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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
Kentucky enters the Union as the 15th state. Washington and Adams were re-elected. -
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
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
Tennessee enters the Union as the 16th state. John Adams defeats Thomas Jefferson for president. -
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
Begins in St.Louis. Ohio enters the Union as the 17th state. -
Barbary War Ends
after troops capture Darna. Piracy by Barbary States continues until 1815. -
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
James Madison elected president and George Clinton re-elected vice president. -
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
U.S wins battle of Fort McHenry in Baltimore harbor. Francis Scott Key later writes " The Star Spangled Banner". -
War of 1812 ends
ends with the signing of Treaty of Ghent. Also the creel war ends with defeat by U.S -
Hartford Resolutions
New England Federalist who opposed the war of 1812 secession but compromise at recommending constitution amendments. -
Old Southwest
Is opened to migration of American settlers after the loss of the Indians in the Creek War. -
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
James Monroe and Daniel Tompkins are elected president and vice president. They are Democratic and republican. -
First Seminole War
Began with attacks on the settlers in Florida and Georgia. New York stick exchange is established. -
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
Monroe and Tompkins are re-elected president and vice president. Maine enters the union as the 23rd state.
