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Presidential Election
In 1792 Washington and Adams are re-elected president and vice president. Kentucky enters the Union as the 15th state -
Whiskey Rebellion
In 1794 farmers in Pennsylvania protested the tax on whiskey. U.S. troops defeat the Shawnee Indians near the Ohio River -
Quasi War
In 1798 Quasi War begins. France attempts to bribe U.S. -
Alien and Sedition Acts
Alien and Sedition Acts restrict political opposition. Orders deportation of "Dangerous Aliens" -
1800 Presidential Election
The year is 1800. Jefferson and Burr tie for president. They defeat Adams and Pinckney. -
War of 1812
US Declares war on Britain over issues of borders, trade, freedom of the seas and the rights of neutrals -
ATTACK ON WASHINGTON DC!!!!!!!!
The year is 1814. The British have attacked Washington DC and burned it to the ground. -
Old Southwest
Alabama & Mississippi is opened to migration after defeat of Indians in the Creek War. -
1816 Presidential Election
James Monroe and Daniel Tompkins are elected president and vice president -
1817 First Seminole War
Begins with attacks on settlers in Florida and Georgia -
1819 Mc Culloch vs Maryland
Supreme Court upholds Federal Govt. to charter a national bank. -
1820 Fourth Census
U.S. Population totals 10 million, including 1.7 million African Americans -
Missouri Compromise of 1820
Passed by Congress allows admission of Missouri as a slave state -
1820 Presidential Election
Monroe and Tompkins are re-elected as president and vice president -
1821 Missouri enters the Union
Missouri enters the Union as the 24th state under the Missouri Compromise. -
1821 First American Settlers Arrive in Texas
First American settlers arrive in Texas (300 Families) led by Stephen Austin -
1822 Slave Rebellion
Slave rebellion led by Denmark Vesey is crushed in Charleston, South Carolina -
A.C.S establishes Monrovia
American Colonization Society establishes Monrovia (Liberia) -
Brazil Becomes Independent
Brazil becomes independent from Portugal -
Monroe Doctrine
Europe is warned not to interfere with western hemisphere affairs.
