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Federalist Party
it was the first american political party -
Election of George Washington
took an oath of office as President of the United State -
Bill of Rights Added to the Constitution
Guaranteed that the national government could not violate the rights of the people. -
Beginning of the Democratic - Republic Party.
Members of the Democratic-Republican Party believed that a strong federal government would weaken and not respect the rights of the states and the people. One of the first two American political parties, together with the Federalist Party. Founded by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. -
Whiskey Rebellion
first time under the new United States Constitution that the federal government used military force to exert authority over the nation's citizens. The military suppression of the Whiskey Rebellion set a precedent that U.S. citizens who wished to change the law had to do so peacefully through constitutional means; otherwise, the government would meet any disturbances of the peace with force. -
Election of John Adams
In the end, Adams won by a three-vote margin. Adams won largely because of the votes of two southern electors. -
XYZ Affair
Diplomatic scandal that almost caused another war, this one between the United States and France. France was, at the time, at war with Great Britain. A treaty between Britain and the U.S. failed to guarantee France the right to ship with the U.S. France sent to the United States three diplomats, thereafter named X, Y, and Z, with outrageous demands. The result was undeclared war between the two countries. -
Alien Act
Congress then passed the Alien Act on June 25, authorizing the President to deport or imprision aliens "dangerous to the peace and safety of the United States" during peacetime. And the number of years an “ alien “ ( immigrant ) had to wait to become a US citizen increased from 5 to 14 years. -
Sedition Act
Prohibited public opposition to the government. Fines and imprisonment could be used against those who "write, print, utter, or publish . . . any false, scandalous and malicious writing" against the government. -
Election of Thomas Jefferson
House of Representatives got to decide who would be president. Due to an intense campaign by Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson won. -
John Marshall Appointed
Federalist President John Adams nominated his Secretary of State, John Marshall, to the office of Chief Justice of the United States -
Marbury v. Madison.
This was the first time the Supreme Court struck down a law because it was unconstitutional. It was the beginning of the practice of "judicial review. -
Louisiana Purchase
Napoleon of France needed money to fund the wars he was having against the British and other powers.
United States paid approximately $15 million dollars for over 800,000 square miles of land.
we bought land from France -
Lewis and Clark Epedition
President Thomas Jefferson sent Lewis and Clark to explore the land they bought from Fance -
Embargo Act
Law passed by Congress and signed by President Thomas This law stopped all trade between America and any other country. The goal was to get Britain and France, who were fighting each other at the time, to stop restricting American trade. The Act backfired, and the American people suffered. -
Elecrtion of James Madison
Thomas Jefferson endorsed his friend Madison as his successor. Madison had swamped the opposition. He won 122 votes to Pinckney's 44. -
Non-Intercourse Act
In 1809, Congress replaced the failed embargo with the Non-Intercourse Act, which reopened trade with all nations except Britain and France. -
War of 1812
Second War for Independence, in that if the U.S. lost to Britain, then Britain might very well take over the country and . But by defeating the strongest nation in the world for the second time, the U.S. proved that it had a right to exist, a right to be its own country, and a right to be a power in the international stage. -
Battle: New Orleans
Final battle of the War of 1812: America and Britain were fighting, unaware of the treaty of Ghent. -
McCulloch vs Maryland
Congress chartered The Second Bank of the United States. In 1818, the state of Maryland passed legislation to impose taxes on the bank. James W. McCulloch, the cashier of the Baltimore branch of the bank, refused to pay the tax. -
Missouri Compromise.
Missouri applied to become a state, in 1819, the Union had 22 states, 11 allowing slavery and 11 outlawing it. Missouri wanted to become a slave state. Anti-slavery leaders were afraid that allowing another slave state would upset what was then a delicate balance between slave states and free states. Maine applied for statehood about the same time, and both were eventually admitted to the Union, Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state. -
Monroe Doctrine
the statement of U.S. policy to Latin America -
Expanded Suffrage to All White Males
Andrew Jackson expanded voting rights for white males throughout the country. -
Gibbons v. Ogden
Gibbons lost his case and appealed to the U.S supreme court, which reversed the decision. -
Election of 1824
John Quincy Adams elected president (Jan. 9. 1825). "The Corrupt Bargain" -
Election of Andrew Jackson
Andrew won the popularity contest, but he lost the election. -
Beginning of Democratic Party (Jacksonian Democracy)
is the political movement toward greater democracy for the common man, by american politician Andrew Jackson, and his supports -
Indian Removal Act
May 28, 1830, authorizing the president to grant unsettled lands west of the Mississippi in exchange for Indian lands within existing state borders. -
Worcester v. Georgia
It did not protect the Cherokees from being removed from their ancestral homeland in the Southeast. -
Closing of the U.S. bank
When Jackson closed the bank -
Federalist Party
First American Political party
