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Steamboat Invented.
John Fitch made the first succesful trip in a 45 foot steam boat and was awarded the paten for the the boat. After a battle with James Rumsey who calimed the same invention. link for both: http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blsteamship.htm -
Whiskey Rebellion
Tax on Whiskey upset farmers in 1794, so they "roughed up" tax collectors. The tax on Whiskey made it impossible for farmeers to barter and make money off of their cash crops. picture: http://www.ttb.gov/public_info/whisky_rebellion.shtml
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Jay's Treaty
Settled arguments that had arose between United =States and Great Britian. info & picture: http://www.preceden.com/timelines/44917-george-washington- -
Pickney's Treaty
Gave the United States access to the Mississippi River and New Orleans. info: picture: http://www.ttb.gov/public_info/whisky_rebellion.shtml -
Farewell Address
Washington annouced that he would not be running again and it became a tradition that Presidents didn't run more thn twice, now 2013 it is a law that you can only serve two terms. info and pic: http://www.earlyamerica.com/earlyamerica/milestones/farewell/ -
Election of 1800
Thomas Jefferson and John Adams ran, and both believed that if the other won that the nation would be ruined. In the end Thomas Jefferson won, info and pic: http://www.ushistory.org/us/20a.asp -
Louisiana Purchase
France sold us 828,000 square miles of land called the "Louisiana Territory" to the United states for $15,000,000 pic & info: http://www.gatewayno.com/history/LaPurchase.html -
Lewis and Clark
Thomas Jerfferson sent out the two to look at the land bought and they explored that land, the pacific ocean and created a path for the western expansion. info & picture: http://www.lewisclark.net/index.html -
Treaty of Ghent
Document signed by British and American Representatives at Ghent, Belgium to end the war of 1812. . info and picture: http://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=true&doc=20 -
Battle of New Orleans.
7,500 British soilders against 4,500 U.S. soilders led by General Andrew Jackson. Jackson defeated the British, stopping their plans to attack New Orleans and making him a national military hero. The treaty of Ghent was signed two weeks before but word had not yet reached the soilders. picture: http://sillysoft.net/vox/maps/Battle%20of%20New%20Orleans info: http://battleofneworleans.org/ -
The war of 1812
Fought the greatest naval power in the world. All beacause they wanted to expand teritory. info & picture: http://amhistory.si.edu/starspangledbanner/the-war-of-1812.aspx
