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George Washington was elected as the first president of the United States, an important and historic event.
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To protest oppressive dictatorial rule, an angry Parisian mob attacked the Bastille, a state prison. This aggressive act marked the beginning of the French Revolution.
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The Bill of Rights became the law of the land once Virginia approved the first ten amendments, by giving the necessary 2/3 majority of the states to make it legal.
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Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin, a revolutionizing machine that removed seeds from cotton, doubling the yield of cotton.
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The Congress established Washington D.C. as the nations new capital and moved the Federal District away from Philadelphia.
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Thomas Jefferson became the third president of the United States.
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Under the presidency of Thomas Jefferson, the United States increased the size of the country by 530.000.000 acres through the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 for $15 million.
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Napoleon Bonaparte was coronated as Emperor of the French at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris
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Robert Fulton was an American inventor who created the first economically successful steamboat and revolutionized travel across seas.
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In 1812 the US wet to war with Britain again, and as a result the Federalist party was abandoned, Canada's borders were established, and the British lost influence over Northwest native Americans.
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During the War of 1813, the British troops burned the White House in retaliation after the U.S. attacked York in Ontario, Canada.
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President James Madison signed the Treaty of Ghent ending the War of 1812 between the United States and Great Britain. All conquered territory was to be returned, and the boundaries between the U.S. and Canada soon to be established.
