US History

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    Slave Rebellion

    Slave Rebellion
    Slave rebellion led by Denmark Vesey is crushed in Charleston.
    Brazil becomes independent from Portugal.

  • U.S Govt. Under the Constitution Begins

    U.S Govt. Under the Constitution Begins
    Washington was made the President of the United States. He expresses his high hopes for the country and declares the U.S and neutral.

  • First Census

    First Census
    There are now 3.9 million, including app. 760,000 African Americans with 700,00 of them being enslaved.
    Banjamin Franklin dies in Philidelphia

  • Bill of Rights Ratified

    Bill of Rights Ratified
    The Bill of Rights is radified and is added to the constitution.
    Benjamin Banneker writes Jefferson to enforce principal for enslaved people.

  • Whiskey Rebellion

    Whiskey Rebellion
    Farmers in Western Pennsylvania protest against the price on whiskey.
    US conquers The Shawnee Indians in battle.

  • Presidential Election

    Presidential Election
    Thomas Jefferson looses to John Adams, running for president.
    President Washington leaves presidency.

  • Second Census

    Second Census
    The population comes to 5.3 million, including one million African Americans, with 900,000 enslaved.
    The Federal capital is changes to Washington, D.C

  • Barbary War Begins

    Barbary War Begins
    Tripoli declares war on U.S so Jefferson sends ships to the Mediterranean Sea.
    'The Female Advocate' is published by an anonymous lady

  • Presidential Election

    Presidential Election
    Washington and Adams are re-voted.
    When a war between France and Great Britain breaks out, Washington declares the US equality.

  • U.S Defeats British

    U.S Defeats British
    U.S defeats the Brits in the Battle of Lake Erie and the Battle of the Thames. British seize Fort Niagara, burn Buffalo, NY, and blockade coastal ports.

  • Wars End

    Wars End
    The war of 1812 ends because of the Treaty of Ghent. The creek war ends with defeat by U.S troops in the Battle of Alabama.

  • Presidental Election

    Presidental Election
    James Monroe is elected president. Daniel Tompkins is elected vice president.

  • U.S and Britain Demilitarize the Great Lakes

    U.S and Britain Demilitarize the Great Lakes
    U.S and Britain demilitarize the Great Lakes and joint custody of the Oregon territory. They begin construction of Erie Canal and it is completed in 1825.

  • First Seminole War

    First Seminole War
    The war begins with setters from Florida and Georgia attacking. Mississippi is made the 20th state.

  • Troops Into Florida

    Troops Into Florida
    Gen. Andrew Jackson leads troops into Florida to fight the Seminoles.
    Paul Revere dies at age 84 in Boston.

  • Mccolloch v. Maryland

    Mccolloch v. Maryland
    The Supreme Court upholds right of federal government to charter a national bank.
    U.S acquires Florida from Spain in the Adams-Onis Treaty.

  • Presidential Election

    Presidential Election
    Monroe is re-elected and president.Tompskins is re-elected as vice president.

  • Monroe Doctrine

    Monroe Doctrine
    Europe is wared to not interfere with Western Affairs.
    Cotton mills begin production in Lowell, Massachusetts.

  • Fourth Census

    Fourth Census
    Us population totals to 10 million with 1.7 million African Americans, including 1.5 enslaved. The population west of Appalachian Mts. is 2.2 million.

  • Missouri Compromise

    Missouri Compromise
    The Missouri Compromise is passed by congress. This allows admission of and Missouri as a slave state, and bans slavery in the Louisiana Territory.