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Election of George Washington
George Washington became president on April 30, 1789 started his predtentcy. He quickly wiped America into shape by , with the help of Alexander Hamlton, got raid of the nations dept and set many precedents for future presidents to follow. He was the first president of the U.S. -
Begining of the Fedarlist party
from the 1790’s to 1812 the federalist party was the first political party to emerge in America. the party was formed and led by Alexander Hamilton who gained supporters during George Washington’s first term as president. the only federalist president was John Addams and disappeared after the war of 1812. -
Bill of Rights added to Constitution
The Bill or Rights was completed on September 25, 1789, but was not ratified till 1791. The author of the Bill of Rights is Madison. The main reason of the Bill of Rights is to protect the rights of all citizens. -
Start of the Democratic-Republican party
started in 1790 by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison it was the frame work for many other political parties that exist today. The party had a strong opposition of British monarchy because they believed it was a very weak form of government. They also opposed the jay treaty and some other foreign affairs. -
Whiskey Rebellion
The Whiskey Rebellion was a tax protest that occurred October 1, 1794 by farmers. Farmers who sold their grain in whiskey had to pay an extra tax.Farmers then engaged in attacks on excise agents -
Election of John Adams
in 1796 John Addams was running for president as a federalist. John Adams stressed civic virtue and continued many of Washington's’ ideas. He was also able to untangle America from many foreign affairs. -
XYZ affair
The XYZ affair happened on May 16, 1798 when American diplomats went to France to negotiate the attacks on American ships. France instead said that America would pay a $250,000 thousand dollar bribe to Talleyrand and $50,000 dollars along with a $10 million dollar lone. This angered many Americans who cried for war, but luckily Adams manged a diplomatic move that got France to sign a treaty. -
Alien Act
his law was signed by the 5th Congress and passed on June 29, 1798 by Adams. This law gave the power to Adams to deport any person thought to be a danger to America’s safety and prosperity. This law was disliked and with the other three laws passed by Adams caused many riots to happen and a lot of anger against the the Federalist party. -
Sedition Act
The Sedition act was passed in 1798. The act stated that any harsh writing of government officials was illegal. Everyone hated this because it took away their freedom of speech but was necessary to protect the United States from french invasion. -
Election of Thomas Jefferson
Happened on March 3, 1832. The Cherokee Indians constituted a nation holding distinct sovereign powers. The ruled was Georgia was being unconstitional, but this did not stop them from being moved from there land. -
John Marshall appointed
John Marshall was appointed on January 20, 1801 to be the 4th chief justice. He was pushed into court by Adams who with the Federalist party where dieing out. Throughout his career he helped to shape the supreme court and to give the federal government more power. Even Adams said it was one of his proudest moments to give America the gift of John Marshall. -
Marbury v. Madison
Was a case on March 2, 1803 under John Marshall that formed the bases of Judaical Review. This was the first case that declared a law uncontitional. This case helped to build up power in the Supreme court. -
Louisiana Purchase
On December 20, 1803 Thomas Jefferson bought 828,000 square miles of land from France who at that time needed the money to fund the very expensive war. Though this is much more then Jefferson bargained for, instead he was just trying to have control of New Orleans , but France needed money so bad that it sold all of its land in America to the U.S. -
Lewis and Clark expedition
he expedition lasted from August 30, 1804 to September 23, 1806 and was supported and funded by Jefferson to explore the new land in the Louisiana purchase. This expedition gathered up valuable information. The expedition helped to make America think of Manifest destiny though they did not find a water route across America. -
Embargo Act
The Non-intercourse act was supposed to replace the Embargo act on March 1st,1809. This act lifted all embargos on American shipping except for the Britain and French ones. The intention was to damage United Kingdom and French. -
Election of James Madison
The election of James Madison happened in 1808. Madison was running against the federalist, John Pickney. James Madison won the popular vote over John Pickney making him the new president of the United States. -
Non-intercourse Act
The Non-intercourse act was supposed to replace the Embargo act on March 1st,1809. This act lifted all embargos on American shipping except for the Britain and French ones. The intention was to damage United Kingdom and French. -
War of 1812
The War of 1812 started on September 11 1812 to December 24, 1814. This was a war fought by the U.S and British forces due to impressments, helping Indians, and trade restrictions. People consider Jackson to be an American hero after the the final battle. -
Battle of New Orleans
in 1815 the last major battle of the war of 1812. American forces had to repel a British invasion, the defense was led by Andrew Jackson. they won which gave America all of Louisiana. the treaty of ghent was signed on december 24 1814 but took anouncment didnt reach the fight untill late febuary. -
Start of the Democratic party
in the early 1790’s the Anti-Federalist party started to evolve from the anti-federalist party that opposed Alexander Hamilton's’ beliefs. Thomas Jefferson and James Madison started what was called the democratic-republican party. After the Federalist party disappeared they split over the choice of the next president. -
Election of James Monroe
in 1817 James Monroe ran for president but had trouble because the people didn’t want another president from Virgina because three of the first four were. his main opponent William H Crawford and his vice-president was Daniel D Tompkins. He won the majority of the electoral vote in 16 different states and the popular vote of 64 to 54. -
McCulloch v. Maryland
The court case, McCulloch v. Maryland happened in 1819. Maryland imposed a tax on all bank notes not charted in Maryland. McCulloch refused to do so. to resolve the problems they took the case to court, Maryland won in the end. -
Expanded suffrage to all white males
Jackson expanded the right to vote in the 1830’s during his time as president. This soon would lead to other people having the right to vote, such as women. Jackson though contributed a lot by allowing people to vote that did not own land. -
Missouri Compromise
in 1820 slavery was a big issue, and when a new state tried to enter the union the balance was thrown off. to restore balance to the union, in 1820 a bill was passed allowing the people in the Missouri territory to create, and form a government.the house of Representatives did not like the idea of a new free state, so to balance out the number of free and slave states Alabama was admitted as a slave state. -
Monroe Doctrine
Introduced on December 2, 1823. This document said that European powers could not come over to America t try to seize lands or to start new colonies. This was also made in a effort to keep all European wars in Europe. This remained U.S forgin policy for over 100 years. -
Gibbons v. Ogden
:In 1824 a law gave two individuals the right to operate steam boats in their state duty. New York’s licence to operate out of state was inconsistent with a law regulating coastal trade. Chief justice marshal clarified the word “commerce” which included travel on interstate waterways. -
Election of 1824
Election of 1824- The election of 1824 occurred in 1824 on February 1. The election of 1824 was brought to the House of Representatives to decide as no one got over 50% of the vote. Jackson thought that he clearly would win over Adams and Calhoun, but Clay used his position as speaker of the house to sway the vote to Adams, who won. Jackson thought that this was a corrupt bargain as he had the popular vote and Adams said he would give Clay the position as Sectary of State. -
Election of Andrew Jackson
in 1828 Andrew Jackson ran for president, before he got elected he made a deal with John Quincy Addams. He promised him a spot on the presidential cabinet if he made sure he got president. this was later known as the corrupt bargain. -
Indian Removal Act
The Indian Removal Act of 1829 was called upon by Andrew
Jackson. Jackson hope this would resolve the Indian conflict in Georgia. the Indian removal act just made more problems for Andrew Jackson later on. -
Worcester v. Georgia
Happened on March 3, 1832. The Cherokee Indians constituted a nation holding distinct sovereign powers. The ruled was Georgia was being unconstitional, but this did not stop them from being moved from there land. -
Closing of the U.S Bank
Closing of the U.S Bank- The Bank of the U.S closed on September 10, 1833 when president Andrew Jackson vetoed the bill to recharter the bank and removed all of the Bank’s funds. The bank lasted five more years as a regular bank till going bankrupt. Jackson’s main reason to close the bank was because he felt the bank had out lived it’s use and that the owners of the bank where not controlled by the national government and that the bank’s owners where profiting off of the people’s taxes.
