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Land Ordinance of 1785
A systematic process, of surveying, planning, and selling townships. -
Northwest Ordinance
Established a government for the Northwest Territory. -
Constitutional Convention in Philadelpia
The convention was brought together originally to revise the Articles of Confederation, but ended up making a whole new Constitution. -
Ratification
Ratification by nine states guarenteed a new government under the Constitution -
Judiciary Act of 1789
It established the federal judiciary of the United States. -
Washington Elected President
George Washington was unanimously elected for the first of his two terms as president, and John Adams became the first vice president. -
Bill of Rights Adopted
The new United States of America adopted them on December 15, 1791. The First Amendment guarantees freedom of religion, speech, and the press, the rights of peaceful assembly and petition. -
Federalist and Democratic Republican Parties
Federalist and Democratic Republican parties were formed. Hamilton supported the Federalists and Thomas Jefferson supported the Democratic Republicans -
Whiskey Rebellion
Washington sent 13,000 troops to stop this rebellion. When the troops made it there, the rebellion scattered. -
Battle of Fallen Timbers
The Battl of Fallen TImbers was the final battle in the Northwest Indian War. It was native americans associated with the Western Confederacy against the U.S. -
Jay's Treaty
A treaty between the United States and Great Britain that is credited with avoiding war, resolving issues remaining since the Treaty of Paris of 1783, and creatingnten years of peaceful trade between the United States and Britain -
Washington's Farewell Address
In his speech, he told America to avoid two things. The first was to avoid political partires, and the second was to avoid permanent alliances -
Alien and Sedition Acts
The whole point was to try to make it as hard as possible for an immigrant to become a U.S. citizen. -
Lewis and Clark Expedition
After purchasing the Louisiana Territory, Thomas Jefferson waned to know what he just bought. Jefferson had Lewis and Clark travel from St. Louis to the Pacific Ocean, and tak detailed notes of things they have never seen before. -
War of 1812
The U.S. declared war on Britain. To try and quickly gain land, the U.S. decided to attack Canada. This was a very unorganized attack. The U.S. lost all three battls in Canada.
