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George Washington--Whiskey Rebellion
The whiskey rebellion was a protest that occurred against the whiskey tax and Washington came in to suppress the violence.(Executive Power) -
Thomas Jefferson--Louisiana Purchase
A land deal between the United States and France, in which the U.S. acquired approximately 827,000 square miles of land west of the Mississippi River for $15 million.Jefferson convinced secretary of state James Madison to go along with the deal.(Diplomatic Power) -
James Madison-War of 1812
Madison asked congress to declare war for several reasons, including trade restrictions brought about by the British war with France, the impressment of as many as 10,000 American merchant sailors into the Royal Navy, British support for Native American tribes fighting European American settlers on the frontier, outrage over insults to national honor during the Chesapeake–Leopard Affair, and interest in the United States in expanding its borders west.(Legislative Power) -
James Monroe--Monroe Doctrine
The doctrine warns European nations that the United States would not tolerate further colonization or puppet monarchs against the western hemisphere.(Executive Power) -
Andrew Jackson—Indian Removal Act
This act authorized the president to grant unsettled lands west of the Mississippi River in exchange for Indian lands within existing state borders.(Executive Power) -
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James Polk—Mexican American War
stemming from the United States’ annexation of Texas in 1845 and from a dispute over whether Texas ended at the Nueces River (Mexican claim) or the Rio Grande (U.S. claim).(Military) -
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Abraham Lincoln—Civil War
An internal conflict fought in the United States from 1861 to 1865. The Union faced secessionists in eleven Southern states grouped together as the Confederate States of America.(Executive) -
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William McKinley—Spanish American War
A conflict fought between Spain and the United States in 1898. Hostilities began in the aftermath of the internal explosion of the USS Maine in Havana harbor in Cuba.(Executive Power) -
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Woodrow Wilson—World War I
The immediate cause was the assassination of Franz Ferdinand, the archduke of Austria-Hungary. His death at the hands of Gavrilo Princip – a Serbian nationalist with ties to the secretive military group known as the Black Hand – propelled the major European military powers towards war. -
Woodrow Wilson—Treaty of Versailles
The most important of the peace treaties that brought World War I to an end. The Treaty ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers.(Diplomatic) -
Franklin Roosevelt—New Deal Legislation
A series of programs, including, most notably, Social Security, that were enacted in the United States between 1933 and 1938, and a few that came later.(Legislative Power) -
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Franklin Roosevelt—World War II
The global war against nazi Germany. Roosevelt was a huge part in starting the untied nations.(Diplomatic Power) -
Franklin Roosevelt—Executive Order 9066
This order authorized the Secretary of War to prescribe certain areas as military zones, clearing the way for the internment of Japanese Americans, German Americans, and Italian Americans to concentration camps in the United States.(Executive Power) -
Harry Truman—Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The United States dropped nuclear weapons on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6 and 9, 1945, respectively, during the final stage of World War II. The United States had dropped the bombs with the consent of the United Kingdom as outlined in the Quebec Agreement. The two bombings, which killed at least 129,000 people, remain the only use of nuclear weapons for warfare in history.(Executive Power) -
Harry Truman—Executive Order 9981
An executive order by President Harry S. Truman. It abolished racial discrimination in the United States Armed Forces and eventually led to the end of segregation in the services. -
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Harry Truman—Korean War
Truman announces that he is ordering U.S. air and naval forces to South Korea to aid the democratic nation in repulsing an invasion by communist North Korea.(Executive Power) He didn't even ask congress to declare war. -
Dwight Eisenhower—Federal Highway Act
With an original authorization of US$25 billion for the construction of 41,000 miles (66,000 km) of the Interstate Highway System supposedly over a 10-year period, it was the largest public works project in American history through that time.(Executive Power) -
Dwight Eisenhower—Little Rock Nine
A group of nine African American students enrolled in Little Rock Central High School in 1957. Their enrollment was followed by the Little Rock Crisis, in which the students were initially prevented from entering the racially segregated school by Orval Faubus, the Governor of Arkansas.Eisenhower took over the guard and sent in troops.(Executive Power) -
John Kennedy—Cuban Missile Crisis
A 13-day confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union concerning American ballistic missile deployment in Italy and Turkey with consequent Soviet ballistic missile deployment in Cuba. -
John Kennedy—Limited Test Ban Treaty
Prohibits nuclear weapons tests "or any other nuclear explosion" in the atmosphere, in outer space, and under water.(Executive ) -
Lyndon Johnson—Great Society Programs
A set of domestic programs in the United States launched by Democratic President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964–65. The main goal was the elimination of poverty and racial injustice.(Executive) -
Lyndon Johnson—Civil Rights Act
A landmark civil rights and US labor law in the United States that outlaws discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.Lyndon signed.(Executive) -
Richard Nixon—Visits China
An important step in formally normalizing relations between the United States and China. It marked the first time a U.S. president had visited the PRC, which at that time considered the U.S. one of its foes, and the visit ended 25 years of separation between the two sides.(Executive) -
Richard Nixon—Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty
Interim Agreement between the U.S. and U.S.S.R. of five-year duration which froze the number of strategic ballistic missiles at 1972 levels. Construction of additional land-based ICBM silos were prohibited, while SLBM launcher levels can be increased if corresponding reductions are made in older ICBM or SLBM launchers. Modernization of launchers is allowed, however, if kept within specific dimensions.(Diplomatic Power) -
Gerald Ford—Pardons Richard Nixon
Granted former president Richard Nixon a full and unconditional pardon for any crimes he might have committed against the United States while president.(Executive) -
Jimmy Carter—Camp David Accords
The accords were negotiated during 12 days of intensive talks at President Jimmy Carter’s Camp David retreat in the Catoctin Mountains of Maryland. The final peace agreement–the first between Israel and one of its Arab neighbors–was signed in March 1979.(Diplomatic) -
Ronald Reagan—Appoints Sandra Day O’Connor
O'Connor was sworn in and became the first woman to serve on the highest court in the land.(Executive) -
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George HW Bush—Persian Gulf War
A war waged by coalition forces from 35 nations led by the United States against Iraq in response to Iraq's invasion and annexation of Kuwait.Bush urged other countries to send their troops in as well.(Executive Power) -
Bill Clinton—North American Free Trade Agreement
An agreement signed by Canada, Mexico, and the United States, creating a trilateral trade bloc in North America.(Legislative) -
Bill Clinton—Appoints Madeline Albright
The first woman to become a United States Secretary of State.(Executive Power)
