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U.S. Govt. under the constitution begins
Washington is inaugurated. Suggestions for addressing the president include "Excellency" and "Highness." Washington states U.S. neutrality after the french Revolution begins in Paris. -
Presidential Election
Kentucky enters the Union as the 15th state; first state to grant universal manhood suffrage. Presidential Election. Washington and Adams are re-elected president and vice-pres. -
Northwest Territroy
Spain allows the U.S. navigation rights on the Mississippi River, and the 31st parallel is set as the border between the U.S. and the Spanish empire. (Pinckney's treaty) Northwest Territory is opened for settlement after Indian defeat at Fallen Timbers. -
Adams
John Adam is inaugurated as second president of the United States -
The Life
George Washington dies in Virginia at age 67 (born 1732). Weem's The Life and Memorable Actions of George Washington, including the cherry- tree myth, is published next year. Patrick Henry dies in Virginia at age 63 (born 1736) -
Alien
Alien and Sedition Acts are allowed to expire by Congress -
Louisiana Territory
Louisiana Territory is purchased from France for 15 million, nearly doubling the size of the U.S. -
Barbary War Ends
Barbary War Ends after U.S. troops capture Darna. Piracy by barbary states continues until 1815. Lew and Clark expedition reaches the Pacific Ocean -
Lew and Clark
Lew and Clark expedition ends with return to St. Louis. -
Presidential Election V2
The osage tribe cedes its lands in Missouri and Arkansas regions to the U.S. U.S. ships and cargoes in European ports are confiscated by France. Presidential election. James Madison elected president and George Clinton reelected vice president ( Democratic- Republican. -
Embargo Act
Ambargo Act is repealed; Congress allows trade with all countries except France and Britian. Abraham Lincoln is born (16th President, 1861-1865 -
Third Census
U.S. poplution totals 7.2 million, including 1.4 million African Americans, of whom 1.2 million are enslaved; poplution west of Appalachian Mountains is 1 million -
Construction
Construction of Cumberland Road begins in Maryland; reaches Vandalia, Illinois, in 1840 -
The big W
U.S. defeats British in the Battle of Lake Erie and the Battle of Thames ( in which Tecumseh is killed). British seize For Niagara, burn Buffalo, NY, and blockade coastal ports. -
Old Southwest
Hartford Resolutions. New England Federalists who opposed the War of 1812 consider secession but compromise at recommending constitutional amendments to protect state sovereignty. Gen. Andrew Jaskson defeats British at the Battle of New Orleans ( two weeks after signing of the Treaty of Ghent). "Old southwest" ( Alabama & Mississippi territories ) is opened to migration of American settlers after the defeat of the Indians in the Creek War, -
General Andrew Jaskson
Gen. Andrew Jackson leads troops into florida to fight the seminoles. Connecticut abolishes property ownership as a requirement for voting. First public elementary schools opens in Boston (first public high school, Boston, 1821). -
Mcculloch V. Marylan.
Supreme Court upholds right of federal government to charter a national bank, thus affirming its "implied power" beyond those stated in the Constitution -
Missouri enters the Union
Missouri enters the Union as 24th state under the Missouri Compromise (slave state). First American settlers (300 families) arrive in texas, led by Stephen Austin. Mass. And N.Yabloish property qualifications for voting. -
Slave Rebellion
Slave rebellion led by Denmark Vesey is crushed in Charleston, South Carolina. Amer. Colonization Soc. establishes Monrovia (liveria) to promote emigration of free blacks. -
Monroe Doctrine.
Europe is warned not to interfere in Western Hemisphere affairs. Cotton mills begin production in Lowell, Mass, with water powered machinery.
