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Held in SW PA in 1794; whiskey distillers oppose excise tax on whiskey; put down by George Washington's militia
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The President, Directors and Company, of the Bank of the United States, commonly known as the First Bank of the United States, was a national bank, chartered for a term of twenty years, by the United States Congress on February 25, 1791. It followed the Bank of North America, the nation's first de facto central bank.
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Given by George Washington, 1796 at the end of his second presidency; warned against "permanent alliances" with other nations
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1798; anyone defaming government officials or interfering with government policies liable to imprisonment and a heavy fine.
Direct violation of 1st Amendment expired 1801 created expressly to silence outspoken Jeffersonians -
Electoral victory of Democratic Republicans over the Federalists, who lost their Congressional majority and the presidency. The peaceful transfer of power between rival parties solidified faith in America's political system.
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Acquisition of Louisiana territory from France. The purchase more than doubled the territory of the United States opening vast tracts for settlement.
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I personally picked these specific dates because I felt that these were the most important topics from the unit. I feel like these topics are were I took out the most information. These are also the steps that our government took to get the ball rolling as the great America.
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