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1789 U.S. Govt. Under the contitution begins.
Washington is inaugurated.
Washington states U.S. neutrality after the French Revolution begins in Paris. -
1790 THE FIRST CENSUS
Benjamin Franklin dies in Philadelphia (1706). Samuel Slater's mill begins spinning cotton (Rhode Island) -
1791 BILL OF RIGHTS IS RATIFIED
Benjamin Banneker writes Jefferson to apply to the Declaration's principles to enslave people. U.S. troops are defeated by the Miami Indians in Ohio after being sent by Washington to respond t the massacre of settlers at Big Bottom. -
1792 presidental election
Kentucky enters the Union as the 15th state' first state to grant universal manhood suffrage. -
1794 Whiskey Rebellion
Farmers in western Pennsylvania protest the excise tax on Whiskey, is put down by federal troops. -
1798 " QUASI WAR"
Quasi War begins of 1798- 1800 when France attempts to bribe U.S. commissioners in Paris, sparking the building tension between the nations. Eli Whitney opens factory to build rifles for the U.S. government using his system of interchangeable parts. -
1800 THE SECOND CENSUS
U.S. population totals to 5.3 million, including one million African Americans, of who, 900,000 are enslaved. A new land Act provided credit and low down payment for buying land in the Northwest Territory, Thus opening the area to greater settlement. -
1803 LOUISIANA TERRITORY
Louisiana territory is purchased from France for 15 million nearly doubling the size of the U.S.
Ohio enters the Union as the 17th state, granting universal manhood suffrage. -
1807 BAN ON SLAVE TRADE
Embargo Act is passed by congress in response too British and French interference with U.S. trade. Jefferson orders British warships to leave U.S, waters after British attack the Chesapeake. -
1810 THE THIRD CENSUS
U.S. population totals 7.2 million, including 1.4 million African Americans, of whom 1.2 million are enslaved; population west of Appalachian Mountains is 1 million. -
1812 WAR OF 1812
The U.S declares war on Great Britain over the issues of borders, trade,freedom of the seas, and the right of neutrals. In general, the war is supported by westerners and opposed by New Englanders. -
1814 WAR OF 1812 ENDS
British attack and burn Washington, DC. U.S. wins Battle of Fort McHenry in Baltimore harbor ( witness Francis Scott Key later writes" The star-spangled Banner"). -
1815 HARTFORD REVOLUTION
New England Federalists who opposed the war of 1812 consider secession but compromise at recommending constitutional amendments to protect state sovereignty. " OLD SOUTHWEST" ( Alabama & Mississippi territories) is opened to migration of America settlers aft the defeat of the Indians in Creek War. -
1816 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
First protective tariff is passed by the congress. James Monroe and Daniel Tompkins are elected president and vice president ( Democratic-Republican). -
1818 Gen.
Andrew Jackson leads troops into Florida to fight the Seminoles. Connecticut abolishes property ownership as a requirement for voting. -
1819 McCulloch v.Maryland.
Supreme Court upholds right of federal government to charter a national bank. -
1820 Fourth Census.
U.S. population totals 10 million, including 1.7 million African Americans. -
1821 Missouri Compromise
Missouri enters the Union as 24th state under the Missouri Compromise (slave state) -
1822 Slaves
Slave rebellion led by Denmark Vesey is crushed in Charleston, South Carolina. -
1823 Monroe Doctrine
Europe is warned not to interfere in Western Hemisphere affairs. Cotton mills begin production in Lowell, Massachusetts, with water- powered machinery.
