Presidential Timeline period 6

  • Alien Act

    4: Alien Act-authorized the president to deport any resident alien considered dangerous to the peace and safety of the United States.
  • Election of George Washington

    3:Election of George Washington- 1788–1789
    was the first presidential election in the United States of America and the only election to ever take place in a year that. The election took place following the ratification of the United States Constitution in 1788.
  • Marbury vs Madison

    Marbury v. Madison-is a famous supreme court case that first established judicial review.following the election of 1800, Thomas Jefferson was elected president of the united states.
  • XYZ Affair

    :XYZ affair-The XYZ affair was a 1798 diplomatic episode during the administration of John Adams that Americans interpreted as an insult from France. the Federalist took advantage of the anger and built an army to pass the alien and seditions act.1798 to 1800
  • Bill of rights added to constatution

    Bill of Rights added to Constitution-The bill of rights is the name for the first 10 amendments to the united states constatution. these limitations serve to protect the natral rights of liberty and property.
  • Whiskey Rebellion

    Whiskey Rebellion
    Whiskey Rebellion was in 1794. This was a protest against tax put on whiskey. The farmers did not like this because they were the ones who made the whiskey and now couldn’t afford it.
  • Sedition act

    Sedition act
    Sedition Act- the Alien and Sedition acts were four bills passed in 1798 by the Federalist in the 5th United States Congress. The Sedition Act made it a crime to publish written information against the government or certain officials that was false, scandalous or malicious.
  • Election of Thomas Jefferson

    Election of Thomas Jefferson
    Election of Thomas Jefferson was in 1800. It was the day that Thomas Jefferson was elected. He was up against John Adams. This election marked the fall of the Federalist party.
  • John Marshall appointed

    2:John Marshall appointed-September 24, 1755 – July 6, 1835The longest serving chief justice of the United States, Marshall dominated the Court for over three decades and played a great role in the creation of the legal system.
  • Lousiana Purchase

    Louisiana Purchase- America bought Louisiana for 60 million dollars in 1803. this bought the U.S about 2,141,000 km2 of territory.
  • Lewis and Clark

    Lewis and Clark -sen to explore the Louisiana river, Louis and Clark was accompanied by a fifteen-year-old Shoshone Indian woman named Sacawea.
  • Embargo act

    Embargo act
    Embargo act was in December 1807. It was signed by President Thomas Jefferson. It was legislation by the U.S. Congress that closed U.S. ports to all exports and restricted imports from Britain.
  • Election of James Madison

    Election of James Madison
    Election of James Madison was in 1808. James Madison was a Republican/Democrat who won against Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, a Federalist. Madison served as Secretary of State under Thomas Jefferson.
  • War of 1812

    War of 1812
    War of 1812 began in “1812”. It was a conflict between the United States and Britain caused from U.S. grievances over oppressive British maritime practices in the Napoleonic Wars.
  • Battle of New Orleans

    Battle of New Orleans
    Battle of New Orleans was fought on January 8, 1815. It was the final major battle of the war of 1812. It was thought to be the greatest American land victory of the war.
  • McCulloch v. Maryland

    McCulloch v. Maryland
    McCulloch v. Maryland- was in 1819. This case resulted in two main decisions. 1. The Constitution grants to Congress implied powers for implementing the Constitution's express powers, in order to create a functional national government. 2. State action may not impede valid constitutional exercises of power by the Federal government.
  • Sufferage

    Expanded suffrage to all white males- Allowed all white males to vote
  • Monroe Doctrine

    Monroe Doctrine-created a law that did not allow forginers to come to America
  • Gibbons v. Ogden

    Gibbons v. Ogden
    Gibbons v. Ogden- was a land mark decision in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that the power to regulate interstate commerce was granted to Congress by the commerce clause of the United States. (February 5, 1821-March 2, 1824)
  • Election of Andrew Jackson

    Election of Andrew Jackson
    Election of Andrew Jackson was in 1828. It was a rematch between Jackson and John Quincy Adams. This election was said to establish democracy and created the two-party system.