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Washington becomes the 1st President
George Washington becomes the 1st president of the U.S. with unanimous vote -
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Washington Presidency
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Judiciary Act
Judiciary Act of 1789 set up the Supreme Court and district courts -
Report on Public Credit
Funded Debt - encouraged people to invest to U.S. government Assumption - pay off the war debts as a nation, not states ->more unified nation -
Report on a National Bank
Created a national bank, the bank of U.S., which deposited taxes and loans to help economy Used elastic clause of the Constitution to create the national bank -
Report on Manufacture
America needed to achieve self-sufficiency, therefore encouraged industry Imposed protective tariffs to foster domestic manufacturers -
Bill of Rights
The first ten amendments of the Constitution that lists rights of Americans It was to fulfill promise to Anti-Federalist -
Citizen Edmund Genet Affair
Genet was a French Foreign Minister who encouraged people to side with France in the war between France and GB after Washington announced neutrality.
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Proclamation of Neutrality
Washington declared that US is neutral in the conflict between France and GB. -
Jefferson Resigns
Jefferson was sympathetic to France due to its democratic ideals and his close relationship with France.
After the Proclamation of Neutrality, Jefferson was disappointed to the government and resigned his job -
Whiskey Rebellion
Farmers who were forced to pay the new excise tax rebelled against the government. Washington supressed the rebellion strongly by going to the Pennsylvenia with the army. -
Jay's Treaty
Great Britan was out of New Orleans Territory
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Treaty of Greenville
Following the Battle of Fallen Timbers led by General Anthony Wayne, the Treaty of Greenvile established the line between European settlers and Native American -
Pickney's Treaty
Treaty with Spain that achieved right of Deposit in New Orleans -
John Adams becomes president
Adams became the 2nd President of America -
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Adams Presidency
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XYZ Affair
After French ships attacked American shipping ships, French representatives demanded a bribe to stop, which caused national indignation -
The Revolution of 1800
Thomas Jefferson won the presidential election of 1800. It is called a revolution because there was a change of party -
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Jefferson Presidency
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Louisiana Acquisition
Jefferson purchased Louisiana from France, removing European force, avoiding future conflict, and doubling the size of the nation -
Hamilton Killed in a duel
Hamilton is killed when Aaron Burr challenges him to a duel after Hamilton exposed Burr's conspiracy with the remaining Federalist leaders. -
Embargo Act
The Embargo Act of 1807 was a general embargo enacted by the United States Congress against the United Kingdom and France during the Napoleonic Wars
