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U.S. GOVT. UNDER THE CONSTITUTION BEGINS.
George Washington is inaugurated. Washington states U.S. neutrality after the French Revolution begins in Paris -
BILL OF RIGHTS IS RATIFIED
The Bill of Rights is ratified and becomes part of the Constitution. First Bank of the United States is charted for a twenty-year period. -
WASHINGTON DECLARES U.S. NEUTRALITY.
War breaks out between France and Great Britain but the U.S. states neutrality. Eli Whitney invents the cotton gin and cotton production soars -
WHISKEY REBELLION
The Whisky Rebellion in which farmers in western Pennsylvania protest the excise tax on whiskey. U.S. troops defeat the Shawnee Indians near the Ohio River. -
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
John Adams defeats Thomas Jefferson for President and Jefferson becomes vice-president. Washington leaves the presidency after two terms -
"QUASI WAR"
The Quasi War begins when France attempts to bribe the U.S. sparking the tension between the nations. Alien & Sedition Acts restrict political opposition and order deportation. -
GEORGE WASHINGTON DIES
George Washington dies in Virginia at age 67. Weems's The Life and Memorable Actions of George Washington. -
BARBARY WAR BEGINS
Tripoli declares war on the U.S. and Jefferson sends U.S. ships to the Mediterranean Sea -
LOUISIANA TERRITORY
The U.S purchased the Louisiana Territory from France. It is sold for $15 million -
TWELFTH AMENDMENT
The twelfth amendment is ratified. This amemdmetn provides a separate election of the president and the vice-president -
BARBARY WAR ENDS
The Barbary war ends after U.S. troops capture Darna. Lewis and Clark expedition reaches the Pacific Ocean -
BAN ON SLAVE TRADE
A ban of slave trade is passed by congress, as required by the constitution. Embargo Act is passed by Congress. -
THIRD CENSUS
The third census is taken and the U.S. population totals 7.2 million. This included 1.4 million Africans Americans whom 1.2 million were enslaved. -
WAR OF 1812
The war of 1812 begins as the United States declares war on Great Britain over issues of borders, trade, freedom and the rights of neutrals. In general, the war supported by westerns and opposed by New Englanders. -
BRITISH ATTACK
British attack and burn Washington, DC. U.S. Wins the battle of Fort McHenry in Baltimore harbor. -
SECOND BANK OF THE UNITED STATES
First protective tarried is passed by Congress. Second Bank of the United States recieves twenty-year charter -
THE GREAT LAKES
U.S and Britain demilitarize the Great Lakes, set the northern U.S. border at the 49th parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains. They also agreed to joint custody of the Oregon Territory. -
MCCULLOCH V. MARYLAND
Supreme Court upholds right of federal government to charter a national bank, thus affirming its 'implied powers' beyond those stated in the Constitution. U.S. acquires Florida from Spain in the Adams-Onis Treaty -
FORTH CENSUS
U.S. population totals 10 million, including 1.7 million African Americans, of whom 1.5 million are enslaved. 6% of Americans live in cities. -
SLAVE REBELLION
Slave rebellion led by Denmark Vesey is crushed in Charleston, South Carolina. American Colonization Soc. established Monrovia to promote emigration of free blacks.
