1. Battle of Tippecanoe
William Henry Harrison defeats Tecumseh at the Battle of Tippecanoe
Keeps Ohio Territory safe for settlers

2. Hartford Convention
New England Federalists meet to discuss Leaving the United States
Word gets out, and no one want to be Federalist any more

3. Chesapeake Incident
First time a British Ship attacks an American Ship and impresses sailors

4. Battle of New Orleans Andrew “Stonewall” Jackson defeats the British
Causes Americans to think that they won the War of 1812

5. Treaty of Ghent Treaty that ends the War of 1812
Didn’t address Trade Rights or Impressment

6. George Washington (Federalist) Term: 1789- 1797
Domestic: Whiskey Rebellion- farmers protesting Whiskey Tax>> takes army of 13,000 men and puts the Rebellion down quickly >>>>Proves the Constitution is STRONG
Farewell Address: NO POLITICAL PARTIES! They tear the nation apart unnecessarily
Foreign: Farewell Address: Don’t get pulled into Entangling Alliances, STAY NEUTRAL

7. John Adams Federalist Term: 1797-1801
Domestic: Alien Act- President can deport anyone for no reason>French people and Democratic Republicans
Sedition Act- You cant talk bad about the Government> goes against the first amendment
Foreign: XYZ Affair- French Officials want US officials to bribe them to stop impressment of US sailors. It doesn’t work
Quasi War

8. Thomas Jefferson Democratic Republican Term: 1801-1809
Domestic: Revolution of first time a new political party takes the presidency, and no one died
Midnight Judges- Adams appoints judges on his last day> make the national government more powerful
Marbury vs Madison- “judicial review”
Foreign: Louisiana Purchase- We buy this land from the French for $15 Million, Lewis and Clark and Sacajawea and her baby explore all the way to the Pacific