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Washington elected
George Washington becomes the first President of the United States of America. -
Creation of Cabinet
George Washington creates the Cabinet -
Whiskey Rebellion
A tax protest against the taxing of whiskey and other goods that were the support of most farmers who were growing grain and corn. -
Neutrality Proclemation
An announcement issued by George Washington stating that the United States is nuetral in the war between France and Great Britain. -
The creation of the Cotton Gin
A machine that was the start for the industrial revolution and made cleening cotton a lot quicker. It was created by a man named Eli Whitney. -
Jay treaty
United States representatives and Great Britain signed Jay's treaty which delt with unresolved issues between the two countries since the independence of America. -
End of Washingtons presidency
Washington was no longer the president of the United States of America. -
XYZ Affair
Involves a confrontation between the United States and the Republic France that led to an undeclared war known as the Quasi-War. -
Alien and Sedition acts
A debate between John Adams and Frace on the address of the presidents authority of which he can deport or detain citizens of other country's that have been at war with the U.S. -
Thomas Jefferson elected
Thomas Jefferson was elected for being the president of the United States. -
Marbury v. Madison
The court formed a basis for the exercise of judicial review in the United States under Article III of the constitution and resulted in a petition formed by William Mabury which later on was denied by the Supreme Court. This helped define the boundary between constitutional seperate executive and the judicial branches. -
The Louisiana Purchase
The buying of the Louisiana territory by the United States from France. -
Embargo of 1807
A general Embargo that made all exports from the United States in other countries illegal. -
End of Thomas Jefferson's presidency
Thomas Jeffersis no longer the president of the United States of America. -
Missouri Compromise
A United States federal order made by Henry Clay that regulated slavery in the western parts of the U.S. by prohibiting the practice in the former Lousiana territory. -
Jackson elected president
Andrew Jackson becomes the 7th president of the United States of America. -
Cheerokees nation's appeal
Address of Cherokees council to the people of the United States. The Cherokee council were clearly saying that they have the rights to live on the land their ancestors lived in. -
Indian Removal act of 1830
A law that authorizes the president to negotiate with Southern Indian tribes for their removal to territory west of the Mississippi River. -
Secound annual Message
Andrew Jackson informs the Congress about the progress of the removal act plan. -
Worcester v. Georgia
The United States Supreme Court vacated the conviction of Samuel Worcester and held that the Geargia criminal statute that prohibited non- Native Americans from being present on Native American lands without a license was unconstitutional. This criminal statute stated that the federal government was the sole authority to deal with the Native American nations, this opinion was considered to have built the foundations of sovereignty in the United States. -
Worcester v. Georgia
A case in which the United States Supreme Court vacated the convection of Samuel Worcester. -
Nullification Crisis
A crisis that happened during the presidency of Andrew Jackson and involved a confrontation between South Carolina and the federal government. -
People's Republic of Texas
An independent country in North America that formed as a second nation after seperating from Mexico . -
Trail of Tears
Cherokee nation was forced to give up lands east of the Mississippi River and migrate to, what is known now as Oklahoma, and the process getting there is called Trail of Tears. -
End of Jackson's presidency
Jackson is no longer the president of the United States. -
Annexation of Texas
The United States of America declares that Texas is part of America. -
Mexican- American War
Initiated by the United States and resulted in Mexico's defeat and they lost almost half of its national territory in the north. -
Wilmot Proviso
An American law to ban slavery in any territory attained from Mexico in the Mexican War and was created by David Wilmot. -
California "Gold Rush"
A period in American history when gold was founded by James W. And the news of gold caused many new arrivals of Americans, Latin Americans, Australians, and Asians -
Compromise of 1850
A package of five separate bills which defused a four year political confrontation between slave and free states. -
Bleeding Kansas
A series of violent political confrontations in the U.S. that involved anti-slavery and slavery. -
Kansas- Nebraska Act
Created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska by the Democratic senator Stephan A. Douglas with the purpose to open up many thousand of new farms. -
Dred Scott v. Sandford
The court held that African Americans, whether enslaved or free, could not be American Citezens and had no standing to sue the federal court. Dred Scott, an enslaved African American who had been taken by his owners to a free state and attempted to sue for his own freedom and the court denied his request. This is known as the worst Supreme Court decisions. -
Secession
Applies to the outbreak of the American Civil War were eleven Southern states each declaired secession from the United States. -
Lincoln elected president
Lincoln was elected president of the United States of America. -
American Civil War
Seven Southern slave states individually declaired secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America. -
Emancipation Proclimation
This proclamation declaired that all slaves helps in the rebellioA state are now free from being slaves. -
Habeas Corpus suspension
Abraham Lincoln suspends the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus in response to the United States Civil War. -
Miranda v. Arizona
Ernesto Miranda was arrested in his house and brought to the police station where he was questioned by police officers in connection with a kidnapping and rape. After being caught he was questioned by the police and confessed but was not aware of hits rights. Court found him guilty. This had an impact on law enforcement in the United States because it made something known as the Miranda rights which is part of routine police procedure to ensure that suspects were informed of their rights. -
Tinker v. Des Moines
In December 1965, a group of students in Des Moines held a meeting in the home of 16-year-old Christopher Eckhardt to plan a public showing of their support for a truce in the Vietnam war. So they created arm bands that they wore to school and were later not aloud to worn and was thought to be against their right to freedom of speech and so they went to the Supreme Court but they soon dismissed the case -
Bethel high school v. Fraser
Was a decision involving free speech in public schools. Matthew Fraser was suspended from school in the Bethel School District for making a speech including double entendres at a school assembly. The Supreme Court held that his suspension did not violate the First Amendment. -
Hazelwood school district v. Kuhlmeier
Showed that public school curricular student newspapers that have not been created as forums for student expression are subject to a lower level of First Amendment protection than independent student expression or newspapers established as forums for student expression. -
Morse v. Fredrick
Juneau-Douglas High School principal Deborah Morse suspended Joseph Frederick after he displayed a banner reading "BONG HiTS 4 JESUS" across the street from the school during an event. Frederick sued, claiming his constitutional rights to free speech were violated. His suit was dismissed by the federal district court, but on appeal, the Ninth Circuit reversed, concluding that Frederick's speech rights were violated.
