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This policy gave Congress the power to determine the number of justices on the Supreme Court.It also created lower courts.
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George Washington took presidency and gave his inaugural address, He seperated the executive and legislative branches. he created the; Secretary of State, The Treasury, The War Department, and the Justice Department whcih formed the Cabinet. This structure is still used today.
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President Washington signs a bill into law that permanently places the nation's capital along the Potamic River, later it would be called the District of Columbia.
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Congress passes the U.S. first Neutralization Law, establishing terms of citizenship.
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President Washington warned Americans to avoid either side in the emerging conflict between Britain and France.
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Treaty that averted a war between GBR and the US over the British Seizure of American ships.
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12 Indian nations ceded huge amounts of land in the Midwest to the US.
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This speech offered many suggestions for the nation and its citizens to live and interact with each other and other nations (notably Britain)
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The "XYZ" Affair was when Americans were outraged by the demand of the French for a bribe as a condition for negotiaiting with American diploamts
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President Adams feared for a French Invasion and declared war between the U.S. & France.
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This was passed by Congress, which four acts that targeted Immigrants and violated freedom of Speech.
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4 states had universal white male suffrage; this led to voter turnout increases
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First successful transition of parties in US history.
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Literature such as Mason Locke Weems's "Life of Washington" epitomized the zenith of the Revolutionary era and growth of literature.
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Congress passes amd Adams signs into law, the Federal Bankruptcy, providing merchants and traders protection from debtors.
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A resolution is passed and eventually signed by President Adams calling for the establishment of a library of Congress.
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Thomas Jefferson's purchase over doubled the size of the US. This was the largest peaceful acquisition of territory in US history.
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Supreme court decision that created judicial review by ruling unconstitutional part of the Judiciary Act of 1789
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Jefferson's victory was so decisive over the Federalists, and he wooed moderate federalists so much, that the Federalist party was diminished to a mere sectional group.
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Due to British and French difficulties, the US was caught in the middle and therefore faced impressment, This developed the US's problem with neutral rights.
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Increased impressment and Napoleonic conquer led to the US becoming neutral between France and GBR
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Act passed by Congress prohibiting American ships from leaving for any foreign ports. This was a disaster for American trade.
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Some of this law still remains today. At the same time, it prolonged the state's admittance into the Union.
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Jefferson ended his presidency due to a failure of "peaceable coercion"
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The US gained 3 million acres of Delaware and Potawatomi land in Indiana under Madison.
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A group of Congressman constructed this group that aggressively pushed for war against GBR.
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Harrison's army was attacked by the army of Tecumseh. The attack failed. This led to Tecumseh joining in alliance with Britain.
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The US entered this war against Britain. This was largely over British restrictions on American Ships. This war was deeply decisive along sectional lines in the US,
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This convention culminated from war opposition. It included many NE federalists.
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Constitutional doctrine holding that a state has a legal right to declare a national law null and void within its borders.
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Madison proposed the american system and endorsed it. This led to Monroe continuing these measures.
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A national bank chartered by Congress with extensive regulatory powers over currency and credit.
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Recommended eliminating the Electoral college.
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Jackson's measure that allowed state officials to override federal protection of Native Americans.
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Jackson killed the bank, denouncing it as unconstitutional. This was one of the strongest veto messages in American History.
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Struggle between Jackson and supporters of the Second Bank oif the US.
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Jackson won decisively due to great popular success of his bank veto. He defeated Clay in the battle for popular opinion.
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When SC nullified the tariffs, Jackson sent armed forces to threaten Calhoun.
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The forced march of Cherokee Indians from their homelands in GA to the Indian Territory of the West.
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Opposition to Jackson's measures so heavily mounted into the emergence of a two-party system in America.