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Washington elected president
Washington was the first elected president in the United States and established many precedents. -
Creation of the Presidential Cabinet
The cabinets job is the advisors of all the departments in the branches. -
Whiskey Rebellion
The Whiskey rebellion was a tax protest in the United States beginning in 1791, during the presidency of George Washington. -
Neutrality Proclamation with France
The Neutrality Proclamation declared the nation neutral in the conflict between France and Great Britain. -
Jay treaty
The Jay treaty was made to settle issues between the two countries that had been left unresolved. -
XYZ Affair
The XYZ Affair was an event in 1797 between the United States and France sparking a war called the Quasi war -
End of Washingtons presidency
Through his years as president he accomplished many goals making the United States a better nation. -
Alien and Sedition Acts
The Alien and Sedition Acts were four bills passed by the Federalist dominated 5th United States Congress, and signed into law by Federalist President John Adams in 1798. -
Jefferson Elected President
Through Jeffersons years as president he became known as one of our best presidents ever. -
Marbury v Madison
Marbury was denied his job when John Adams gave him a job but Jefferson did not allow it but the Supreme Court ruled that he shouldn't be allowed his job since the acting president did not allow it. One of the values of the case was authority. The long term affect of this case was how the Supreme Court changed the way they look at things and they changed it to base their decision off the Constitution. -
Louisiana Purchase
This was known to be an extremely good deal today because of how cheap the "Louisiana Purchase" was purchased for. -
Creation of Cotton Gin
The Cotton gin was created by Eli Whitney in 1807 that could make 50 pounds of clean cotton a day and it helped make am industrialized country -
Embargo of 1807
During the Embargo of 1807 Jefferson cut off all trade with Britian -
End of Jeffersons presidency
Jefferson died 17 years later on July 4 1826 -
Missouri Compromise
The Missouri Compromise was an effort to defuse the rivalries between the northern states and the southern states -
Jackson Elected President
Jackson lost the election by a narrow margin to John Quincy Adams in 1824 -
Indian Removal Act
Jackson wanted the Indians to make west to a new territory so that we would have more room. -
Cherokee Nations Appeal
The Cherokees were the biggest of the Indian tribes and were the group the fought for their land the most -
Second Annual Message
Jackson informs the people of his progress with the removal plan, stating that the plan is moving ahead smoothly and explaining how it benefits everyone involved. -
Worcester v Georgia
the state of Georgia tried to dictate ability of Georgia citizens to have intercourse with Native Americans. It was chosen that the state of Georgia doesn't have the authority to regulate their citizens having intercourse with Native Americans. The long term affect was that is set the precedent of tribal sovereignty. This values individualism. -
Worcester v. Georgia
They held a Georgia criminal law that prohibited non-Native Americans from being present on Native American lands without a license from the state was unconstitutional. A value used in this court case was freedom. -
Nullification Crisis
The Nullification Crisis was a dispute between South Carolina and the government. -
People's Republic of Texas
It is Texas as a single country before it became part of the United States -
End of Jacksons presidency
Jackson served two terms as president and died 8 years later in 1837 -
Trail of Tears
The trail the Indians took to get to their new home land and hundreds of Indians died on the way. -
Annexation of Texas
Texas was admitted as the 28th state in the country of the United States -
Mexican-American War
A war between the U.S. and Mexico spanned the period from spring 1846 to fall 1847. The war was initiated by the United States and resulted in Mexico's defeat and the loss of approximately half of its national territory in the north. -
Wilmer Proviso
The Wilmot Proviso was designed to eliminate slavery within the land acquired as a result of the Mexican War (1846-48). Soon after the war began, President James K. Polk sought the appropriation of $2 million as part of a bill to negotiate the terms of a treaty. -
California "Gold Rush"
The California Gold Rush was a time where people from all across the United States went to California to mine in hopes of finding gold -
Compromise of 1850
The Compromise of 1850 was a package of five separate bills passed by the United States Congress in September 1850, which defused a four-year political confrontation between slave and free states regarding the status of territories acquired during the Mexican-American War -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
The Kansas-Nebraska Act allowed people in the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide for themselves whether or not to allow slavery within their borders. -
"Bleeding Kansas"
Bloody Kansas or the Border War was a series of violent political confrontations in the United States involving anti-slavery Free-Staters and pro-slavery -
Dred Scott v Sandford
Dred Scott was a slave then moved over to a free state with his owners, Dred Scott the sued his owners because they wanted him to stay a slave even though they were in a free state. The values were hierchy and order because he wasn't granted his rights. The long term affect was racial tension. -
Lincoln elected president
One of Lincoln biggest milestones was the emancipation proclamation. -
Secession
The Secession is the withdrawal of one or more States from the Union that constitutes the United States -
Civil War
The Civil War killed thousands of people and the North won the civil war -
Battle of Antietam
The Battle of Antietam was the first major battle in the Civil War to take place on Union soil and atleast 23,000 people either died were injured or went missing. -
Suspension of habeas corpus
Habeas corpus is a court order to a person or agency holding someone in custody to deliver the imprisoned individual to the court issuing the order. -
Battle of Gettysburg
This was the second and final time the South invaded the Union and it ended in the bloodiest battle of the Civil War. Ending with a decisive Union win, the Battle of Gettysburg was a major turning point in the Civil War. -
Gettysburg address
In the address Lincoln reiterated the principles of human equality espoused by the Declaration of Independence and proclaimed the Civil War as a struggle for the preservation of the Union sundered by the secession crisis -
13th Amendment
The 13th Amendment made slavery illegal in all states and was passed by President Lincoln on the Morning of April 8th. -
Sherman's March to the sea
Led by General Sherman this event in the Civil war introduced a new type of warfare; physiological. By cutting off his supply line and allowing his soldiers to forage the country side for supplies Sherman induced fear in the Confederates. However, once he reached his destination he ceased to engage in these activities -
Surrender at Appomatix Court House
This was the final engagement of Confederate Army general Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia before it surrendered to the Union Army under Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant. -
Lincolns Assasination
President Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth while attending Ford's Theatre in Washington, DC. He was shot which killed him at 7:22 am. -
Emancipation Proclamation
The proclamation declared "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free." -
Miranda v Arizona
Miranda was arrested for rape and eventually sentenced to thirty years in prison and when he was taken in for investigation he was not informed of his rights and didn't know he could have a lawyer so he had to be retried in court but his ex girlfriend testified against him so he was sentenced to court again. The main value of this court case is freedom and the long term affect was the creation of the Miranda rights. -
Tinker v Des Moines
Tinker v Des Moines is a case where students showed there right to peacefully protest by wearing black armbands to school to protest the war and then they got in trouble because the school did not like it. Values of Tinker v Des Moines was freedom and equality. The court decided that the right to peacefully protest cpshould be allowed and the students should be able to wear the armbands. The long term affect was students free speech should be respected. -
Bethel High School v Fraser
At a school assembly of approximately 600 high school students, Matthew Fraser made a speech nominating a fellow student for elective office. In his speech, Fraser used what some observers believed was a graphic sexual metaphor to promote the candidacy of his friend. Because of this Fraser was suspended for 2 days and the court ruled the it was to rule such punishment which shows a value of order. -
Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier
On May 1983, Robert E. Reynolds, the school principal, received the pages From the daily newspaper. Reynolds found two of the articles in the issue to be inappropriate, and ordered that the pages on which the articles appeared be withheld from publication. Cathy Kuhlmeier and two other former Hazelwood East students brought the case to court. The court held that the First Amendment did not require schools to affirmatively promote particular types of student speech. This is a value of freedom. -
Morse v. Fredrick
Joseph Frederick held up a banner with the message "Bong Hits 4 Jesus," a slang reference to marijuana smoking. Principal Deborah Morse took away the banner and suspended Frederick for ten days. The Supreme Court ruled in favor of the school that it should be illegal to promote drugs on school property. This shows a value of order. -
Riley v. California
Riley was pulled over for drunk driving and when getting arrested the police found that he had been in a gang that went on a shooting making the punishment more severe for Riley but he argued that it was illegal to search someone's phone without a warrant. The court ruled in favor of Riley which shows a value of freedom and the long term affect was that now you need a warrant to search a phone.
