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Election of John Adams
Although Adams had won, Thomas Jefferson had received more electoral votes. Adams became vice president. -
Election of George Washington
Ran with no one running against him and was a Federalist. -
Whiskey Rebllion
President George Washington issued a tax on all the whiskey sold, the people rebelled and so George enforced it by bringing the U.S. military into action. -
Bill of Rights added to the Constitution
The Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution to protect the rights of the citizens. -
XYZ Affair
The United States were upset with France because they were seizing our merchant ships. The 3 french(X,Y, and Z) wanted a lot of money from American Ambassadors, but Adams refused to pay and built up the U.S. navy. -
Sedition Act
The Federalists issued the Sedition Act which made it illegal to speak against the government. -
Alien Act
President could expel any foreigner thought to be a threat to the country. Also made immigrants eligible for citizenship after 14 years, up from 5. -
Election of Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson defeated John Quincy Adams the second time he campaigned because the common people all wanted Jefferson, a common man. -
John Marshall Appointed
Appointed Chief Justice of the Supreme Court by President John Adams. -
Marybury vs. Madison
Chief Justice John Marshall increased the power of the Supreme Court by allowing them the power to declare acts of congress unconstitutional, thus establishing Judicial Review at the federal level. -
Louisiana Purchase
Doubled the size of the country, Lewis and Clark Expedition- Exploration of new territories. -
Lewis and Clark Expedition
Jefferson sent them along with Sacajawea to explore the new bought territory. -
Embargo Act
Americans are no longer allowed foreign trade. -
Election of James Madison
James Madison, the Democratic republican, wins the election against Charles Cotesworth Pinckney -
Non-Intercourse Act
Thomas Jefferson changes the Embargo act to the Non-Intercourse Act which makes it so the people can trade with anyone, but the British or French. -
War of 1812
America declared war on the British in Canada for blockading their ports and impressing the American men -
Battle of New Orleans
The last battle of the war, and caused Andrew Jackson to become a household name because of his heroic efforts in defeating the British. -
Election of Jame Monroe
James Monroe had issued the Monroe Doctrine. Monroe’s time as president was called the Era of Good Feelings. -
McCulloch V. Maryland
Court case where McColloch challenged Maryland’s right to tax the Federal bank in Maryland. -
Expanded Suffrage to All White Males
Gave all white males the right to vote and not just the wealthy people. -
Missouri Compromise
Missouri as a really big slave state, they tried to ban slavery in Missouri but there were already too much living in the area. -
Monroe Doctrine
Agreed to stay out of European affairs while closing the western hemisphere to further European Colonization. -
Election of 1824
The election of 1824 had showed the era of good feeling. All the candidates were Democratic Republicans. -
Gibbons V. Ogden
Gibbons refused to pay the navigation tax made by New York for operating his steamboat. The supreme Court declared that New York’s law was unconstitutional. -
Beginning of Jacksonian Democracy
Majority rules, rise of the common people, increased power to the president. -
Election of Andrew Jackson
Jackson was the first president elected after the expansion of voting rights, allowed people who didn't own land to vote as a result of the election. -
Indian Removal Act
President Andrew Jackson signs an Act declaring Indians will be removed from Mississippi and parts of Alabama, Kentucky, and Georgia. -
Worcester V. Georgia
the U.S. Supreme Court held in 1832 that the Cherokee Indians constituted a nation holding distinct sovereign powers, they declared that Georgia’s law that white people couldn’t couldn’t be around the indians was unconstitutional March 3, 1832 -
Closing of the US Bank
When the U.S. Bank was up for another charter, Jackson rejected it and closed the bank because he felt it had too much power. -
Beginning of the Federalist Party
The Federalist were very strong in New England and had large pockets of support in the Middle States.
