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The Early Republic (1789-1802)
1789 George Washington Elected President
Judiciary Act of 1789 Established the Supreme Court
French Revolution Federalists oppose it, Anti-Federalists support (U.S. Neutral)
1790 Rhode Island becomes 9th state to officially ratify the Constitution
1791 Alexander Hamilton creates Bank of the United States (opposed by Jefferson)
- Eli Whitney invents Cotton Gin - **Creates massive increase of slaves in the South
1794 Whiskey Rebellion 1st time U.S. Government uses Federal troops to subdue domestic issues
(Farmers did not like new excise taxes)
1795 Treaty of Greenville U.S. cheaply pays 12 Native American tribes for Ohio territory
- Pinckney Treaty Spain gives U.S. navigation rights on Mississippi River, New Orleans
1796 John Adams (Federalist) defeats Thomas Jefferson (Republican) in first contested Presidential
Election; Jefferson becomes Vice President
1797 - XYZ Affair French try to extort U.S. for diplomatic meetings public wants war
1798 Alien & Sedition Acts expands Govt power, limit dissent and weakening of Govt, ruled
unconstitutional
- Kentucky & Virginia Resolutions increase state rights over Federal rights, written by Thomas
Jefferson and James Madison
1799 2nd Great Awakening major religious reform movement; helps increase abolition
1800 Thomas Jefferson defeats John Adams (controversy); Aaron Burr is VP
- Alexander Hamilton suggests U.S. capital moves to Washington, D.C. (move helps gain
Southern support for Hamiltons economics)
1801 John Marshall becomes first chief justice of the Supreme Court
- Judiciary Act/Midnight Judges Adams attempt to secure the Federalist party days before he
is to leave office by appointing Federalists into office
Westward Expansion and Strained Neutrality (1803-1811)
- 1803- Marbury vs. Madison establishes Judicial Review
- 1803 Louisana Purchase not known to Jefferson if it was constitutional to annex land, Congress
approves purchase from France, doubles the size of U.S.
Lewis and Clark Expedition sets to survey land of Louisana Purchase (Sacagawea guided)
Aaron Burr kills Alexander Hamilton in a duel
- 1807 Embargo Act placed by Jefferson on Britain/France; fails hurts U.S. economy
- 1808 James Madison elected President
- 1809 Tecumseh establishes union of Native Americans to resist westward movement of U.S.
- 1811 William Henry Harrison leads attack on Tecumseh at Battle of Tippecanoe (wins)
War of 1812 (1812-1815)
- Congress declares war on Britain (issues impressments, blockades, economy, Native Americans)
- Native Americans begin attacking U.S. settlers (weapons provided by Britain)
- Treat of Ghent ends War of 1812
- Harford Convention New Englands states threaten secession; Federalist Party is no more
- Era of Good Feelings (one party politics) begins in the U.S. U.S independence finally confirmed
Good relations with Britain begins (i.e. sharing of Oregon Territory)
1899 Open Door Policy U.S. attempt to gain foothold in Chinese markets