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Election of George Washington
It was the first election.He was the first president of the United states of America.he served two terms. He gave his farewell address -
Bill of Rights Added to the Constitution
In 1787, the Anti-Federalist people complained about the new system that was formed, saying that it threatened their liberties. They said that if the delegates really did care about the people, and their individual rights, they would have included something that protects that. So the federalist decided to gather up information from the amendments, and form the Bill of rights. -
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The Revoultionary Era
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Beginning of Democratic-Republican Party
It was known as the jeffersonian party.Before this was created a lot of people thought it was non-patriotic of them to make this. -
Beginning of the Federalist Party
The Federalist Party, began at the ratification debates over the U.S. Constitution. In 1798, the group that liked ratification and a strong central government called themselves,”federalist.” The federalist prefered more of a consolidated government, instead of a loose one. -
Election of John Adams
The nation was sad when George Washington left and then the nation decides to elect John Adams. He was elected in 1797 through 1801.He was elected under the federalist party banner. He then died on July 4, 1826 with his good friend Thomas Jefferson -
XYZ Affair
In 1797, the French tried to bribe the United States by demanding a payment before they could have any talks about the French seizure of neutral American ships. The French were upset because Of the Jay’s Treaty, because it corrupted their agreements. -
Alien Act
In 1798, Federalist-supported laws that permitted the president to expel foreigners. That made it harder for people to become US Citizens. If the Citizens criticized the government, they could be fined or even jailed. -
Sedition Act
The sedition act was part of the alien and sedition acts which were four bills passed in 1798 by the Federalists in the aftermath of the French Revolution and during an undeclared naval war with France. They were signed by president John Adams. The Sedition Act: Punishes combinations against United States government, Punishes seditious writings, and Allows accused to give in evidence the truth of the matter charged as libellous. -
Whiskey Rebellion
The Whiskey Rebellion took place when George Washington was still in presidency. October 1st, 1800 to be specific. The Whisky Rebellion was a rebellion of farmers because of a tax on whisky. More than 500 armed men attacked the house of the tax collector in Western Pennsylvania. When Washington heard of this, he sent the militia to take care of these protesters. This showed that Washington actually knew what he was doing and he could run a country. -
The Election of Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson was the third president of the United States of America. He was elected on December 3rd, 1800. Thomas Jefferson was a Democratic Republican. He also believed that the states should have more power than the federal government. Thomas Jefferson purchased the Louisiana land; known as the Louisiana Purchase. Also, he proposed and enforced the Embargo act. Lastly, he died on July 4, 1826 -
John Marshall Appointed
John Marshall was born September 24, 1755 in Virginia. Marshall was elected as representative of the white house in 1800. He served as chief justice for 34 years. He died on July 6, 1835. -
Marbury v. Madison
President John Adams had made many federal appointments, including William Marbury as justice of peace. When Washington became president, he refused to recognize the appointment of Marbury. The only people who could make a appointment was the secretary of state, which was James Madison. Madison refused Marbury's case, which made Marbury sue Madison. The Supreme court then became in charge of that case. That is when the Supreme Court started to rule laws unconstitutional. -
Louisiana Purchase
Louisiana purchase was the greatest estate deal in history. In 1803 france sold 820,000 acres of land. It was thomas jefferson's greatest things that happened during his presidency.france controlled it from 1699 to 1762 they gave it to their spanish ally. -
Lewis and Clark Expedition
Lewis and Clark were two men who explored the west of the Mississippi River, after the Louisiana Purchase. The president (Thomas Jefferson) wanted them to explore and find out about the Native American tribes, plants animals, and the terrain type. The president also wanted them to find a river or a waterway to the west Coast and the Pacific Ocean to make it easier for future use. -
Embargo Act
The embargo act was passed by Thomas Jefferson. The embargo act forbid the U.S from trading with any country. This act was intended to keep the U.S independent. Jefferson thought this was the way to not cause any wars with other countries. But, ironically this hurt the U.S a lot. Farmers could not sell their crops and merchants could not sell foreign goods. The embargo act was quickly repealed on March 1, 1807. -
Non-Intercourse Act
The Non-Intercourse Act took place on March 1, 1809. This was enforced by Thomas Jefferson on the last few days of his presidency. This act replaced the Embargo Act. This Act lifted all embargoes on American shipping except for those bound for British or French ports. The reason was to damage the economies of the United Kingdom and France. -
The war of 1812
The war of 1812 began on June 18, 1812. It all began because of the impressment of U.S sailors sailing on the Atlantic Ocean. British sailors would raid U.S ships and force Americans into the British Royal Navy. The war of 1812 lasted 3 years, totalling 6,765 casualties. The U.S won the war. The war officially ended on December 24, 1814 at the signing of the peace Treaty at Ghent. -
Election of James Monroe
He was the the 5 president of the united states.The newspapers criticized monroe saying we would rather have a king than a president.He was a Democratic Republican. -
Monroe Doctrine
The Monroe Doctrine warned the European nations not to get involved in politics with Central and South America. The doctrine showed that the United States was the only country that could influence the political matters. The United States did not want to see any new nations become European colonies again. -
Gibbons v. Ogden
Gibbons vs. Ogden was one of the 3 major supreme court cases. It included Aaron Ogden and Thomas Gibbons. Ogden filed a complaint to the New York Court of Chancery asking them to restrain Gibbons from operating his steam boat on the lower rivers of the mississippi. Gibbons appealed to the Supreme Court, arguing as he did in New York that the monopoly conflicted with federal law. In the end, the supreme court favored Gibbons -
McCulloch v. Maryland
McCulloch vs. Maryland was one of the 3 major supreme court cases. It all began when Baltimore decided to tax the National Bank of the US. McCulloch, a bank teller at the bank would not stand for this. So he sued them. The court of Maryland sided with Baltimore because they were both Democratic Republicans. But, the supreme court sided with McCulloch. So in the end, McCulloch did not have to pay the tax because maryland taxing the National Bank was unconstitutional. This case was a seminal momen
