signed a treaty with Great Britain, France’s enemy at the time, encouraging trade. As a result, France began attacking American ships to which President Adams responded by sending John Marshall, Elbridge Gerry, and Charles Pinckney to France to renew peace. However, French foreign minister Talleyrand refused to see them; he send three unnamed men known only as “X, Y, and Z” to tell the Americans the coast -
Alien Act
During the first years of John Adams's presidency, he created the Alien and Sedition Acts. These acts, specifically the Alien Enemies Act, gave the president several powers involving immigrants. The powers granted to the president included the power to imprison or deport aliens suspected of activities posing a threat to the national government. -
Sedition Act
Any published criticism to the gov. could be punishable by fine or imprisonment. 25 men were arrested from this act. Americans questioned the constitutionality of the law. Jefferson later pardoned all convicted of the act. Passed along with the Alien act. -
Election of Thomas Jefferson
Election of Thomas Jefferson
DATE:Friday october 31, 1800- Wednesday December 3
INFO:the presidential election between Thomas Jefferson and John Adams had begun. The men differentiated between the two political parties, Adams apart of the federalist and Jefferson a Democratic-Republican. ending with Jefferson winning at 73 electoral votes to become the Third president of the united states. -
John Marshall Appointed
Elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in 1782 and 1784. His arguments in favor of the new federal system were big in persuading that body to ratify the constitution in 1788. He became a leader of the Federalist Party in Virginia in the 1790’s. He turned down an offer to serve as Attorney General of the United States in 1795, but accepted appointment in 1797 to a three-member commission sent to France to improve relations between the two nations. Credited for the slogan, "Millions for defen -
Murbury vs. Madison
After Thomas Jefferson won the election of 1800, President John Adams made his last months in office to make sure that the Federalist party would remain strong in the government. On his last day of his presidency, he appointed Marbury to the Supreme Court, however failed to deliver the papers. When Jefferson began his term, he told James Madison to not deliver the papers; when Marbury found out, he sued Madison. The courts decided that Marbury was unconstitutional, however another important thi -
Louisiana Purchase
France sold 828,000 sq. miles of land west of the Mississippi R. Cost 15 million dollars (283 million today) . The Mississippi R. became the chief channel of goods for the U.S. Later Lewis and Clark journeyed to navigate the Louisiana Territory. The Louisiana Territory now consists of Arkansas, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico North Dakota, Oklahoma, Texas, and Wyoming. -
Lewis and Clark
After buying the Louisiana Purchase, Jefferson appointed Lewis and Clark to navigate the new land and to report back with their findings. They were also to befriend the Native Americans and while doing so, meet Sacagawea who ended up being Lewis and Clark’s guide. They began their journey in St. Louis in 1804 and completed the journey in 1806. -
Embargo Act
Embargo Act
DATE:passed on december 22, 1807, -march 1809
INFO:Farmers could not sell their crops and export them and import other products. unfortunatly the embargo act was a financial disaster because the british and other places were still able to export goods making us no money at all.this act was pretty much blocking off all of the american ports for goods to be imported and exported so our economy became very weak and unstable because we had very little money to support the country. -
Election of James Madison
Election of James Madison
DATE: Friday, november 4 to Wednesday, December 7 1808
INFO: James Madison and Charles Pinckney where the two men battling it out to win the sixth presidential election of the united states. Madison being apart of the democratic-republican party and Pinckney being a Federalists. madison winning with 144 electoral votes. -
Non-Intercourse act
Non-Intercourse Act
DATE: March 1, 1809
INFO: this act was established to regulate commerce between the two groups of native americans and non-indians. in other words this act also lifted all embargoes on american shipping, except for those bound for British and French ports.this act seriously damaged the economy of the united states. -
War of 1812
lasting two years and 8 months
INFO:america was quite irritated with the failure of the british to leave the american territories along the great lakes. this war took place in three different setting such as at sea, both land and sea battles were fought on the american-canadian frontier.and lastley the battle was fought on separate areas of land. in conclusion the war ended in basically a draw, meaning no one specifically won, they just stopped battling. it can go either way of who actually won. -
Election of James Monroe
James Madison’s secretary of state. He was a Democratic-Republican. Main opposition was William H. Crawford. The Federalist party was disappearing but Federalist Rufus King of New York was still in the Presidential Election. Monroe won the electoral college 183-34. -
McCulloch vs Maryland
McCulloch v. Maryland
DATE: March 7, 1819
INFO: this established the principle of implied powers through a broad interpretation of the U.S. Constitution. Appellant’s claiming a Maryland state tax imposed on the bank of the U.S. was unconstitutional with federal government activities by the state. in this time the Second bank was the only out of state bank then existing in Maryland. -
Monroe Doctrine
While President Monroe was in office, several Latin American countries were beginning their own revolutions. As ecstatic as he was for these revolutions, Monroe was worried that European countries would interfere and put a halt to the revolutions. In response, Monroe issued a doctrine that stated that Europe was not to interfere with anything in the Western Hemisphere unless they wanted war with the United States. -
Gibbons vs. Ogden
New York granted Ogden the right to navigate waters in New York City to some ports into New Jersey. Gibbons was granted permission by the federal gov. to use the waterways. This angered Ogden who thought only he could use the waterways. He sued Gibbons and the case went to the Supreme Court. Chief Justice Marshall chose Gibbons. And later the Supreme Court interpreted the Commerce Clause for the first time. The clause said, “Congress shall have power to regulate commerce.” -
Beginning of Demcratic-Republican Party
Favored state’s right and a strict interpretation of the Constitution. They believed that a powerful central gov. posed a threat to individual liberties. They viewed the United States more as a confederation of sovereign entities created by a common interest. The Democratic-Republicans believed in protecting the interests of the working classes like, merchants, farmers, and laborers. Encouraged a National Bank.
