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The conclusion to a race to the presidency between Senator Barack Obama, and Senator John McCain.
The Monore Doctrine was a statement by President Monore to Congress. It stated the United State's new policy on political order in America. It eventually became one of America's statements on U.S f...
The Missouri Compromise was an admendment proposed by James Tallmadge, a representative of New York. It stated that slavery should be deemed illegal in Missouri. This caused arguement between the N...
The Adams-Onis Treaty was a treaty negotiated between Spain and the United States by John Quincy Adams and and the Spanish Minister to the United States, Don Luis de Onís. It mainly involved the ma...
The convention of 1818 was a treaty with Britian that gave America fishing rights off parts of Newfoundland and Labrador. The border was set at 49 N latitude and as far west as the Rocky Mountains....
The Rush-Bagot Agreement was a compromise between the United States and British Canada after the War of 1812. Both countries wanted to keep their to keep their warships upon the lake. Eventually, b...
James Monroe was elected in 1816 and was the first senator to be elected as President. The main highlight of his first term was the Adams-Onis Treaty that secured Florida. He was elected again in 1...
The Treaty of Ghent was the document that ended the War of 1812. It was signed by both the British and American leaders in Belgium on December 24. Although each nation returned the conquered territ...
During 1812, America decided to go to war with Britain. The British had an amazing navy, and eventually were able to blockade American seaports. The United States had hoped to attack Canada after a...
In 1811, many settlers began to complain about the many Indians moving into the nearby Prophetstown near the Tippecanoe River, who were led by Tecumseh and the Prophet. Tecumseh and the Prophet we...
James Madison ran for President in 1808. When he came in to office, he had to face many problems with the Trade War, started by Jefferson, and the War Hawks, who were a rebellion that wanted to war...
In 1807, Congress passed the Embargo Act to restrict trade with Europe during the Napoleon Wars. The United States suffered because of this act because it caused American sailors and ships to be se...
In 1800 John Adams had appointed William Marbury as a Justice under the Judiciary Act. When Thomas Jefferson became president in 1801, Marbury's comission had not been delivered. Although the comis...
In 1802, the French (which were controlled by Napoleon bought areas in and around the Mississippi river, known as Lousisana,from Spain. The French eventually sold these lands to America for 15 mill...
In 1800, the previous president John Adams and Charles Pinckey ran against Democratic/Republicans Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr. When the resualts had come in, Jefferson and Burr had won 73 elect...
The Kentucky and Virginia resolutions were two documents secretly written by Jefferson and Adams against the Alien/Sedition acts. In the two resolutions, Adams and Jefferson asserted the Right of t...
America tried to strengthen its central government through the Alien and Sedition acts.The Alien acts state that people must live in America for 14 years to become citizens, that aliens may be dep...
The XYZ affair was a diplomatic incident with France. France had been raiding American ships since the Neutrality Proclamation was passed. In 1797, America sent ambassadors over to France to negoti...
The presidential election of 1796 was mainly a power struggle between the Federalists and the Republicans. The candidates were John Adams(Federalist) and Thomas Jefferson(Republican). Washington re...
Pinckey's Treaty established friendly relations between Spain and the United States. In 1784, Spain had closed the ports of New Orleans to American Trade, which hurt the American economy greatly. A...
The Battle of Fallen Timbers ws fought between America and the Native American's over control in the west. This battle ended most conflict between the Native American's and the U.S.A over Western c...
The Whiskey Rebellion was a rebellion against the taxation of American-made whiskey. The tax was part of Hamilton's plan to raise money to help pay the federal debt. People across the contry were e...
The first election is one of the most important political events in our history. The election was held two years after the constitution ws created, 1787. Initially, american citizens did not elect ...
The French Revolution was a time of extreme change in France. One of the first acts of the revolution was to storm the Bastille, a large prison in France. Eventually, the revolution overthrew their...
The Judiciary At of 1789 had a large impact on early America. The Judiciary Act specified acts of the Judicial Branch that were not explained in the Constitution. It stated that the federal courts ...
Jay's Treaty was written to prevent a war with Britain. In 1789, Britain began to sink American ships carrying food to the French West Indies. The British had also began to help the Indians fight A...
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