Major Events in New Nation Amercica

Events in New Nation American

The following events represent the major events of the first years of American History. It was a period known as the New Nation Period and covers 1780 to 1820. Subsequent US history was very much determined by the events that took place in this period. The greatests accomplishment was the writing of the US Constitution, the biggest failure the inablity of the Founders to come to grips with the problem of slavery.

1780's Weakness Of The Confederation	1800 Washington, D.C.– Capital
1786 Annapolis Convention	1800 Presidential Election
1786 Shays' Farmer Rebellion	1801 Jefferson Inaugurated
1786 Constitutional Convention Meets	1801 Tripolitan War
1787 Virginia Plan	1803 Louisiana Purchase
1787 New Jersey Plan	1803 Marbury v. Madison
1787 Great Compromises	1803 Louis & Clark Expedition
1787 Constitution Approved	1804 Presidential Election
1787 The Fight For Ratification	1804 Alexander Hamilton Killed
1788 Constitution Takes Effect	1805 Justice Chase Not Guilty In Impeachment Trial
1789 Washington Inaugurated	1807 Fulton Sails Steamboat to Albany
1789 Judiciary Act Passed	1807 Burr Not Guilty Of Treason
1790 Federal Government Assumes State Debt	1807 Leopold Versus Chesapeake
1791 Bank Of The United States	1807 Abolition Of Slave Trade
1791 Bill Of Rights Takes Effect	1807 Embargo Act
1791 Battle Of Miami	1807 Non-Intercourse Act
1793 Genet Affair	1808 Presidential Election
1793 Proclamation Of Neutrality	1810 Macon Bill
1793 Cotton Gin Invented	1810 Battle Of Tippecanoe
1794 Whiskey Rebellion	1812 War Of 1812
1794 Battle Of Fallen Timbers	1812 Presidential Election
1795 Jay's Treaty	1814 Hartford Convention
1795 Pinckney's Treaty	1814 Treaty Of Ghent
1796 Presidential Election	1814-Second Barbary War
1796 Washington's Farewell Address	1816 Second Bank Of The United States
1797 XYZ Affair	1816 Presidential Election
1798 Navy Department Created	1817 Era Of Good Feeling
1798 Alien & Sedition Acts	1817 Seminole War
1798 Kentucky & Virginia Resolution	1818 Rush-Bagot Agreement
1799 Fries' Rebellion	1819 Adams-Onis Treaty
1799 Logan Act	1819 Panic Of 1819
1800 Peace Treaty With France	1819 1st Steam Powered Ship Crosses Atlantic