U.S History

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  • U.S Government Under The Constitution Begins

    U.S Government Under The Constitution Begins

    George Washington was put into President. The U.S states neutrality after the French Revolution begins in Paris.
  • Presidential Election

    Presidential Election

    Kentucky enters the Union as the 15th state. Washington and Adams were re-elected.
  • Whiskey Rebellion

    Whiskey Rebellion

    U.S pays Pre-revolution debts. Britain agrees to leave form the Northwest Territory. Farmers in Pennsylvania protest tax of whiskey.
  • Northwest territory

    Northwest territory

    The Northwest Territory is opened for settlement after Indian defeat at Fallen Timbers. Spain allows the U.S navigation rights on the Mississippi River,
  • Presidential Election

    Presidential Election

    Tennessee enters the Union as the 16th state. John Adams defeats Thomas Jefferson for president.
  • Barbary War Begins

    Barbary War Begins

    Tripoli declares war of U.S; Jefferson sends U.S ships to Mediterranean sea. 25th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.
  • Lewis and Clark Expedition

    Lewis and Clark Expedition

    Begins in St.Louis. Ohio enters the Union as the 17th state.
  • Barbary War Ends

    Barbary War Ends

    after troops capture Darna. Piracy by Barbary States continues until 1815.
  • Ban on Slave Trade

    Ban on Slave Trade

    the importation of slaves is passed by congress. Embargo act is passed by Congress in response to British and French interference.
  • Presidential Election

    Presidential Election

    James Madison elected president and George Clinton re-elected vice president.
  • War of 1812

    War of 1812

    Begins as U.S declares war on Great Britain over issues of borders, freedom of the seas, and trade. Madison is re-elected president.
  • British attack and burn Washington, DC

    British attack and burn Washington, DC

    U.S wins battle of Fort McHenry in Baltimore harbor. Francis Scott Key later writes " The Star Spangled Banner".
  • War of 1812 ends

    War of 1812 ends

    ends with the signing of Treaty of Ghent. Also the creel war ends with defeat by U.S
  • Hartford Resolutions

    Hartford Resolutions

    New England Federalist who opposed the war of 1812 secession but compromise at recommending constitution amendments.
  • Old Southwest

    Old Southwest

    Is opened to migration of American settlers after the loss of the Indians in the Creek War.
  • Congress

    Congress

    First protective tariff is passed by Congress. Second bank of the United States receives twenty-year charter. Indiana enters the Union as the 19th state.
  • Presidential Election

    Presidential Election

    James Monroe and Daniel Tompkins are elected president and vice president. They are Democratic and republican.
  • First Seminole War

    First Seminole War

    Began with attacks on the settlers in Florida and Georgia. New York stick exchange is established.
  • Fourth Census

    Fourth Census

    U.S population totals 10 million. 1.7 million of them are African Americans, of whom 1.5 million are enslaved.
  • Presidential Election

    Presidential Election

    Monroe and Tompkins are re-elected president and vice president. Maine enters the union as the 23rd state.