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Washington is elected
Washington was sworn into office after taking the oath, becoming the first president of the United States of America -
Creation of The cabinet
George Washington creates the Presidental cabinet, along with the depratment of state, department of war, and department of treasury -
Neutrality proclaimation
George Washington announced that America shall remain neutral in the war between England and France -
Whiskey Rebellion
The people in the South got mad at an Unfair Tarrif about the price of Whiskey. The government stopped the rebellious and changed the Tarrif -
Eli whitney patents the cotton gin
Eli whitney gets a patent for the cotton gin, a cotton cleaning device that revolutionizes agriculture. -
Jay Treaty
John Jay creates a treaty with the British that gave the British a huge advantage over America, and Washington signs it. -
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The XYZ affair
A diplomatic episode in which three french agents named X, Y, and Z demanded a bribe before they would speak to american diplomats -
End of washingtons presidency
Washington's term of presidency ended -
The alien and sedition acts are passed
The alien and sedition acts, a set of laws meant to protect the country, are passed. They are later repealled. -
Jefferson elected President
Thomas Jefferson is elected as the president of the united states. -
Louisiana Purchase
Jefferson buys a great big ton of land from France at a dirt cheap price. (Get it? Dirt cheap?) -
Marbury v. madison
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Marbury v. Madison
The supreme court argues Marbury v. Madison, a case in which william marbury demanded that he be given his job as a justice given to him by President john adams after he was denied his job. The court decides that although marbury is entitled to it, the supreme court is unable to give marbury his job. As a result, marbury does not get his job, and the supreme court gets the power of judical review to declare if something is unconsitutional, Thus representing the value of democracy. -
Embargo of 1807
Jefferson stops all trade with England and France. This was done because England and France were at war. -
Missouri compromise
A law passed that drew a nonexistant line at 30' 36'. All states below the line were slave states, while all states above were free. The purpose of this was to keep a balance between slave and free states. -
Jackson is elected president
Andrew jackson wins in a landslide, and is elected president. -
Nullification crisis
A tarrif was passed that was unfair to southern states. They got mad, nullifed the law, and threatened to succeed from the union. Jackson got really mad, said they had no right, and got into a major argument with the south. This did not end until congress revised the tarrif. -
Indian removal act of 1830
Congress passed an act which forced all the indians into different parts of the country. -
Cherokee nation's appeal
The cherokee nation publishes an appeal against the indian removal act of 1830 -
Second annual message
Andrew jackson makes a speech to the public, focused mostly on giving information about how the indian removal act is progressing. -
Worcester vs Georgia
Samuel worchester is invovled in a supreme court case in which he argues the state laws of Georgia concerning the requirements of living on cherokee land are illegal. -
Worcester v. Georgia
The supreme court argues Worcester v. Georgia, a case concering Samuel A. Worcester, a man who lived on cherokee land, violating the laws made by Georgia concering said land. The issue that was debated in order to settle the dispute was whether or not the Cherokee land was considered their own state. The supreme court ruled that the Cherokee lands were separate political entities from the U.S, meaning they were immune to U.S. Law. This meant that worcester was freed, and that the Cherokee were -
Worcester v georgia continued
Recognized as an individual state, one seperate from the U.S. This decision values Democracy. -
The people's republic of texas is formed
After gaining independence from mexico, the people of now modern day texas form the people's republic of texas. -
End of jackson's presidency
Jackson's second and final term ends, so he is no longer president -
Trail of tears
The hard trail all the remaining Native Americans are forced to travel upon, on which many die. -
Annexation of texas into the US
The people's republic of texas is annexed into the US as modern day texas -
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The american-mexican war
A war between mexico and america in response to the US annexing texas. -
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California gold rush
A period of time when lots of gold was found in california -
The wilmot proviso
An american law that was never passed due to conflicts. The law stated that all land won in the mexican-american war would be free states -
The compromise of 1850
A series of resolutions passed by henry clay that ended the slave trade in washington DC -
Kansas nebraska act is passed
The kansas nebraska act is passed. It allows kansas and nebraska to decide if they want slavery or not. -
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Bleeding kansas
A period of anti slavery vs pro slavery violence in kansas -
Dred scott v Sandford.
Dred scott was a slave who temporarily lived on free land with his master. After going back to non free land, Dred assumed he was freed because he had been on free land. However, he was still enslaved, and then sued his master on the issue. The court had a question to answer: is dred scott free? They ultimatly decided that just he was not free because only congress can confer citizenship onto a person. So scott stayed enslaved, and then the court used this decision to attempt to declare the miss -
Lincoln is elected president
Abraham lincoln is elected president. -
Secession
Many southern states begin to secede from the us -
Civil war
The civil war, a bloody war over issues of slavery, begins. -
Suspension of heabus corpus
Heabus corpus, the ablility to get pardoned, is temporary suspended by lincoln. -
Battle of Antietam
The Battle of Antietam, a major battle in the civil war, begins. -
Emancipation proclamation
A proclamation given by President lincoln saying all the slaves in the south are free. -
Battle of Gettysburg
The battle of Gettysburg, another major battle in the civil war, begins. -
Gettysburg address
President Abraham Lincoln gives the Gettysburg address, a speech about the battle of Gettysburg. -
Sherman's march to the sea
General sherman begins his military campaign, which will later be known as Sherman's march to the sea -
Surrender at appomattox
General robert E lee surrenders at the appomattox court house. -
Lincolns assassination
President Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth at a play he was watching. -
The thirteenth amendment is passed
The thirteenth amendment is passed, ending slavery. -
Miranda v. Arizona
The court argues the case Miranda v. Arizona, in which miranda had commited a crime. The police arrested him and took him into custody, then questioned him without a lawyer present. He immediatly confessed to the crime, and was arrested. Miranda sued, saying that his confession should be invalidated because he did not know his rights, and should have been told his rights. The issue at stake was: is police interrogating suspects without first informing them of their rights a violation of the -
Tinker v des moines continued
In the first place. The court voted in favor of tinker, undoing their suspension and setting the precident of giving students free speech in schools, as long as said free speech does not disrupt the learning enviornment. This decision favors liberty. -
Tinker v des moines
The court argues the ever famous tinker case. In this court case, a bunch of kids decided to wear black armbands that showed their support against the vietnam war. The school officals made a rule against this, and suspended any student who violated the rule. The parents of mary beth tinker then decided to sue the school, claming their first amendment rights had been violated. The court had to decide if the school was able to violate their first amendment rights, and if they were being violated -
Hazelwood v kuhlmeier
The Supreme Court debates Hazelwood v kuhlmeier, a case in which a student prints critcal comments about the school in the school newspaper. The court decides in favor of the school, setting the precident that schools are allowed to limit free speech. -
Bethel High School vs Fraiser
The case of bethel v fraiser, in which a student is suspended for making a speech with several innuendos, is debated by the Supreme Court. The court decides to rule in favor of the school, setting precedent of obscenity not being free speech. -
Morse v frederick case
The Supreme Court debates Morse v Frederick, in which some students held up a sign on school property with a slang reference to smoking marijuana. The supreme court decided in favor of rhe school, setting the precedent of allowing educators to prohibit some speech in schools. -
Riley v California
The Supreme Court debates Riley v. California, in which the police arrest riley and search his phone without any warrant, finding even more incriminating information on it. The Supreme Court unanimously rules in favor of Riley, setting the precedent of needing a warrant to search a phone. -
Dred scott v sandford continued
Missouri compromise unconsitutional. This decision upholds authority. -
Miranda v arizona continued
Fifth amendment. This caused miranda's confession to be invalidated, and then gave rise to the miranda rights, a summary of your rights read by all cops to all criminals to this day. This decision supported the value of Equality
