U.S History

  • U.S Govt. under the constitution

    U.S Govt. under the constitution

    suggestions for addressing the president " excellency " and " Highness "
  • First Census

    First Census

    us population totals 3.9 million, inclusing app 760,000 african americans, of whom 700,000 are slaves
  • bill of rights

    bill of rights

    first bank of the united states is chartered for a twenty year period vermont enters the union as the 14th state
  • wiskey rebellion

    wiskey rebellion

    Britain agrees to withdraw from the northwest territory and the us agrees
  • presidential election

    presidential election

    john Adams defeats Thomas Jefferson for president Washington leaves presidency.
  • quasi war

    quasi war

    of 1798 - 1800 begins when france attemots to bribe u.s commisonners in oaris sparking the building tension between the nations
  • second Census

    second Census

    U.S population totals 5.3 million inclusing one million african americans of whom is 900,000 are enslaves
  • Barbary war begins

    Barbary war begins

    the Jefferson burr tie forces the election into the house of representatives jeferson is elected in 36 ballots
  • Louisiana territory

    Louisiana territory

    Louisiana is purchased from France for 15 million
  • Lewis and Clark expedition

    Lewis and Clark expedition

    begins in the st. Louis, ohio doubling the size of the U.S
  • presidential election

    presidential election

    Jefferson is re-elected
  • third census

    third census

    u.s population totals 7.2 million including 1.4 million African Americans of whom 1.2 million are enslaved
  • war of 1812

    war of 1812

    begins as u.s declares war on great Britain over issues of borders
  • war of 1812 ends

    war of 1812 ends

    with signing of treaty of Ghent.
  • presidential election

    presidential election

    James Monroe and denial Tompkins are elected president and vice president
  • First Seminole war

    First Seminole war

    begins with attacks on settlers in Florida and Georgia new York stock exchange is established
  • fourth census

    fourth census

    U.S populaton totals 10 million including 1.7 African americans
  • missouri compromise

    missouri compromise

    is passed by congress allows admission of an Missouri as a slave state and bans slavery in the Louisiana