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President of 1797
John Adams is elected President -
Alien and sedition act
Alien and Sedition Act -
President
Thomas Jefferson Republican from Virginia -
Slavery
Congress prohibits importing of African slaves -
President
James Madison Republican from Virginia -
war
War of 1812. Forces of the United States of America and those of the British Empire. -
President
Abraham Lincoln Republican from Illinois -
Free slaves
Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves -
The war
World War One begins: Germany invades Belgium -
14 point speech
President Woodrow WiIson put forth his Fourteen Points proposal for ending the war in a speech. In it he established the basis of a peace treaty and the foundation of a League of Nations.
