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whiskey rebellion
The Whiskey Rebellion, or Whiskey Insurrection, was a tax protest in the United States in 1789, during the presidency of George Washington. Farmers who sold their grain in the form of whiskey had to pay a new tax which they strongly resented. The tax was a part of treasury secretary Alexander Hamilton's program to pay off the national debt. -
election of john adams
The United States presidential election of 1796 was the first contested American presidential election and the only one in which a president and vice president were elected from opposing tickets. The ratification of the Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution made such a result unlikely in the future. -
The XYZ affair part 2
These men proposed that the US pay 250,000 to see Talleyrand. However, Adam’s representative refused to be scammed like this and said, “ Millions for defense not one cent for tribute!” By the end of this, it showed Great Britain that was Americans demand respect as an independent country. -
The XYZ affair
The XYZ affair happened on April 1, 1798. It started because France became upset with us because we did not help them in the French Revolution, and we signed a treaty with Great Britain encouraging trade. Of us doing this France began attacking US ships involved in trade with Great Britain. Adams sent 3 representatives on a peace mission to France. French foreign minister Talleyrand, refused to see them himself, so he sent three men whose identities were kept secret and were known by “X, Y, Z.” -
The Alien Act
The Alien Act was passed on June 25, 1798. This act was passed along with the Sedition Acts along with 2 other bills. They were all passed into law by President John Adams. This particular act gave the president power to imprison or deport aliens suspected of activities posing threat to the national government. -
The Sedition Act
The Sedition Act was passed on July 14, 1798. It was part of four bills passed and signed into law by President John Adams. This act designed to protect the U.S. from enemy aliens during the undeclared war with France. It allowed for punishment of those who criticized the government either verbally or in writing. -
The Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase was on December 1, 1803. The United States purchased more than 2 million sq km of land extending from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains. The price was about 15 million dollars. It doubled the size of the United States, it gave us control of the Mississippi River, this is all credited to Thomas Jefferson. -
lewis and clark expedition
Thus Lewis and Clark had first to connect to lower Missouri to the Mandan country in North Dakota. Everything west from North Dakota to the Pacific was unknown, except that the Rocky Mountains existed, that the upper Missouri seemed to flow from that direction and that on the other side of the Rockies the large Columbia River entered the Pacific. We might also mention methods of travel. Coronado and De Soto travelled with large gangs of armed men. -
The Embargo Act
The Embargo Act was was signed into law on December 2, 1807. This law stopped all trade between America and any other country. The goal was to get Britain and France to stop restricting American trade. The act backfired, and hurt the Americans more and the people suffered. The Act was ended in 1809. -
The Non-Intercourse Act
The Non-Intercourse Act replaced the Embargo Act on March 1,1809.This Act lifted all embargoes on American shipping except for those bound for British and French ports. it’s intentions were to damage the economies of the United Kingdom and France. Like the Embargo Act it was ineffective and contributed to the coming war of 1812, and hurt the U.S. economy. -
The War of 1812
The War of 1812 was on June 18, 1812. America declared war on Great Britain because Britain was seizing our ships and forcing Americans on those ships to fight in the British Navy. In addition, during the war British soldiers entered the U.S. capital Washington D.C and burnt it to the ground. Also, the Stars Spangled Banner was written by Francis Scott in the middle of the night of the battle of Fort McHenry during the War of 1812. -
Battle of New Orleans
Battle of New Orleans ended on January 8, 1815. It was the final major war of the War of 1812. American forces commanded by General Andrew Jackson defeated invading British army intending to invade New Orleans and the territory the U.S. acquired with the Louisiana Purchase. The Treaty of Ghent had been signed on December 24, 1814 and ratified by the United States Senate on February 16, 1815. -
Election of James Monroe
James Monroe was elected the 5Th president on December 4, 1816. Monroe was the last president who was a founding father of the United States. He fought in the American Revolutionary War. Monroe returned to the Virginia House of Delegates and was elected to a term as governor in 1811, but only served four months. -
The Missouri Compromise
The Missouri Compromise was established on March 6, 1820. This was an agreement passed in 1820 between the pro-slavery and anti-slavery factions in the United States Congress, which regulated the slavery in the Western Territories. It also drew a line at 36 30 and anything below would be slave states and everything above would be free. This compromise was created by Henry Clay. -
The Monroe Doctrine
The Monroe Doctrine was passed on December 2, 1823. The Doctrine noted that the United States would neither interfere with existing European colonies. Its primary objective was to free the newly independent colonies of Latin America from European. In the end the Doctrine did the job, it kept European countries and colonies of of the independent state. -
Election of Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson was the elected the seventh president of the united states on December 3, 1828. He was given the nick name of “old hickory” because of his toughness and aggressive personality. Creek Indians of northern Alabama and Georgia to attack white settlement. After he won the war, Jackson imposed a Treaty. He lost his mother and brother in the war and following them when he died in the war on June 8,1845.(age 78) -
indian removal act
The Removal Act was strongly supported in the South, where states were eager to gain access to lands inhabited by the Five Civilized Tribes. In particular, Georgia, the largest state at that time, was involved in a contentious jurisdictional dispute with the Cherokee nation. President Jackson hoped removal would resolve the Georgia crisis. The Indian Removal Act was also very controversial. While Native American removal was, in theory, supposed to be voluntary, in practice great pressure was put
