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U.S. Govt. Under The Constitution Begins
Washington is inaugurated. Washington says U.S. neutrality after the French Revolution. -
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Timeline
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First Census
Total population equals 3.9 million with 700,000 saves. Congress meets in Philadelphia and plans new capital on the Potomac. -
Bill of Rights is Ratified
Vermont becomes 14th state. U.S. troops are defeated by Miami Indians in Ohio after being sent by Washington as a response to the Big Bottom massacre. -
Presidential Election
Washington and Adams are re-elected president and vice- president. Kentucky enters the Union as the 15th state. -
Whiskey Rebellion
Farmers in western Pennsylvania protest the excise tax on whiskey, but is put down by federal troops. U.S. troop defeat Shawnee Indians. -
Northwest Terrirtory
Northwest Territory is opened for settlement after the Indians defeat at Fallen Timbers. 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. -
Alien and Sedition Acts
Restrict political opposition and order deportation of "dangerous aliens." Eli Whitney opens factory to build rifles for the U.S. government using his system of interchangeable parts. -
Second Census
Population equals 5.3 million with 900,000 slaves. Federal capital moves from Philadelphia to Washington D.C. -
Barbary War Begins
Tripoli declares with U.S.; Jefferson sends U.S. ships to the Mediterranean Sea. 25th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence is celebrated. -
Louisiana Territory
Purchased from France for $15 million, nearly doubling the size of the U.S. -
Lewis and Clarke Expedition
Begins in St. Louis. Ohio enters the Union as the 17th state, granting universal manhood suffrage. -
Presidential Election
Jefferson is re-elected president and George Clinton elected vice-president. -
Ban on Slave Trade
Importation of slaves in banned by Congress, as required by the Constitution. Jefferson orders British warships to leave U.S. water after British attack the Chesapeake. -
Presidential Election
James Madison elected president and George Clinton re-elected vice president. -
War of 1812
U.S. declares war on Great Britain over issues of borders, trade, freedom of the seas, and the rights of neutrals. Louisiana enters the Union as the 18th state. -
"Old Southwest"
Alabama and Mississippi territories are opened to migration of American settlers after the defeat of the Indians in the Creek War. General Andrew Jackson defeats British at the Battle of New Orleans. -
First Seminole War.
First Seminole War begins with attacks on settlers in Florida and Georgia. New York stock exchange is established. -
McCulloch vs. Maryland
Supreme Court upholds right of federal government to charter a national bank, thus affirming its "implied powers" beyond those stated in the Constitution. Panic of 1819 leads to a six-year economic depression. -
Missouri Compromise
Passed by Congress; allows admission of slaves and Missouri as a slave state. Maine enters Union as 23rd state. -
Monroe Doctrine
Europe is warned not to interfere in Western Hemisphere affairs. Cotton mills begin production in Lowell, Massachusetts, with water-powered machinery.
