political developments of the early republic

By christownsend2010

  • washihington becomes president

    washihington becomes president
    george washington

  • whiskey rebellion

    whiskey rebellion
    in 1794 frontier farmers resentment of the whiskey tax had exploded into rebellion in western pennsylvania

  • john adams

    john adams
    in 1796 john adams was elected the nation's second president by a slim margin

  • alien and sedition acts 1798

    alien and sedition acts 1798
    Alien and Sedition Acts were four bills passed in 1798 by the Federalists in the 5th United States Congress in the aftermath of the French Revolution's reign of terror and during an undeclared naval war with France, later known as the Quasi-War. They were signed into law by President John Adams.

  • thomas jefferson

    thomas jefferson
    Thomas Jefferson (April 13, 1743 (April 2, 1743) July 4, 1826) was the principal author of the United States Declaration of Independence (1776) and the Statute of Virginia for Religious Freedom (1777), the third President of the United States (1801–1809) and founder of the University of Virginia (1819). He was an influential Founding Father and an exponent of Jeffersonian democracy.
    At the beginning of the American Revolution, Jefferson served in the Continental Congress, representing Vi

  • marbury v madison

    marbury v madison
    Marbury v. Madison (1803) is a landmark case in United States law and in the history of law worldwide. It formed the basis for the exercise of judicial review in the United States under Article III of the Constitution. It was also the first time in Western history a court invalidated a law by declaring it unconstitutional a process called judicial review. The landmark decision helped define the checks and balances of the American form of government.

  • louisiana purchase

    louisiana purchase
    In 1803 an issue arose that forced president Jefferson to rethink this belief in a strict interpretation of the constitution He from Mississippi river west to the rocky mountains and from Canada south to Texas would double the size of the united states

  • embargo act

    embargo act
    The Embargo Act of 1807 and the subsequent Nonintercourse Acts were American laws restricting American ships from engaging in foreign trade between the years of 1807 and 1812. The Acts were diplomatic responses by presidents Thomas Jefferson and James Madison designed to protect American interests and avoid war. They failed, and helped cause the War of 1812 between the U.S. and Britain