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Common Sense
Written by- Thomas Paine. It presented the American colonies with argument for freedom from the British rule. -
Declaration of Independence
Written by Thomas Jefferson. United States declared its independence from Britain. -
Battle of Saratoga
Turning point of the Revolutionary War. -
Articles of Confederation
The Articles of Confederation was an agreement among 13 founding colonies that established United States of America and served as its first Constitution. -
Battle of Yorktown
Last major battle of American Revolutionary War. A decisive victory for American Continental Army. -
Treaty of Paris
It ended the American Revolutionary War. -
Land Ordinance of 1785
It provided that the acreage of the Old Northwest should be sold and that the proceeds should be used to help pay off the national debt. -
Shays' Rebellion
The conflict in Massachusetts caused many to criticize the Articles of Confederation and admit the weak central government. -
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
The governing of Old Northwest. A judicious compromise- temporary tutelage, then permanent equality. The ordinance also forbade slavery in the Old Northwest. -
Constitution
The Supreme Law of United States. -
First President of United States
George Washington was elected as the first President of United States. -
Judiciary Act of 1789
It was a landmark statute in the first session of the First United States Congress establishing the U,S, federal judiciary. -
Whiskey Rebellion
c. March, 1791
It was a tax protest in the United States beginning in 1791. -
Bill of Rights
The first Ten Amendments of the Constitution. The Amendments were introduced by James Madison. -
Political Parties Formed
Federalists and Democratic-Republican parties formed. -
Proclamation of Neutrality
It was a formal announcement issued by President Washington declaring the nation Neutral in the conflict between France and Great Britain. -
Jay's Treaty
It was a treaty between U.S. and Great Britain that is credited with averting and it involved resolving issues remaining since the Treaty of Paris of 1783. -
John Adams
John Adams was elected as the 2nd President of United States and was also the 1st Vice-president of United States. -
XYZ affair
c. July 1797
The American diplomatic commission was sent to France in July 1797 to negotiate the issues that were threatening to break into war. They were secretly approached by 3 go-betweens (French Diplomats) later referred to as X, Y, and Z. -
Naturalization Act of 1798
The Act increased the amount of time necessary for immigrants to become naturalized citizens in the United States from 5 to 14 years. -
Undeclared war with France
The Quasi-War was undeclared war fought mostly at sea between the United States and the French Republic from 1798-1800. -
Alien and Sedition Acts
4 bills passed by the Federalists in the aftermath of French Revolution. -
Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions
Stated that the Alien and Sedition Acts were unconstitutional. -
Convention of 1800
It was a treaty between the United States and France to settle the hostilities that had erupted during the Quasi War. -
Judiciary Act of 1801
c. March 1801
The Judiciary Act of 1801 was on of the last important laws passed by the expiring Federalist Congress. It created 16 new federal judgeships and other judicial offices. President Adams remained at his desk until 9 o'clock in the evening of his last day in office and supposedly signing the commissions of the Federalist "midnight judges". -
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson was one of the Founding Fathers of United States, the principal author of Declaration of Independence and was elected as the 3rd President of United States. -
Naturalization law of 1802
It directed the clerk of the court to record the entry of all immigrants into United States. The Act also repealed the Naturalization law of 1798. -
Marbury v. Madison
It was a landmark United States Supreme Court case in which the Court formed the basis of Judicial Review in United States. John Marshall was the chief justice of the case. -
Louisiana Purchase
President Jefferson bought the land from France for $15 million. It doubled the size of United States. -
Embargo Act of 1807
It forbade the export of all goods from the United States, whether in American or in foreign ships. -
Non-Intercourse Act
c. March, 1809
It repealed and replaced Embargo Act of 1807. -
James Madison
He was elected as the 4th President of United States. He is also known as the "Father of Constitution". -
Macon's Bill No. 2
It restored American trade with the rest of the world. -
War of 1812
United States declares war on Britain. Also known as Madison's war. -
Hartford Convention
c. 1814-1815
The Hartford Convention was a meeting of New England Federalists held in Hartford Connecticut. These Federalists opposed the War of 1812 nad held the Convention to discuss and seek redress by Washington. Many of these complaints were manifestation of their fears of being overpowered bt states in the South and West. The Hartford Convention was an example of the growing issue of Sectionalism and was another event in the approaching end of Federalist Party. -
Treaty of Ghent
A peace treaty that ended the War of 1812 between United States and Britain. -
Battle of New Orleans
The final major battle of War of 1812. General Andrew Jackson defeated British Army. -
Tariff of 1816
The first tariff in American history instituted primarily for protection, not revenue. -
Second Bank of United States
It was closely modeled after the first Bank of United States, it held federal tax receipts and regulated the amount of money circulating in the economy. The Bank proved to be very unpopular among western land speculators and farmers, expecially after Panic of 1819. -
James Monroe- Era of Good Feelings
James Monroe was elected as the 5th President of United States.
His terms are known as the Era of Good Feelings. -
Rush-Bagot Treaty
It was a treaty between U.S. and Britain limiting naval armaments on the Great Lakes and Lake Champlain. -
Treaty of 1818
It was a treaty signed in 1818 between U.S. and Britain. It resovled standing boundary issues between the 2 nations and allowed for joint occupation and settlement of the Oregon Country. -
Panic of 1819
c. Jan 1819.
The Panic of 1819 was the first major peacetime financial crisis in U.S. It was followed by the general collapse of American Economy through 1821.
The causes of the Panic are -inflation, War of 1812, and government spending. -
Adams-Onis Treaty
Spain cedes Florida to United States as a result of the Adams-Onis Treaty. It also set out a boundary between U.S. and New Spain. U.S. in return gave $5 million. -
Missouri Compromise
c. Jan 1820
The Compromise was passed in 1820 between the pro-slavery and anti-slavery factions in the U.S. Congress. It admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state. It also prohibited slavery in the former Louisiana Territory north of the parallel 36 30' north. -
Land Act of 1820
The Land of 1820 is the federal law that ended the ability to purchase the United States' public domain lands on a credit or installment system over 4 years. -
Monroe Doctrine
The Doctrine was a stern warning to European Powers. Its 2 basic features were 1) Non-colonization and 2) non-intervention. -
The American System
c. 1824
The American System was first introduced by Henry Clay in 1824. The system had 3 main parts. It began with a strong banking system, which provide easy and abundant credit. Clay also advocated a protective tariff, behind which eastern manufacturing would flourish. Revenues gushing from the tariff would provide funds for the 3rd component of the American System- a network of roads and canals. -
Russo-American Treaty of 1824
It gave Russians claims on the Pacific Northwest coast of North America south of parallel 54*4o' north over what Americans known as the Oregon Country to the United States. -
John Quincy Adams
John Quincy Adams was elected as the 6th President of United States. -
Erie Canal Completed
It was the first transportation system between the eastern seaboard(New York City) and the western interior(Great Lakes) of United States that did not require portage and was faster than carts pulled by draft animals.
