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Election of George Washington
Washington was the first president of the United States, making him take a big role in our country. At the time he was in office, the thirteen states were not united and were known as an independent nation. Washington increased the power of the United States by using the Federal government and used The Judiciary Act of 1789 to establish a Court System. Washington was also apart of the Whisky Rebellion. George was the one that created Mr. President and that a President gets two terms. -
bill of rights added to constitution
In the ratification debate, Anti-Federalists opposed to the Constitution, complained that the new system threatened liberties, and suggested that if the delegates had truly cared about protecting individual rights, they would have included provisions that accomplished that. With ratification in serious doubt, Federalists announced a willingness to take up the matter of a series of amendments, to be called the Bill of Rights, soon after ratification and the First Congress comes into session. -
Whiskey Rebellion
When Congress decided to put taxes on wine. It made the farmers who delivered them mad because they thought it was unfair. They all were together and started the march to Philadelphia.Washington needed to do something so he sent his army down there to stop the rebellion. It end up working because once the farmers heard the news, they fled back home. -
election of john Adams
The United States presidential election of 1796 was the 3rd quadrennial presidential election. It was held from Friday, November 4 to Wednesday, December 7, 1796. It was the first contested American presidential election and the only one in which a president and vice president were elected from opposing tickets. The ratification of the twelfth Amendment made such a result unlikely in the future. -
XYZ Affair
The French were attacking American Ships and it angered President John Adams. He hired 3 diplomats to talk to French Minister Charles Maurice de Talleyrand Perigord. When the diplomats arrived, they were encountered by the minister’s representatives. They were bribing for money but the diplomats said,”Millions for Defense, Not one cent for tribute”. It started a tension with France and the US. -
Alien Act
The first act was the Alien Enemies Act. This act defined the procedure by which US authorities could determine whether a citizen of an enemy nation posed a threat to national security during wartime. If found guilty under the outlined procedures, the guilty party would be deported or detained. The Alien Enemies Act was not called into use until the War of 1812. -
Sedition act
It forbade any individual or group to oppose any measure or measures of the #United States. Under the Sedition Act, it was illegal to speak, write, or print any statement about the president which brought him, in the subject of the act. The Sedition Act was set to expire in 1801. Four of the five major Republican newspapers were charged with sedition just before the presidential election of 1800, and several foreign born journalists were threatened with expulsion. -
John Marshall Appointed
John Marshall was the fourth Chief Justice of the United States, appointed in 1801 by President John Adams. In the 34 years that Marshall presided over the Supreme Court, the federal powers of the judicial branch were defined and strengthened, most notably in the 1803 case of Marbury v. Madison, in which Marshall asserted the power of the court to overturn legislation deemed unconstitutional. -
election of Thomas Jefferson
From March 4, 1801 to March 4, 1809, carried out what Jefferson called the "Revolution of 1800", as he attempted to put into action the principles of his Democratic-Republican parties. In domestic affairs Jefferson tried to weaken Federalist influences, especially in the judiciary, and succeeded in limiting the size of government by reducing taxes and the national debt. -
marbury v. madison
On his last day in office, President John Adams named forty-two justices of the peace and sixteen new circuit court justices for the District of Columbia under the Organic Act. The Organic Act was an attempt by the Federalists to take control of the federal judiciary before Thomas Jefferson took office.The commissions were signed by President Adams and sealed by acting Secretary of State John Marshall (who later became Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and author of this opinion), but they were -
Lousiana Purchase
France sold 828,000 square miles west of the Mississippi River to America. It was one of Jefferson’s greatest achievements, he nearly doubled the size of the United States. They were just going to buy New Orleans for 10 million and instead Napoleon offered them the whole state of louisiana for just 15 million. The took the cheap price and bought the whole state now controlling the whole mississippi river. After the Louisiana Purchase America was seen as a much larger country. -
Lewis and Clark
Their mission was to explore the new land south of the mississippi river that was newly purchased. Lewis and Clark did not find a direct waterway from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean, their expedition brought a wealth of knowledge about the newly purchased lands in the west. Lewis and Clark were able to document over 100 animal species and over 170 plants. They also brought back information on the size, minerals and the geology of the area. -
Embargo Act
The British Royal Navy started the impressment of Americans on the high seas. Thomas Jefferson made the act that said that Americans couldn’t trade with any foreign nations. This was a huge effect because the government thought that it would affect foreign ports but end up hurting our own ports. It was immediately repealed. -
election of james madison
In 1789, Madison became a leader in the new House of Representatives, drafting many basic laws. He is notable for drafting the first ten amendments to the Constitution, and thus is known as the "Father of the Bill of Rights". Madison worked closely with President George Washington to organize the new federal government. Breaking with Hamilton and what became the Federalist Party in 1791, Madison and Thomas Jefferson organized what they called the Republican Party. -
Non-Intercourse act
In response to violations by France and England to American sovereignty, Congress closed its ports and prohibited international trade. The Embargo Act, however, failed to change the French and English policy toward the United States. As a result, Congress lifted the comprehensive embargo on American commercial activity and passed a new act designed to punish only those nations who violated the law. -
War of 1812
This war was the 1st invasion in the United States. This was major for America because it was either win or lose. In the battle at Fort McHenry, there job was to defend Baltimore which inspired the “Star-Spangled Banner”. The war ended on December 24, 1814 when the Treaty of Ghent. The most famous battle was fought after the treaty (Battle of New Orleans). -
election of james monroe
In 1782, Monroe was elected to the Virginia assembly and later to the Continental Congress. He thought the Articles of Confederation government needed a thorough overhaul, but opposed ratification of the Constitution in the Virginia Convention of 1789. Monroe's concerns were with the lack of democratic elements – no popular election of the president or senators and the absence of a Bill of Rights.Despite his opposition to the Constitution, Monroe was elected to the Senate where he became allie -
Monroe Doctrine
This document was signed on December 23, 1823. It stated that no European nations could enter in the Western Hemisphere. We wouldn’t attack them and they couldn’t attack us. If they enter in the United States, it will be all out war. -
gibbons v. ogden
Ogden brought this lawsuit seeking an injunction to restrain Gibbons from operating steam ships on New York waters in violation of his exclusive privilege. Ogden was granted the injunction and Gibbons appealed, asserting that his steamships were licensed under the Act of Congress entitled “An act for enrolling and licensing ships and vessels to be employed in the coasting trade and fisheries, and for regulating the same.” Gibbons asserted that the Act of Congress superseded the exclusive privile -
McCulloch v. Maryland
In this very important Supreme Court case, McCulloch was a simple banker. Everything was fine until the State of Maryland wanted to tax him for $15000. McCulloch kept on saying no so the State of Maryland sued him. It end up going to the Supreme Court. After many hours of debate, McCulloch was found innocent and it was not right for Maryland to do that. -
beginning of federalist party
The Federalists, as a rule, were advocates of a strong central government. They were somewhat pessimistic about human nature and believed that the government must resist the passions of the general public. One of the government's prime functions was to maintain order. The Federalists tended to place their faith in the talents of a small governing elite. -
Beginning of Democratic Party
This party was started by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. It started because Thomas and Alexander Hamilton (leader of Federalists party) had many ideas and grew to be enemies. Thats is how both parties started and Democratic-Republican grew to be the stronger and then split up.
