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election of george washington
George washington won the election
It was shortly after the failed attempt of the article of confederation
He was chosen for his strong way of leadership -
bill of rights added to the counstitution
The reason the Bill of rights was added to the constitution was Because the government wanted to protect people basic rights.
it was established at the convention 1787 by Charles pinckney
I protected people from their government. -
Beginning of Democratic-Republican
In 1791 leaders in states were organizing to support either Hamilton or Jefferson. Jefferson's supporters called themselves Democratic Republicans, sometimes shortened to Republicans. This group included small farmers, artisans, and some wealthy planters. -
Whiskey Rebellion
It was too difficult to transport crops so farmers would turn the crops into whiskey,
increasing its value and marketability. Farmers ignored the tax. the resistance stretched and
when the tax collectors came to pick up the taxes the farmers refused to pay. The farmers
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Election of John Adams
In 1796 George Washington’s 2nd term was ending the United States was getting ready for the presidential election. Adams, Washington’s former vice president was going in the run with Thomas Jefferson his real competition preparing as well. Adams was nominated by the Federalists group while the Democratic-Republicans nominated Thomas Jefferson. With a close voting Adams beat Jefferson to become the 2nd President of the United States. -
XYZ affairs
When Adams was President, during the French Revolution.
They signed the treaty with Great Britain
There were three people that John Adams and they were John Marshall , Elbridge Gerry and Charles Pinckney these men formed the XYZ Affair. -
alien act
The act was imploded by John adams
The act was in place because the government was scared of subversion
That means they were scared that the people will try to overthrow them.
The act says that the government can imprison or deport people from foreign lands that they expect activate posing a threat to the government. -
Sedition Acts
Under the threat of war with France, congress passed four laws in an effort to strengthen the Federal Government. The Federalists believed that Democratic-Republican criticism of Federalist policies was disloyal and feared that aliens living in the United States would befriend the French during a war. As a result, a Federalist-controlled Congress passed four laws, known as the Alien and Sedition Acts. These laws raised the residency requirements for citizenship from 5 to 14 years, authorized the -
Election of Thomas Jefferson
In the election of 1800 Thomas Jefferson ran against John Adams. Thomas Jefferson ran
for the Democratic-Republicans and John Adams ran for the federalists. Thomas Jefferson
had 73 electoral vote and John Adams had 65 electoral votes. Jefferson won over 8 states
while Adams got 7. The election was really close but the people chose Jefferson to be their
fourth president. They both died on July 4, 1826 within hours apart. -
John Marshall Appointment
Marshall was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1799, and in early 1800 was appointed Secretary of State by President John Adams. The following year, President Adams nominated Marshall Chief Justice of the United States, and the Senate confirmed the appointment on January 27, 1801. Marshall served as Chief Justice for 34 years, the longest term of any Chief Justice. During his term, he helped establish the Supreme Court as the final authority on the meaning of the Constitu -
Marbury vs madidon
Marbury sued Madison because Madison didn't give him his appointment to be part of the jp. tj, dr, told madison not to deliver the appointment.They did ruled not in favor of Mabury and John Marshall order the judicial act unconstitutional -
Louisiana Purchase
The louisiana Purchase is considered the greatest real estate deal in history. The United States purchased the Louisiana Territory from France with the price of $15 million. The ratification of the Louisiana Purchase treaty by the senate on October 20, 1803, doubled the size of the United States and opened up the continent to its westward expansion. -
lews and clark
The expedition was created by Thomas Jefferson to study the louisiana purchase
ed some indians on their expedition that where they
meet sacagawea n tribes.
They both also journaled some of there finding like weather , landscapes and even mountains -
Embargo Act
The Embargo Act was a law that imposed a total ban on foreign trade. The law was placed
there in response to violations of the U.S.. The British Royal Navy forced American men
into service on their warships. The U.S. declared war. In 1807 the act was passed. -
Election of James Madison
James Madison was democratic-republican. He ran against Charles C. Pinckney who was a federalist. Madison won the election winning over 12 states while Pinckney won over 5. The final electoral vote was 122 to 47. -
Non-Intercorse Act
In 1809 a law was passed that allowed Americans to carry on trade with all nations except
for Great Britain and France. The original Non-Intercorse Act was signed by President
George Washington. The act was to make sure their was no intercorse between the United
States, France and Great Britain. -
War of 1812
September 11, 1812 to 1824
A 32 month war between the United States and the British Empire with their Indian allies. It
resulted in a resolution of many issues, but no territorial change. United States declared the war. -
Election of James Monroe
Monroe served as president of the United States for a total of two terms, from March 4, 1817- March 3, 1825. He was part of the Democratic-Republican political party. One of his major accomplishment was the Monroe Doctrine. He issued it stating that Europe would not interfere in the western hemisphere. Because revolutions were occurring in Latin America worrying Monroe that European nations would get involved. -
monroe Doctorin
The Monroe Doctrine in forced that europe could not interfere with the western hemispheres
problems
There were also revolutions happening in europe that worried monroe ‘
He felt that america could handle its own problems -
Gibbons v. Ogden
In another case, Gibbons v. Ogden (1824), the Supreme Court upheld the power of the federal government to regulate trade between states. The Court struck down a New York law that tried to control steamboat travel between New York and New Jersey. The Court ruled that a state could regulate trade only within its own borders. Only the federal government had the power to regulate interstate commerce, or trade between different states. This decision helped the national economy by making it easier -
McCulloch vs. Maryland
Maryland placed a tax on all banks operating in Maryland. But while McCulloch was the cashier he issued bank notes without complying by the Maryland law. Maryland sued McCulloch for not paying the tax. Maryland lost the case because the Court decided that congress did not have the power to create the bank.
