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Election of Washington
The first President of the United States of America is voted into office. -
Creation of the 1st National Bank
Alexander Hamilton, first Secretary of Tresury, charters the first bank of the U.S. in order to stabilize the economy. -
Whiskey Rebellion
Americans protest when the first tax imposed on a domestic product by the newly formed federal government is enacted, lasts until 1794. -
Jay's Treaty
Preserved American neutrality by solving issues between Great Britian and the U.S. after the Revolution. -
Pinckney's Treaty
Resolved territorial disputes between the U.S. and Spain and allowed American ships the right to travel through the Mississippi River and New Orleans port. -
Election of Adams
The Massachusetts representative defeats Thomas Jefferson by a very small margin. -
Xyz Affair
Conflict between the U.S. and France regarding trading with Britian erupts into a strained diplomatic issue -
Alien and Sedition Acts
Passed by Federlist Congress under President John Adams and provided new powers to deport foreigners as well as making it harder for new immigrants to vote. -
Election of Jefferson
After a competitive campaign against John Adams, Thomas Jefferson is elected as the third President of the United States. -
Marbury v. Madison
Establishes judicial review; he Supreme Court may declare an act of Congress void if unconstitional. -
Lousiana Purchase
American and French representatives meet and a transaction in which the U.S. bought 828,000 square miles of land west of the Mississippi river for $15 million. -
Embargo Act
Made any and all exports from the United States illegal in order to avoid war with Britian and France. -
Election of Madison
Secretary of State under Jefferson wins the election against Charles Pinckney to become the nation's fourth president. -
Battle of Tippecanoe
Tecumseh and the Indian tribes fought out of retaliation when the whites attempted to force Natives into giving up land but were defeated by the Americans under Governor Harrison. -
Burning of DC
British forces occupy Washington D.C. and burn many buildings in a victory over the United States in the War of 1812. -
Hartford Convention
Federalists meet to discuss the impact of the War of 1812 and how to prevent such and event again. -
Treaty of Ghent
British and American representatives meet and discuss peace in an end to the War of 1812. -
Battle of New Orleans
General Andrew Jackson leads a bloody, but victorious effort to shut down the British Invasion at the end of the War of 1812. -
Election of Monroe
The Democratic-Republican wins by a very large margin over Rufus King to become the fifth president. -
Adams Onis Treaty
All Spanish claims to East Florida were abandoned and the territory ceded to the United States. -
McCullough v. Maryland
The Supreme Court ruled that Congress had implied powers under the Elastic Clause of the Constitution to create the Second Bank of the United States and that the state of Maryland lacked the power to tax the Bank. -
Missouri Compromise
Missouri was admitted as a slave state and Maine as a free state. Slavery was prohibited in the Lousiana territory north of latitude 36°30′N, except for Missouri. -
Monroe Doctrine
James Monroe states that America is not open to European colonization anymore. -
Gibbons v. Ogden
Supreme Court rules in favor of Gibbons and that the states cannot enforce laws that give exclusive control allowing the federal government to regulate interstate commerce. -
Election of John Quincy Adams
The son of John Adams is elected to be the sixth President of the United States.
