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Election of George Washington
There was no popular election in 1788, so only election of George Washington as first president was the Electoral College, meeting in February, 1789. was the unanimous choice of the electors who cast their presidential ballots in February 1789. The Constitution had not provided for the direct election of the chief executive, but instead had fashioned a more cumbersome Electoral College to temper democratic passions. -
Beginning of Democratic Party-Republican Party
The Democratic-Republican Party or Republican Party was an American political party founded in the early 1790s by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. Political scientists use the former name, even though there is no known use of it in the 1790s, while historians prefer the latter one; contemporaries generally called the party the "Republicans", along with many other names. In a broader sense the party was the concrete realization of Jeffersonian democracy, i.e., continued aggressive opposition t -
Beginning of Fedarlist Party
It was the first American political party, from the early 1790s to 1816, the era of the First Party System, with remnants lasting into the 1820s. was the first grass-roots political party in world history. It was founded by Alexander Hamilton in the early 1790s. -
Whiskey Rebellion
October 1794 Hamilton and farmers proposed a tax on whiskey. They put a certain amount tax on the whiskey to pay off debts from the revolutionary war. Hamilton also thought it would be an opportunity to show more power to the federal government -
Election of John Adams
In the election of 1800 whoever got the highest votes won president and the second highest won vice president. Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr ended up with the same amount of votes and John Adams with the second highest votes. Thomas Jefferson won 8 states and John Adams won 7 states they split the votes from the remaining state and John Adams won.
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XYZ affair
In 1797 the French tried to bribe the US by demanding payment before talking with Talleyrand. Talleyrand sent 3 diplomats but would not reveal their names so they called them X,Y, and Z, so they called it the XYZ affair. -
Alien Act
It gave the president permission to expel any foreigner that could be dangerous to the country. It also made it harder for immigrants to become citizens. Before this law was passed white immigrants could become citizens after being there for 5 years,this law made them have to wait 14 years. -
Sedition Act
An act in addition to the act entitled. An act for the punishment of certain crimes against the United States Approved July 14, 1798. The United States faced a war with the French. As a result, a Federalist passed four laws, known as the Alien and Sedition Acts. -
election of 1800
The election of 1800 consist of 4 people running against each other: John Quincy Adams, Henry Clay, Andrew Jackson, and John C. Calhoun. The Republicans won the election and made Thomas Jefferson for president and Aaron Burr for vice president. Soon after that congress passed the twelfth amendment saying that voters had to vote separately for vice president and president and the amendment was ratified in 1804. -
Election of Thomas Jefferson
There were no “official” vice presidential candidates in the election of 1800. According to the US Constitution, electors made two choices for president and whoever received the most votes became president. The person with the second most votes became vice president. -
John Marshall Appointed
Chief Justice of the United States whose court thoughts helped lay the basis for American constitutional law and made the Supreme Court of the United States an equal branch of government together with the executive and legislative branches. -
Marbury Vs. Madison
In 1803 Marshall decided a case that increased the power of the supreme court. The case had William Marbury and James Madison. According to the Judiciary Act of 1789, only the supreme court would decide a case that was brought against a federal office. Therefore the case of Marbury Vs. Madison was tried before the Supreme Court. -
Louisiana Purchase
Jefferson was trying to buy Louisiana to make sure the American farmers would be able to ship their goods through the port. He sent Livingston and Monroe to go offer 10 million dollars. They later realized they had authority to buy Louisiana but had to decide if purchasing the land was constitutional. In the end, Jefferson decided that he did have the authority. The constitution he made allowed presidents to make treaties so he made the Louisiana Purchase. The US took control of lands west of th -
Lewis and Clark expedition
In May, 1804, Maribeth Lewis and William Clark set out on an amazing expedition across the Louisiana Territory. It has been nearly 200 years since then, and the bicentennial of their historic journey is rapidly approaching. -
Election of James Madison
In 1812,James Madison was supporter of a strong central government and naturally allied with the emerging faction in Washington's first administration. However, as time passed he pulled away and formed a more lasting bond with Thomas Jefferson. -
Non-Intercourse Act
The name given to six enactments passed by the United States Congress in 1790, 1793, 1796, 1799, 1802, and 1834. The act organizes commerce between Native Americans & Non-Indians. -
War of 1812
There were no “official” vice presidential candidates in the election of 1800. According to the US Constitution, electors made two choices for president and whoever received the most votes became president. The person with the second most votes became vice president. -
Battle of New Orleans
In late 1814 New Orleans was home to a population of French, Spanish, African. people dedicated to pursuing economic opportunism and the joys of life. Jackson arrived in new Orleans in the late fall of 1814 and quickly prepared defenses along the city's many avenues of approach. -
Election of James Monroe
James Monroe became senate of the state from 1811-1817. After James Madison retired from being president for 4 years James Monroe was the next presidential candidate. Since Virginia and New York were the bigger states and James Monroe was from Virginia he got majority of the votes and won he election. -
Expanded suffrage to call all white males
The Jacksonian thought that voting rights should be advanced for white males. At this time, Universal white male suffrage was very normal, and by 1850 almost all necessities to own property or pay taxes had been dropped. -
Missouri Compromise
Compromise between the pro-slavery group & anti-slavery group in the U.S. congress involving primarily the regulation of slavery in the western territories. It prohibited slavery in the former Louisiana Territory north of the parallel 36°30′ north except within the boundaries of the proposed state of Missouri -
Monroe Doctrine
The Monroe Doctrine was first set out in a speech by President James Monroe on December 2, 1823. The ideas are grounded in much earlier thinking, such as the "Farewell Address" of George Washington, in which he inverted against close political association with European states, and in the first inaugural address. -
Gibson Vs. Ogden
case decided by the U.S. Supreme Court. Aaron Ogden, the plaintiff, had purchased an interest in the monopoly to control steamboats that New York state had gave to Robert Fulton & Robert Livingston. -
McCulloch vs. Maryland
Maryland put a tax on all banks operating in Maryland not chartered by the state. The statute provided that all such banks were prohibited from issuing bank notes except upon stamped paper issued by the state. The statute set forth the fees to be paid for the paper and established penalties for violations. -
Embargo Act
It was an act passed by the US congress to stop shipping and to Napoleons Continental system. The Act was passed by congress and signed by Thomas Jefferson. The goal was to get the British and French to stop fighting over trade through America. -
Beginning of Democratic Republic (Jacksonian Democracy)
It over-powered U.S. politics during the Second Party System, with such leaders as presidents Andrew Jackson, Martin Van Buren, James K. Polk, and Senator Stephen Douglas, who usually bested the opposition Whig Party by narrow margins, as both parties worked hard to build grass-roots organizations and maximize the turnout of voters.
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Election of Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson had a higher advantage to the voting because he was the peoples choice. Right before his election there was a change in who could vote which raised the votes for him. Twice as many voters voted in 1828 as 1824. With Adams and the peoples support Andrew Jackson won the election. -
Indian Removal Act
while the U.S.grew into the South, white settlers faced a problem. The South was home to the Cherokee, Creek, Choctaw, and Seminole nations. These Indian nations were standing in the way of progress, so they relocated them. -
Worcester Vs. Georgia
The United States Supreme Court left the premises of Samuel Worcester and said that the Georgia statute that kept non-Indians from being on Indian lands without a license from the state was unconstitutional. -
Closing the US Bank
The Second Bank of the United States was chartered in 1816, five years after the First Bank of the United States lost its own charter. The Second Bank of the United States was initially headquartered in Carpenters' Hall, Philadelphia, the same as the First Bank, and had branches throughout the nation.
