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George Washington is elected first president of the United States
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People rebel against the Congressional tax on whiskey made in America
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Created by Alexander Hamilton to stabilize and improve the nation's credit, and to improve handling of the financial business of the United States government under the newly enacted Constitution
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Resolved issues remaining since the Treaty of Paris and facilitated ten years of peaceful trade between the United States and Britain in the midst of the French Revolutionary Wars
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This treaty defined the boundaries of the United States with the Spanish colonies and guaranteed the United States navigation rights on the Mississippi River
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John Adams is elected the second president of the United States
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John Adams sends peace commission to France, where the foreign minister demanded a bribe for himself
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Alien Acts allowed the government to deport any alien living in the U.S. with ties to U.S. wartime enemies. The Sedition Act defines treason
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The decision helped define the boundary between the constitutionally separate executive and judicial branches of the American form of government
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Acquisition of the Louisiana territory by the United States from France
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This act made illegal any and all exports from the United States.
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Thomas Jefferson is made the 3rd president of the Unites States
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James Madison is elected 4th president of the United States
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Battle between United States forces Native American warriors associated with the Shawnee leader Tecumseh over American expansion into Native American territory
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After an American defeat, a British general occupying DC set fire to the city
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Ended the War of 1812
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The New England Federalist Party met to discuss their grievances concerning the War of 1812 and the political problems arising from the federal government's increasing power
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Final major battle of the War of 1812
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James Monroe is elected 8th president of the United States
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Decided the Constitution grants to Congress implied powers for implementing the Constitution's express powers, in order to create a functional national government, and state action may not impede valid constitutional exercises of power by the Federal government
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Disallowed slavery in the western territories, except Missouri
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Treaty between Spain and America that gave America Florida
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Stated that any further European colonization in North America would be seen as acting against America
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Decided that the power to regulate interstate commerce was granted to Congress
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John Quincy Adams is elected 6th president of the United States
