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Election Of George Washington
George Washing to was the first person to win the first presidential election in the United States of America. The election took place following the ratification of the United States Constitution in 1788. In this election, he was elected for the first of his two terms as president, and John Adams became the first vice-president. Ended January 10, 1798 -
Beginning of the Federalist Party
The Federalists party was led by Alexander Hamilton. They perferred the elite class of people. They favored federalism, nationalism, and industrialism. -
Bill Of Rights Added to the Constitution
The Bill of Rights is the name for the first 10 amendments to the United States Constitution that limit protect the natural rights of liberty and property. The amendments were introduced by James Madison to the 1st United States Congress as a series of legislative articles. They were adopted by the House of Representatives on August 21, 1789, and came into effect as Constitutional Amendments on December 15, 1791, through the process of ratification by three-fourths of the States. -
Beginning Of Democratic Perty
The "leader" of the democratic republicans. They perferred the common man new farm lands. They opposed the elites and aristocrats. -
Beginning of Democratic-Repubican Party
The Democratic-Republicans were led by Thomas Jefferson. They perferred the common man. They favored states' rights, nationalism, isolationism, and the French. -
The Whiskey Rebellion
In 1789, people began protesting, mostly wheat farmers, over a new tax that had been put on the exporting of their goods. Hamilton immediatley found a solution and George Washington shut the uprising down at once. This rebellion demonstrated the government's power to combat a rebellion. -
Election Of John Adams
The Election of 1796 was the first election under the political party system. The 2 parties were the Federalists and the Democtratic-Republicans. Adams was a Federalists and he won the election with 53% of the votes -
John Marshall Appointed
In 1797, Marshall accepted when President John Adams appointed him to a three-member commission to represent the United States in France. The other members of this commission were Charles Pinckney and Elbridge Gerry. These three men where a major part of the XYZ Affair. -
XYZ Affair
John Adams sent Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, John Marshall, and Elbridge Gerry to France to talk to Charles de Talleyrand. While there, they met with “X”, “Y”, and “Z.” They tried to bribe the American delegates, but they replied "Millions for defense, sir, but not one cent for tribute!” -
Alien Act
The Alien and Sedition Acts were four bills passed in 1798 by the Federalists in the 5th United States Congress after the French Revolution’s reign of terror. It was signed by President John Adams. Opposition to the bills resulted in the Virginia and Kentucky Resolves, written by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. -
Sedition Act
In 1798, this was passed by congress in the wake of French’s reign. They prohibited citizens from speaking out against public authority. People protested this saying it violated the first amendment. -
Election of Thomas Jefferson
In 1800, Thomas Jefferson called this election the “Revolution of 1800”, because it was the first time that power in America passed from one party to another. He ran against Aaron Burr. Then he won by 61% against John Adams. -
Marbury v. Madison
This court case formed the basis for the exercise of judicial review in the United States under Article III of the Constitution. It was also the first time in Western history a court invalidated a law by declaring it "unconstitutional". The decision helped define the boundary between the constitutionally separate executive and judicial branches of the American form of government. Ended February 14, 1803. -
Louisiana Purchase
The United States bought 828,000 square miles of France's land for about $15 million. It cost the United states about 3 cents per acre. Today, it would cost $233 million at less than 42 cents per acre. -
Lewis & Clark Expedition
1st expedition commissioned by Thomas Jefferson and led by Meriwether Lewis & William Clark. Their objects were scientific and commercial, to study the area's plants, animal life, & geography, & to discover how the region could be exploited economically. According to Jefferson himself, one goal was to find a "direct & practicable water communication across this continent, for the purposes of commerce with Asia" (the Northwest Passage) 1804-1806 -
Embargo Act
This act was put into place in 1807 so as to prove to the other countries that the U.S. was valuable. We stopped trade with multiple countries but it ended up hurting us more than it hurt them. We stopped exporting goods like sugar and molasses. -
Election Of James Madison
In 1808, James Madison was running against Charles Pickney. James Madison was a democratic-republican and Charles Pickney was a Federalist. This election was one of the first two instances where the new president could be selected but the incumbent vice president would still serve. -
Non-Intercourse Act
In 1809, this act regulated commerce amongst Indians. It also prohibited the selling of Indian lands. This gave the Indians some of the respect they deserved. -
Closing Of The US Bank
The War of 1812 had put the United States in debt, and the First Bank of the United States had closed in 1811. The nation’s debt led to an increase in banknotes among the new private banks, and as a result, inflation increased. As a result, Madison and Congress agreed to form the Second Bank of the United States -
War of 1812
In 1812, America declared war with Britain for two reasons. American sailors were being brought into impressment by British soldiers and Britain was supplying the Indians with weapons and ammunition in order to attack American troops. Though this war had many battles, it was in Fort McHenry that America finally got their victory. -
Battle of New Orleans
American forces, under the command of Andrew Jackson, defeated an invading British army that was trying to seize New Orleans and the land that we got from the Louisiana Purchase. The Battle of New Orleans was the last major battle in the War of 1812. This battle is widely known as the greatest American land victory of the war. -
McCulloch v. Maryland
Maryland had attempted to impede operation of a branch of the 2nd Bank of the United States by imposing a tax on all notes of banks not chartered in Maryland. The case established 2 principles: The Constitution grants to Congress implied powers for implementing the Constitution's express powers, in order to create a functional national government and State action may not impede valid constitutional exercises of power by the Federal government. -
Election of James Monroe
The Election of 1820 was the third and last presidential election in US history in which a candidate ran almost unopposed. In 1820, President James Monroe and Vice President Daniel D. Tompkins were re-elected without needing any type of serious campaign. The only other time this happened was when George Washington ran for president in 1789 and 1792. -
Missouri Compromise
The Missouri Compromise was an agreement passed in 1820 between the pro-slavery and anti-slavery supporters in the US Congress, involving mostly slavery in the west. It prohibited slavery in the former Louisiana Territory north of the 36°30′ line except in the proposed state of Missouri. Slavery was banned in the north but it was allowed in the south. -
Expanded Suffrage to all White Males
The Jacksonians believed that voting rights should be extended to all white men. Vermont had universal male suffrage since its entry into the Union, and Tennessee permitted suffrage for the vast majority of taxpayers. New Jersey, Maryland and South Carolina all abolished property and tax-paying requirements between 1807 and 1810. States entering the Union after 1815 either had universal white male suffrage or a low taxpaying requirement. From 1815 to 1821, Connecticut, Massachusetts and New York -
Monroe Doctrine
It stated that if European nations tried to colonize land or interfere with states in North or South America their actions would be viewed as acts of aggression requiring U.S. intervention. The Doctrine said that the United States wouldn’t interfere with existing European colonies or get involved with internal concerns of European countries. Its primary objective was to free the newly independent colonies of Latin America from European intervention and control that would make the New World a ba -
Gibbons v, Ogden
This was a court case back in 1824, basically Gibbons had a coasting license to use steamboat to carry passengers from Elizabethtown to New York or New Jersey. Ogden saw that Gibbons was competition, and told the government that he should have a New York license to use his steamboat. -
Election Of 1824
Henry Clay, Andrew Jackson, William Crawford, and John Quincy Adams ran against each other. All of the candidates were Democratic-Republicans. Andrew Jackson won the election with 41% of the vote. -
Election Of Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson and John Quincy Adams were both running against each other for president. Jackson ended up winning with 41% of the votes. John C. Calhoun was the running mate for both of the candidates. -
Indian Removal Act
On May 28, 1830, The removal act was supported in the South where the people were eager to inhabit the land that the Indians owned. President Jackson hoped that removing the Indians would resolve the Georgia Crisis. Cherokee, Choctaw, Muscogee, Chickasaw, and Seminole Indians were all moved west of the Mississippi River. -
Worcester v. Georgia
In 1832, Georgia wanted to remove all Indians from their land. Samuel Worcester was assigned to this case. He fought beside the Indians in trying to declare Georgia’s laws unconstitutional.
