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The First Administration
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Election of George Washington
George Washington was elected president in April of 1789. It was a anonymous vote which presented, Washington as president and john Adams as Vice president. -
Whiskey Rebellion
In 1791 the government put a high tax on whiskey and farmers who sold whiskey refused to lose their money and started a rebellion with the colonists against the tax. In August farmers burned down a friend of George Washington's friends house. Washington knew he had to keep comtrol and formed a militia and went out himself. After he went back to Philadelphia the rebellion collasped and the rebels fled. -
Jay’s Treaty
Relations with Britain were geting worse for the americans tseizure of american ships, pressment of seamen, and continuing British occupation of western posts within U.S. borders. So the american came up with a solution to resolve the problems. the jay's treaty gave americans the withdrawal of British soldiers from posts in the American West,
A commission to be established to settle outstanding border issues between the U.S. and Canada, -
Pinckney's Treaty
This was a agreement between the U.S. and Spain, that helped that helped fix the southern boundry between them. -
Election John Adams
When John Adams ran against Thomas Jefferson for president, after Washington's farewell. -
Washington's Farewell Address
In his Address Washington announces his planned withdrawal from politics "after forty-five years of my life dedicated to its America's service." He then sets forth his reasons against running for a third term. -
XYZ Affair
When the French heard the treaty between the U.S. and the British they got anfry and blocked trading routes. To prevent war the americans tried to have an agreement with the French, but they demanded a 250,00 dollar loan. -
Alien and Sedition Acts
Alien and Sedition Acts were passed by the Federalist Congress in 1798 and signed into law by President Adams. These laws included new powers to deport foreigners as well as making it harder for new immigrants to vote. Previously a new immigrant would have to reside in the United States for five years before becoming eligible to vote, but a new law raised this to 14 years. -
Naturalization Act
The act required immigrants to reside in the United States for 14 years before becoming eligible for citizenship, tacking an additional nine years to the prior residence requirement. In practice, the federal government never enforced the law. -
VA and KY Resolutions
The resolutions declared that the Constitution merely established a compact between the states and that the federal government had no right to exercise powers not specifically delegated to it under the terms of the compact; should the federal government assume such powers, its acts under them would be unauthoritative and therefore void. -
Election of Thomas Jefferson
Election between John Adams and THomas that ended with Thomas Jefferson being elected. It was very hard because the federalists and anti-federalists said and did really bad things to the both of them. -
Lewis and Clark Expedition
In 1803, Thomas Jefferson sent Meriwether Lewis and William Clark's Corps of Discovery to find a water route to the Pacific and explore the unknownWest. He believed woolly mammoths, erupting volcanoes, and a mountain of pure salt awaited them. -
Twelfth Amendment
The Twelfth Amendment changed the way the president and vice president were chosen under Article II. Originally, the electoral college voted for two people on the same ballot, without distinguishing between offices. The person who received the most electoral votes became president; the runner-up was vice president. But the advent of political parties, and a tie in the electoral college, prompted Americans to adapt to the Twelfth Amendment. -
"The Star Spangled Banner"
Francis Key visited the British fleet in Chesapeake Bay to secure the release of Dr. William Beanes, who had been captured after the burning of Washington, DC. The release was secured, but Key was detained on ship overnight during the shelling of Fort McHenry, one of the forts defending Baltimore. In the morning, he was so delighted to see the American flag still flying over the fort that he began a poem to commemorate the occasion. -
Hartford Convention
A meeting was held in Hartford, Connecticut to consider the problems of New England in the War of 1812. Prior to the war, New England Federalists had opposed the Embargo Act of 1807 and other government measures. Many of them continued to oppose the government after fighting had begun. -
Treaty of Ghent
The war of 1812 brought many military diasters for both sides an dto settle it the had the Treaty of Ghent. A meeting in Belgium of American delegates and British commissioners ended with the signing of the Treaty of Ghent on December 24, 1814. Great Britain agreed to relinquish claims to the Northwest Territory, and both countries pledged to work toward ending the slave trade. America, in turn, gained influence as a foreign power. -
Battle of New Orleans
When the british came to New Orleans to fight they knw ti was not going to be easy. General Jackson thought outside the box to defeat the british by assuating them from where they were gonna position. -
Rush-Bagot Treaty
An exchange of notes between Richard Rush and Charles Bagot, that provided for the limitation of naval forces on the Great Lakes in the wake of the War of 1812. Each country was allowed no more than one vessel on Lake Champlain, one on Lake Ontario, and two on the upper lakes. Each vessel was restricted to a maximum weight of 100 tons and one 18-pound cannon. The agreement was ratified unanimously by the Senate in 1818.
