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Election Of George Washington
The election of George Washington was the first election of the Untied States. George Washington won by 69 electoral votes. He was a federalist and he was from West Virginia. Being the first president was a big deal for the House Of Representatives and Congress. It wasn't a big deal so much for George Washington he just took it as a compliment and moved on. -
Bill Of Rights Added To Constitution
When the Bill Of Rights was added to the Constitution it made all rights for people who live in America(citizens) unalienable meaning there rights could not be taken away at all, no matter what. The first rule to be guaranteed these rights to you were that you had to be white and you had to own land but soon after the bill was added that was proposed unconstitutional. -
Beginning of Democratic-Republican Party
During the administration of President George Washington, Thomas Jefferson was the first Secretary of State. Jefferson and several of his friends and associates became dissatisfied with the policies of the government. They formed a political association that came to be called the Democratic Republican Party. Having just overthrown the King of England during the American Revolution, Democratic-Republicans feared a strong national government. -
Beginning Of The Federalist Party
The beginning of the Federalist Party had a lot of draw backs because the House of Representatives and Congress were just starting to form. As soon as Henry Clay joined along with his campaign buddy John Adams were soon to start more and more trouble to the houses and especially during the second election Henry Clay blackmailed him with Chief Justice role in the national government and that's exactly what Marshall wanted but they were wrong b -
Whiskey Rebellion
Unlike tariffs paid on goods imported into the United States, the excise tax on distilled spirits was a direct tax on Americans who produced whiskey and other alcohol spirits. The 1791 excise law set a varying six to 18-cent per gallon tax rate, with smaller distillers often paying more than twice per gallon what larger producers paid. All payments had to be made in cash to the Federal revenue officer appointed for the distiller's county. -
Election of John Adams
Many Federalists and other citizens plead for Washington to accept a third term. He finally refused and announced his. As vice president for eight years and the man who had received the second-highest electoral vote, Adams was obviously the apparent president. But unlike the elections of Washington, this time there was a contest. -
XYZ Affair
The XYZ affair was when the Americans wanted to meet Talleyrand and persons XYZ were following the American representatives around until they met up and told us that we had to pay 200,000 dollars to meet him. After this affair took place and was over we decided to stay neutral in all wars or battles even if our allies were involved. -
Alien Act
The Alien Act is when the president could take out “ Dangerous Aliens” and deport them. When ever the president thought some one was dangerous he could take them out of the nation. For many people this act was discriminating. John Adams made no use of the act and thought it was useless to in prison people suspected of threat to the nation. -
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
Thomas Jefferson was elected as president. The stakes were high and lots of tough competiton was there. Jefferson called it a "Revolution of 1800". -
John Marshall Appointed
Federalist President John Adams appointed his secretary of state John Marshall to office of Chief Justice of the United States in 1801. Democratic-Republican party leader Thomas Jefferson defeated Adams in the Election of 1800, so Adams placed as many Federalists in the Judiciary as possible before leaving office in March -
Marbury Vs. Madison
Judicial Review was established during this court case that is what made this case an important one. The Court ruled that the national government did have the authority to create the national bank. -
Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase was considered the greatest real estate deal in history. The United Stated purchased the Louisiana Territory from France in 1803 for the price of 15 million dollars.Approximately 4 cents an acre. The ratification of the Louisiana Purchase treaty by the senate on October 20th, 1803 doubled the size of The United States and opened up the continent to its westward expansion. -
Non-Intercourse Act
In the last days of President Thomas Jefferson's presidency, the United States Congress replaced the Embargo Act of 1807 with the almost unenforceable Non-Intercourse Act of March 1809. This Act lifted all embargoes on American shipping except for those bound for British or French ports. -
Lewis And Clark Expedition
Thomas Jefferson dispatched Lewis and Clark to find a water route across North America and explore the uncharted west. Lewis and Clark expected to encounter Woolly Mammoths, Erupting Volcanoes and a Mountain made of pure salt, but what they found was not very surprising at all. -
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. The goal was to get Britain and France, who were fighting each other at the time, to stop restricting American trade. The Act backfired, and the American people suffered. The Act was ended in 1809. -
Election of James Madison
James Madison was a supporter of a strong central government and naturally allied with the emerging Federalist faction in Washington's first administration. However, as time passed he pulled away and formed a more lasting bond with Thomas Jefferson. He was elected into office in the end. -
War of 1812
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 House and other government buildings, first lady Dolley Madison refused to evacuate the White House until a portrait of George Washington was rescued. -
Battle of New Orleans
American Forces commanded by general Jackson defeated the British forces as they tried to capture New Orleans. The British chose New Orleans as their last possible objective. The British forces went to the mouth of the Bayou River. One of Jackson's soldiers the British and reported them to Jackson. Jackson ordered attack on the British and sent 14 gunned soldiers. Jackson’s army came out in an victory. later a peace treaty was signed that ended the war. -
Election of James Monroe
James Monroe's victory in the election of 1816 began the Era of Good Feelings. He is best known for the Monroe Doctrine. -
Expanded Suffrage To All White Males
When James Monroe began his second term as president he was happy that the nation was no longer split on different parties. Yet some people didn’t get along with the opposing political party. Most states imposed property and tax paying requirements for all white American males. the white males also still had to vote. Mostly only white males who owned property could vote. But after the U.S gained independence the constitution gave rights to states to decide who could vote. -
Missouri Compromise
In an effort to preserve the balance of congress between slave states and free states, in 1820 Missouri was admitted a slave state and Maine free state. With the exception of Missouri this law forbids slaves in Louisiana Territory. The Missouri Compromise was repealed in the Kansas-Nebraska Act. Then three years later unfortunately for Missouri the Compromise was declared Unconstitutional. -
Monroe Doctrine
The Monroe Doctrine stated that if Europe bothered any of our allies especially Latin America we had the absolute right to declare war on them and there was nothing that they could do about it because representatives from Europe signed it.Like the History Story stated the “Monroe Doctrine forced Europe away and said that we would use force if they wanted to stay”. So basically you could say that North America drew a imaginary line in between and across the earth because of the Monroe Doctrine. -
Gibbons v. Ogden
Aaron Ogden had a licence from the state of New york to travel between New york city and the shore of new jersey. Ogden started competing with Thomas Gibbson, because he had permission by the Federal government to use the waterways. After Gibbson got rejected to use the Hudson bay by the state of New york , he sued Ogden. Then the case went to the Supreme Court. -
McCulloch v. Maryland
After the second national bank was created James W. McCulloch, a Federal cashier at the Baltimore branch of the U.S. bank, refused to pay the taxes imposed by the state for the bank. Maryland then filed a suit against McCulloch in an effort to collect the taxes he owed. The Supreme Court, however, decided that the chartering of a bank was an implied power of the Constitution. -
Election of 1824
Candidates for this election were John Quincy Adams, Henry Clay, Andrew Jackson and William H. Crawford. But during this election all the candidates were Democratic-Republican. The outcome of the election surprised political leaders, Andrew Jackson got the most popular votes. In the end Jackson ended up winning the election as being the “Common man”. -
Beginning of Democratic Party(Jacksonian Democracy)
Under Jackson and his successor, Democrats gathered in techniques of party organization and discipline, ed as a means of securing popular governing. To nominate candidates and adopt platforms, Democrats perfected a structure of local, state, and national committees, caucuses, and conventions. These guaranteed coordinated action and supposedly reflected opinion at the start, though their movements in fact were often directed from Washington. The "spoils system" of government made by Jackson inspi -
Election of Andrew Jackson
He expanded the spoils system during his presidency to strengthen his political base.
Elected president in 1828, Jackson supported a small and limited federal government. He strengthened the power of the presidency. -
Indian Removal Act
The indian removal act was hard for indians because they were forced out of their own homes. In harsh weather conditions, they were forced to walk until they made it to Indian territory. -
Worcester Vs. Georgia
Samuel A. Worcester, along with his wife and 5 fellow missionaries, refused to move from areas deemed as “Indian Territories”. The missionaries refused from applying for a license for residence due to the fact that they feared that they would be denied. As a result of their collective refusal, the military entered the Native American Territories and threatened Worcester and the 6 other family members. After his arrest, Worcester appealed his conviction to the Supreme Court. -
Closing of the U.S. Bank
During this time many family's live in poverty because they dint have any money for food and their was no bank to get the money for basic needs. The banks had never had a greater time yet when agriculture is bad is brings the bank down too. Farmers had very bad profits and wheat prices fell rapidly. Farmers started organizations in order to fix the problem and tried to redeem them selves.
