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First Census
U.S. population totals 3.9 million, including app. 760,000 African Americans of whom 700,000 are enslaved. Benjamin Franklin dies in Philadelphia. -
Bill of Rights is Ratified
Bill of Rights is Ratified and becomes part of the Constitution. First Bank of the United States is chartered for a twenty-year period. -
Whiskey Rebellion
Farmers in Pennsylvania protest to excise tax on whiskey.
U.S. troops beat Shawnee Indians in battle the Battle of Fallen Timbers -
Presidental Election
John Adams becomes president and Thomas Jefferson becomes vice president.
Washington leaves the presidency after two terms. -
Second Census
U.S population totals 5.3 million.
Government moves from Philadelphia to Washington D.C. -
Louisiana Territory
Louisiana Territory is purchased from France for $15 million.
Lewis and Clark Begin there journey in St.Louis -
Presidental Election
Alexander Hamilton is Killed.
Jefferson is re-elected. -
Ban on Slave Trade
Ban on Slave trade is passed by Congress.
Jefferson kicks out British warships. -
Presidental Election
The Osage tribe gives its lands in Missouri and Arkansas to the U.S.
U.S Ships and cargoes in European ports are taken by France -
Third Census
U.S. Population reaches 7.2 Million.
Population west of the Appalachian Mountains is 1 Million. -
Steam Boat
First Steamboat journey is completed.
Construction of Cumberland road begins. -
War
British attack Washington D.C.
U.S. wins Battle of Fort McHenry in Baltimore harbor. -
Old Southwest
Alabama and Mississippi territories are opened to migration of American settlers.
Andrew Jackson defeats British at the battle of New Orleans. -
Presidental Election
James Monroe is elected.
Indiana enters the Union as the 19th state. -
First Seminal War
War began when settlers in Florida and Georgia were attacked.
U.S. and Britain demilitarize the Great Lakes and make it the U.S. border. -
Public Shools
First Public Elementary school opens in Boston.
Illinois becomes the 21st state. -
McCulloch v. Maryland
Supreme Court upholds right of federal government to charter a national bank.
Panic of 1819 leads to a Economic depression for 6 years. -
Fourth Census
U.S. Population Reaches 10 million.
Missouri Compromise is passed by congress. -
Missouri Becomes a State
Missouri Becomes the 24th State/
First American families arrive in Texas. -
Slave Rebellion
Slave Rebellion in Charleston, South Carolina is crushed.
Brazil becomes independent form Portugal. -
Monroe Doctrine
U.S. warns Europe not to interfere in Western Hemisphere affairs.
Cotton mills begin production in Lowell Massachusetts.
