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Bill of Rights added to the constitution
The bill of rights is the collective name for the U.S constitution.These bill of right guarantee a number of personal freedoms.These amendments were introduced by James Madison.These rights play a big role in America's court of law. -
louisiana Purchase
When the U.S. purchased the Louisiana Territory from the french.The U.S. paid 11,250,000 dollars plus cancellation of debts worth $3,750,000, for a total sum of 15 million dollars (less than 3 cents per acre) for the Louisiana territory.This was almost double the size of the U.S. back then, purchased by Thomas Jefferson. -
Alien Act
Was an act passed by federalist.It was passed in the aftermath of the french revolution.It was signed into law by president John Adams. -
Marbury vs. Madison
Was a court case in the supreme court with William Marbury facing James Madison.It started when Madison chose Marbury to be Supreme Court Justice.But later Madison did not send the papers for him to sign. -
XYZ affair
The XYZ affair lasted from 1797 to 1798.This led to the Quasi War and caused political problems.This started because they refused the French Prime ministers bribes and money. -
Sedition Act
Bill passed in 1798 by the federalist in the 5th United States Congress in the aftermath of the French Revolution and during an undeclared naval war with France, later known as the Quasi War.
This act was meant to guard against the threat of anarchy, they passed this act while under threat of the french during the war.The purpose of the sedition act was to silence republican criticism of the government. Many Americans agreed that the alien and sedition act were unconstitutional. -
Election of Thomas Jefferson
The election was between John Adams and Thomas Jefferson. They both wanted different things for our country. Each side believed that if he didn't win it would ruin the nation. In the end Jefferson won and would become the next president. -
Beginning of Federalist Party
The Federalist Party was the first American political party, from the early 1790s to 1816, the era of the First Party System, with remnants lasting into the 1820s. The Federalists controlled the federal government until 1801, this party was formed by Alexander Hamilton.The Federalists left a lasting imprint as they fashioned a strong new government with a sound financial base, and (in the person of Chief Justice John Marshall) decisively shaped Supreme Court policies for another three decades. -
Lewis and Clark
Meriwether Lewis and James Clark volunteered to explore the Louisiana Purchase.They were led by a native woman named Sacagawea.They had explored the land,rivers,and wildlife.They had brought journals to observe it. -
Embargo Act
Embargo Act 1807
The embargo act was to ban all trading with other countries. This did not help us at all, it only hurt us. America couldn't get a lot of things they needed because everything they needed was from trade. But since Jefferson came up with this act it didn't help at all America needs trade. -
Election of James Madison 1808
Election of James Madison 1808
In this election the Democratic- Republican candidate, James Madison, took down the Federalist candidate Charles Pinckney. Madison’s vice president was George Clinton, who had served under Thomas Jefferson -
Non- Intercourse Act
Non-Intercourse Act 1809
The non-intercourse act was a law passed in 1809 by the United States congress to ban all commerce between american and european nations. The British navy attacked Americas ships for no reason. When they attacked it they forced the sailors to become apart of their navy. When Jefferson heard of this he wanted to ban all trading with other countries -
War of 1812
War of 1812
The war of 1812 was between America and The British. The war lasted about 3 years. The Americans went to war because Britain was seizing our ships and making the sailors on the boats apart of the British Navy. In the end the Americans came out with the win. -
Election of James Monroe
The United States Presidential election of 1820 was the 9th quadrennial Presidential election.It was the third and last presidential election where the candidate ran unopposed. President James Monroe and Vice President Daniel D. Tompkins were re-elected without any type of rigorous campaign. -
Expanded Suffarage
to all white males March 5th 1820-Most white males always had the opportunities to vote.But only them and not slaves. -
Gibbons vs Ogden
The landmark which the Supreme Court held that the power to regulate interstate commerce was granted to Congress by the Commerce Clause of the United States Constitution.The case was argued by some of America's most admired and capable attorneys at the time. Exiled Irish patriot Thomas Addis Emmet and Thomas J. Oakley argued for Ogden, while William Wirt and Daniel Webster argued for Gibbons. -
McCulloch v. Maryland 1819
McCulloch v. Maryland 1819
This case was about if the Congress has a right to create a national bank. They came up with yes, they do have the right too. The other case was about if Maryland has the right to tax that bank. They came up with no, they don't have the right to tax the national bank. -
Election of Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson was a democrat who was nominated by the Tennessee Legislature in 1822. Besides Jackson and Crawford, the Secretary of State John Quincy Adams and House Speaker Henry Clay were also candidates. It was also the only presidential election in which the candidate who received the most electoral votes did not become president (since Andrew Jackson's plurality of electoral votes was insufficient to prevent the election from being thrown into the House of Representatives).John Quincy Ada -
Beginning of Democratic Party (Jacksonian Democracy)
The political movement towards greater democracy for the common man typified by American Politician Andrew Jackson and his supporters. They fought the rival Adams and Anti-Jacksonian factions, which soon emerged as wings. Jackson's equal political policy became known as "Jacksonian Democracy", subsequent to ending what he termed a "monopoly" of government by elites. -
Whiskey Rebellion
Whiskey Rebellion 1791
The whiskey rebellion was a tax protest in the
United States beginning in 1791. It was 20 years after the revolution. People protested against these taxes but mostly it was mostly the farmers. Many groups were formed in order to stop the taxing. The rebellion ended when President Washington and Alexander Hamilton sent 15,000 troops out to suppress the rebellion.
