1787 - 1824 Timeline

  • economic crises- economics

    the country had fallen into economic deppresion and within 2 years prices had fallen 25%. no one at this time had much money to spend.
  • annapolis convention- political

    confrence of state delegates at annapolis, maryland that issued a call in september 1786 for a convention to meet at philadelphia to consider fundimental changes. this would impact politics for some people.
  • shays Rebellion

    an armed movement of debt ridden farmers in western massachusets. the rebellion created a crisis atmosphere for the people.
  • great comprimise- political

    Was a plan that combined the Virgina Plan and New Jersey Plan to make two seperate house, One would be called the House of Representatives that its size of people would be based of population of the states and the other would be callled the senate which would have a set number of people for each state.
  • Mercy Otis Warren and Rufus King- social

    they were oposers of the consittution and thought that the constitution wasnt made by a large enough group so it was only to suiting to a small amount of peoples needs.
  • committe of style- political

    Shaped the Constituiton at the end of the Constitutional Convention to create it into a elegant document.
  • rhode island- political

    rhode island campained the slogan "to relieve the distressed" and enacted a radical curency law.
  • federalist

    supporters of the constution who favored its ratifications
  • anti-fedralist

    opponents of the consittution in the debet over its ratifications.
  • constitution- political

    55 men from 12 states assembled at the penn. state house in philadelphia.
  • states rights

    favoring the rights of individual states over rights of individual states over rights clamid by the national goverment.
  • judiciary act- political

    acts of congress that implemeted the judiciary clause of the constitution by establishing the suprem court and a system of lower fedral courts.
  • judical review- political

    a power given to fedral court in which the can go back and review a previous law to check its constitutionality.
  • tariff of 1789- economics

    this first tariff passed by congress was intended to raise revenue and protect american manufacturers from forgign compitition
  • Washington's Inauguration- political

    Washington became America's first president.
  • First Idea of a Bill of Rights- political

    James Madison sent a representative from Virgina to transform 12 ideas for into laws for human rights.
  • newspaper- social

    James Madison sent a representative from Virgina to transform 12 ideas for into laws for human rights.
  • suffrage- political

    the right to vote or to sapport who ever you want no matter your race or sex.
  • judiciary act and judicial review- political

    The Judiciary Act of 1789 established the Supreme Court and a system of lower governments. The Judicial Review gave federal courts the right to deem acts passed unconstitutional.
  • intercourse act- economics

    a law by the united states that regukated trade and inter actions between indians.
  • seconed great awakening- social

    riligous revival among black and white sotheners in the 1790s
  • washington's reelection- political

    Washington was reelected in 1792 and served until 1797
  • Northwest Ordinance- social

    Completely banned all slavery form the northern section of trans-Appalacia area
  • jays treaty- political

    treaty with british negotiated in which the united states did all they could to avert a war and it worked.
  • first ideas of tariffs- economics

    Americans became angered when British were capturing American ships and threatning merchants. Madison introduced the idea of regulating duties on British ships
  • treaty of greenville- social

    a treaty in which native anericans in the old northwest, where they were forced to ceed mosr of there state to the united states.
  • alien and sedition acts- social

    Thes acts limited the liberty of foreign residents while they lived in the U.S.
  • XYZ affair- economics

    In which Americans were angered by the demands of the French for negotiating with American diplomats.
  • Philadelphia, PA- economics

    Was a city for commercial and banking. Built international trade networks.
  • Charleston, SC-economics

    South's main port, was a port for rice, cotton and indigo
  • Baltimore, MD-economics

    Major port for tobacco in Chesapeake Bay region.
  • New York, NY- economics

    was a popular port due to its trade action.
  • industrial revolution- economics

    things started to be made by machines and factories started to open.
  • gabriels rebellion- social

    slave revolt that faild when gabriel prosser organized 1000 slaves for an atack on richmond, virginia.
  • jefferson's president- political

    jefferson was the 3rd president of the united states
  • robert livingston- economics

    Robert Livingston was sent to buy the Louisiana area from Napoleon for no more than 10 million dollars, but Livingston bought the area for 15 million.
  • marburg vs madison- political

    supreme court decision that created the precedent of judical review by ruling as unconstitutional part of the judiciary act of 1789,
  • madison's president- political

    Madison become president in 1804 and his elecoral votes were 122 to 47.
  • pan-indian military resistance movement- social

    calling for the politicaland cultral unifications of indian tribes.
  • embargo act- economics

    act passed by congree in 1807 prohibiting american ships from leaving for only foreign port.
  • war hawks- political

    members of congress that pushed for having a war aganist the brithish.
  • cotton- economics

    by 1811 georgia and south carolina was providing 60 million pounds of cotton a year
  • war of 1812- social

    war that was fought between the united states and britan.
  • treaty of ghent- political

    treaty signed in december 1814 between the united states and britain that ended the war of 1812
  • battle of new orleans- social

    decisive american war of 1812 victory over british troop, we had to win the river so we woukdnt lose actsses to trading
  • seconed bank of america- economics

    a national bank chartered by congress in 1816 with exstensive regulatory powers over curencey and credit.
  • election of 1816- political

    James Monroe won easily as a Jeffersonian Republican and eliminated the Federalists from office. No more Federalists would run for president after Monroe.
  • era of good feelings- political

    an era in which there was a disaperance of fedrilist envolement so republicans got to govern in harmony and with no problems.
  • baqot treaty of 1817- political

    treaty between the united states and britian that sharply limited the number of ships each power could hace on the great lakes.
  • transcontinental treaty of 1819- political

    treaty between united states and spain in which spain ceeded florida to the united states.
  • angry farmers- economics

    Many farmers were angry with the Second Bank of the United States and blamed their debt on the bank.
  • slavery balance- social

    11 states had no slavery and 11 states did so it was balanced
  • westward surge- social

    more than 25% lived in the appliacian mountians
  • first slavery debet- political

    Missouri Senate debate was the nation's first debate over slavery.
  • monroe doctrine- political

    a document that stated that the westeren hemisphere was closed to further euopean colonization.
  • missouri compromise- social

    congress admitted missouri to union as a slave state and maine as a free slave state.
  • convention of 1824- economics

    Russia gave the Oregon Territory to America giving the option for more expansion.
  • nat turner revolt- social

    uprising of slaves in southapton county, virginia in the summer of 1831 led by nat turner that resulted in the death of 55 white people.