Presidents History Timeline

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    Wahsington's Administration

  • French Revolutioln

    Outbreak

  • Bill of Rights ratified

    75% of states voted it in (Political)

  • Bank of the US

    National Bank with $10 million primarily designed to benefit business class. Chartered for 20 years.

  • Whiskey Tax

    Aimed to raise revenue to pay off debt

  • Washington's Re-election

  • French Rev. End

    Washington signs Neutrality Proclamation causing Jefferson to resign from Cabinet. Controversy over Citizen Genet's visit.

  • Whiskey Rebellion

    Pennsylvania- tax on liquor rebelled against

  • Jay's Treaty

    (Treaty of London) with England
    Britian allowed to impress seamen and deny US merchants right to ship West Indian commodities to foreign parts

  • Pickney's Treaty

    (Treaty of San Lorenzo)
    Spain and US settle differences by allowing free navigation of Miss. River and grant part of New Orleans of 3 years and the establishment of border of Florida.
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    Adams' Presidency

  • XYZ Affair

    France scared of war with US- sent XYZ to delegate with us

  • Alien-Sedition Act

    Used as camoflauge for war- ment to keep Federalists in power as many Republicans were new immigrants.

  • Capitol moves to Washington

  • Land Acts

    Encouraged westward expansion.
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    Jefferson's Presidency

  • Enabling Act

    Made Ohio a state. Each town set 64 acres aside for edu. and 3% income from land sales went to building roads.

  • Louisana Purchase

    Napolean sold us all of the territory. Purchase not part of his strict contructionalist view of Constitution.

  • Chesapeake-Leopard Affair

    American ship attacked by British one because they wouldn't let them on. We lose. British impress 4 seamen.

  • Orders-In-Council

    Passed by British. Caused neutral nations to have cargo checked in British port.

  • Congress Prohibits Slave Trade

  • Official End of Slave Trade

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    Madison's Presidency

  • War Declared against Britain

    Wanted Canada for ourselves. Wanted British to stop impressing seamen. Wanted British out of Ohio area.

  • Hartford Convention

    New England opposed "Mr. Madison's War." British blockade halted NE lucrative commercial trade. Convention called by Federalists. Asserted states right and required ammendment that 2/3 congress must declare war, admit new states, omit slaves from census, restrict pres. to 1 term, prohibit successive pres. from same state.

  • Treaty of Ghent

    Both sides stop fighting, return all lands to the other. No discussion of maritime rights. Peace achieved on frontier, growth of manufacturing (not farming). Period of isolation.

  • Battle of New Orleans

    Most decisive battle of war. We won.

  • Second Bank of the US chartered

  • Tariff of 1816

    (Protective tariff). New industry stood to gain. Commercial interests being hurt.
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    Monroe's Presidency

  • Anglo-American Convention

    Between Britain and America. Set northern boundary at the 49th parallel. Oregon territory would be jointly occupied for 10 years.

  • Florida Treaty

    Cecedes Florida to US in return for $5 million in US claims against Spain.

  • Missouri Compromise

    Wants to be a state. Wants slavery. Maine will not be slave state.

  • 36*-30'

    (exculsive of MO). Slavery shall be forever prohibited north of coordinates.

  • Monroe Doctrine

    Authored by John Q. Adams, stated that they wanted Britain to stay out of affairs of Western Hemisphere. Wanted new nations to be democratic.