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George Washington was made the very first president of the United States. He was known as "Excellency" and "HIghness".
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The population of U.S. was 3.9 million. African Americans were 760,000 and 700,000 were slaved. Benjamin Franklin died in Phiadelphia.
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Bill of Rights is made to conduct. Vermount entered the Union as the 14th state.
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Washington and Adams got re-elected as president and vice-president. Kentucky entered the Union as the 14th state.
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Washington decides to stay neutral when the war broke out between France and Great Britian. Fugitive Slave act was made by Congress.
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Farmers from western Pennsylvania protested about the excise tax on whiskey. U.S. troops defeated the Shawnee Indians near the Ohio river.
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Northwest territory was opened for settlement after Indians were defeated at Fallen Timbers. Spain allowed the U.S. navigation rights on the Mississippi river.
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John Adams was elected for president and Thomas Jefferson was elected for vice-president. Tennessee joins the Union as the 16th state.
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John Adams was introduced as the second president.
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The Quasi War begun when France attempted to bribe U.S. commissioners in Paris. "A Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Venture" was published by Joseph Hopkinson.
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George Washington died in Virginia at the age of sixty seven. Patrick Henry died in Virginia at age sixty three.
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The total U.S. population was 5.3 million. Federal capital moved from Philadelphia to Washington, D.C.
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Tripoli declared war on U.S. and Jefferson send U.S. ships to the Mediterranean Sea. 25th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence was celebrated.
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Alien and Sedition Acts were allowed to be expired by Congress.
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Louisiana Territory was purchased from France for $15 million. Ohio joined the Union as the 17th state.
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Jefferson was re-elected as president and George Clinton was elected as vice president. Alexander Hamilton was killed by vice president Aaron Burr.
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Barbary War ended after U.S. troops captured Darna. Piracy by Barbary States continued until 1815.
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Lewis and Clark expedition ended with return to St. Louis.
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Ban on slave trade was passed by Congress. Cotton was the leading U.S. export.
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James Madison was elected for president and George Clinton got re-elected for vice president. U.S. ships and cargoes in European ports were captured by France.
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Congress allowed trade with all countries except France and Britain. Abraham Lincoln was born.
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The population of the U.S. was 7.2 million which included 1.4 millions African Americans and 1.2 million were enslaved. The population of west of Appalachian Mountains were 1 million.
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Construction of Cumberland Road begun in Maryland. First steamboat journey was completed from Pittsburgh to New Orleans.
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The U.S. declared war on Great Britain over the issues of borders, trade, freedom of the seas and the right of the neutrals. Madison got re-elected as the president and Elbridge Gerry got elected for the vice-president.
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The war ended with signing of Treaty of Ghent. British attacked and burned Washington, D.C.
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Alabama and Mississippi territories were opened to migration of American settlers after the defeat of the Indians in the Creek War. Gen. Andrew Jackson defeated British at the Battle of New Orleans.
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James Monroe and Daniel Tompkins were elected for the president and the vice-president. Indian joined the Union as the 19th state.
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The war begun with the attacks on settlers in Florida and Georgia. New York Stock Exchange was established.
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First public elementary school was opened in Boston. Illinois joined the Union as the 21st state.
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Alabama joined the Union as the 22nd state. Washington Irving published "Rip Van Winkle".
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The population of the U.S. was 10 million which included 1.7 million African Americans and 1.5 million were enslaved. The population of Appalachian Mountains were 2.2 million.
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Monroe and Tompkins got re-elected as the president and the vice-president. Maine joined the Union as the 23rd state.
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Missouri joined the Union as the 24th state. Peru, Mexico, Venezuela, and Guatemala became free from Spain.
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Europe was threatened not to interfere in Western Hemisphere affairs. Cotton mills begun production in Lowell, Massachusetts.
