The New Nation Timeline by Quinn Meekins https://padlet.com/12380233/y1rfinid2qqf1ujh en-us 2023-02-03 18:41:33 UTC 2025-10-22 02:23:10 UTC hello@padlet.com George Washington is Inaugurated 12380233 https://padlet.com/12380233/y1rfinid2qqf1ujh/wish/2467985895 April 30, 1789

The significance of George Washington's inauguration is that it is the first ever presidential inauguration. A leader chosen by the people of the newly-formed government.  Washington described his inauguration as president to an “experiment entrusted to the hands of the American people.” The importance of seeing how this country would run with George Washington at the front of it. 

(Sources: https://www.history.com/news/first-presidential-inauguration-george-washington)
]]> 2023-02-03 18:52:28 UTC https://padlet.com/12380233/y1rfinid2qqf1ujh/wish/2467985895 Constitution Ratified 12380233 https://padlet.com/12380233/y1rfinid2qqf1ujh/wish/2471948813 March 9, 1789. 

The Constitution would not be binding until its ratification by nine of the existing 13 states. Hamilton and Madison wrote the "Federalist Papers" in efforts for votes. "The first state to ratify the Constitution was Delaware on December 7, 1787, followed by Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia, and Connecticut. Some states voiced opposition to the Constitution on the grounds that it did not provide protection for rights such as freedom of speech, religion, and press." In response, the Bill of Rights would be added to the Constitution.  The Constitution was finally ratified as by Massachusetts, Maryland, South Carolina, and, lastly, New Hampshire. The new government would take place on March 9th, 1789. 

(Sources: https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/the-day-the-constitution-was-ratified) ]]> 2023-02-07 15:23:16 UTC https://padlet.com/12380233/y1rfinid2qqf1ujh/wish/2471948813 1st Bank of the US is chartered 12380233 https://padlet.com/12380233/y1rfinid2qqf1ujh/wish/2472306356 February 25, 1791.

It represented the "dominance of mercantile over agrarian interests and an unconstitutional use of federal power" and will tend to obtain loans, for the use of government, in sudden emergencies; and will be productive of considerable advantages to trade and industry in general.

(Sources:  https://guides.loc.gov/this-month-in-business-history/february/first-bank-united-states-chartered)]]> 2023-02-07 18:53:16 UTC https://padlet.com/12380233/y1rfinid2qqf1ujh/wish/2472306356 Whiskey Rebellion 12380233 https://padlet.com/12380233/y1rfinid2qqf1ujh/wish/2483659237 1791–1794

The significance of the Whiskey Rebellion is that it was the first real test of federal authority. The government had the right to enforce laws. 

(Sources: https://guides.loc.gov/this-month-in-business-history/august/whiskey-rebellion#:~:text=Why%20was%20this%20rebellion%20significant,impact%20citizens%20in%20all%20states.)


]]> 2023-02-15 15:37:42 UTC https://padlet.com/12380233/y1rfinid2qqf1ujh/wish/2483659237 Proclamation of Neutrality 12380233 https://padlet.com/12380233/y1rfinid2qqf1ujh/wish/2486509432 April 22, 1793

A formal announcement issued by President George Washington on April 22, 1793, declaring the United States a neutral nation in the conflict between Great Britain and France. This act established orderly procedures for dividing and selling federal lands at a reasonable price.

(Sources: https://www.mountvernon.org/library/digitalhistory/digital-encyclopedia/article/neutrality-proclamation/#:~:text=The%20Proclamation%20was%20important%20for,in%20the%20first%20party%20system.) ]]> 2023-02-17 16:06:52 UTC https://padlet.com/12380233/y1rfinid2qqf1ujh/wish/2486509432 Jayś treaty 12380233 https://padlet.com/12380233/y1rfinid2qqf1ujh/wish/2486515397 November 19, 1794. 

The treaty eliminated British control and helped avert war between the two nations. This guide provides access to digital materials, links to external websites, and a print bibliography.

(Sources: https://guides.loc.gov/jays-treaty#:~:text=Signed%20on%20November%2019%2C%201794,websites%2C%20and%20a%20print%20bibliography.]]> 2023-02-17 16:12:15 UTC https://padlet.com/12380233/y1rfinid2qqf1ujh/wish/2486515397 Pinckney's treaty 12380233 https://padlet.com/12380233/y1rfinid2qqf1ujh/wish/2486518651 1795.

The treaty opened the Mississippi River and New Orleans to American trade. "It resolved territorial disputes between the two countries and granted American ships the right to free navigation of the Mississippi River"

(Sources: https://history.state.gov/milestones/1784-1800/pickney-treaty#:~:text=The%20treaty%20was%20an%20important,Orleans%2C%20then%20under%20Spanish%20control.) ]]> 2023-02-17 16:15:09 UTC https://padlet.com/12380233/y1rfinid2qqf1ujh/wish/2486518651 Washingtonś Farewell Address 12380233 https://padlet.com/12380233/y1rfinid2qqf1ujh/wish/2486526459  September 17, 1796.

Showed a precedent to the passing of power peacefully. He gave his advice to the people and warn Americans against the danger of political parties, to remain neutral in foreign conflicts and to celebrate their achievements.

(Sources: https://iowaculture.gov/history/education/educator-resources/primary-source-sets/american-political-parties/president-george#:~:text=In%20his%20%22Farewell%20Address%2C%22,and%20to%20celebrate%20their%20achievements.) ]]> 2023-02-17 16:22:37 UTC https://padlet.com/12380233/y1rfinid2qqf1ujh/wish/2486526459 Election of 1796 12380233 https://padlet.com/12380233/y1rfinid2qqf1ujh/wish/2486560412 1796.

The election of 1796 was the first time American voters had to choose between candidates from competing political parties. Federalist and Democratic-Republicans. John Adams won the election over Thomas Jefferson. 

(Source: https://www.britannica.com/event/United-States-presidential-election-of-1796) ]]> 2023-02-17 16:54:45 UTC https://padlet.com/12380233/y1rfinid2qqf1ujh/wish/2486560412 XYZ Affair 12380233 https://padlet.com/12380233/y1rfinid2qqf1ujh/wish/2486563570 1797 – 1798

An incident in which French agents attempted to get a bribe and loans from US diplomats in exchange for an agreement that French  would no longer attack American ships. It led to an undeclared war between the two countries.

(Sources: https://history.state.gov/milestones/1784-1800/xyz#:~:text=The%20XYZ%20Affair%20was%20a,as%20the%20Treaty%20of%20Mortefontaine.) ]]> 2023-02-17 16:57:20 UTC https://padlet.com/12380233/y1rfinid2qqf1ujh/wish/2486563570 Quasi-War with France 12380233 https://padlet.com/12380233/y1rfinid2qqf1ujh/wish/2486569849 July 7, 1798 – September 30, 1800

It was the first action by the United States to protect its shipping abroad and the first effort to exert control over the Caribbean Sea. It had a impact on Us-French relations.

(Source: https://ussconstitutionmuseum.org/major-events/the-quasi-war-with-france/#:~:text=The%20Quasi%2DWar%20is%20significant,control%20over%20the%20Caribbean%20Sea.) ]]> 2023-02-17 17:03:03 UTC https://padlet.com/12380233/y1rfinid2qqf1ujh/wish/2486569849 Alien and Sedition Acts 12380233 https://padlet.com/12380233/y1rfinid2qqf1ujh/wish/2486572979  July 6, 1798.

Alien Act: Restricted new immigrants from voting for 14 years instead of 5 and they could force out foreigners. Sedition Act: Restricted freedom (first amendment goes against this law) by not being able to speakl out to the government.

(Sources: https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/alien-and-sedition-acts#:~:text=As%20a%20result%2C%20a%20Federalist,imprisonment%2C%20and%20deportation%20during%20wartime)]]> 2023-02-17 17:06:14 UTC https://padlet.com/12380233/y1rfinid2qqf1ujh/wish/2486572979 Virginia and Kentucky resolutions 12380233 https://padlet.com/12380233/y1rfinid2qqf1ujh/wish/2486581459 November 11, 1798

 "The resolutions condemned the Alien and Sedition Acts as unconstitutional and claimed that because these acts overstepped federal authority under the Constitution, they were null and void."

(Sources: https://www.mtsu.edu/first-amendment/article/877/virginia-and-kentucky-resolutions-of-1798#:~:text=Federalist%2Ddominated%20Congress.-,Drafted%20in%20secret%20by%20future%20Presidents%20Thomas%20Jefferson%20and%20James,they%20were%20null%20and%20void.) ]]> 2023-02-17 17:14:38 UTC https://padlet.com/12380233/y1rfinid2qqf1ujh/wish/2486581459 The Election of 1800 12380233 https://padlet.com/12380233/y1rfinid2qqf1ujh/wish/2486584414 October 31 to December 3, 1800. 

The election of 1800 was significant because it marked the first peaceful transition in power from one political party to another. Tied in electoral vote, Thomas Jefferson took the win and became president of United States. 

(Sources: https://guides.loc.gov/presidential-election-1800) ]]> 2023-02-17 17:17:25 UTC https://padlet.com/12380233/y1rfinid2qqf1ujh/wish/2486584414 Manbury v Madison 12380233 https://padlet.com/12380233/y1rfinid2qqf1ujh/wish/2486586645 February 24, 1803

The significance of Marbury v. Madison was that it was the first U.S. Supreme Court case to apply judical power, and it allowed the Supreme Court to rule laws unconstitutional.

(Sources: https://www.britannica.com/event/Marbury-v-Madison) ]]> 2023-02-17 17:19:25 UTC https://padlet.com/12380233/y1rfinid2qqf1ujh/wish/2486586645 Lousiana Purchase 12380233 https://padlet.com/12380233/y1rfinid2qqf1ujh/wish/2486592116 April 30, 1803

It was extremely important to the United States because it gave the U.S. a drastic change of the amount of land. It essentially doubled the size of union. It was also acquired peacefully rather than through warfare.

(Sources: https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/louisiana-purchase-treaty#:~:text=The%20Louisiana%20Purchase%20was%20the,solidified%20with%20the%20Gadsden%20Purchase.) ]]> 2023-02-17 17:24:47 UTC https://padlet.com/12380233/y1rfinid2qqf1ujh/wish/2486592116 Lewis and Clark Expedition 12380233 https://padlet.com/12380233/y1rfinid2qqf1ujh/wish/2486599717 May 14, 1804. 

The expedition raced the British and the Spanish to claim the West; if the other nations claimed the territory first, the U.S. could not spread out, and might not survive. Many americans moved west in search for new ideas.

(Sources: https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/lewis-and-clark#:~:text=Lewis%20and%20Clark's%20team%20mapped,Americans%20dream%20about%20heading%20west.) ]]> 2023-02-17 17:32:40 UTC https://padlet.com/12380233/y1rfinid2qqf1ujh/wish/2486599717 The Chesapeake Incident 12380233 https://padlet.com/12380233/y1rfinid2qqf1ujh/wish/2486604639 June 22, 1807. 

 Impressment in which the British seized American sailors and forced them to serve on British ships.

(Sources: https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/chesapeake-affair-1807#:~:text=The%20Chesapeake%20Affair%20(sometimes%20called,in%20the%20War%20of%201812.) ]]> 2023-02-17 17:37:34 UTC https://padlet.com/12380233/y1rfinid2qqf1ujh/wish/2486604639 Embargo Act of 1807 12380233 https://padlet.com/12380233/y1rfinid2qqf1ujh/wish/2486609240 December 22, 1807. 

The Embargo Act of 1807 was a law passed by Congress forbidding all exportation of goods from the United States. Britain and France had been continuously harassing the U.S. and seizing U.S. ship's and men.

(Source: https://www.monticello.org/research-education/thomas-jefferson-encyclopedia/embargo-1807/) ]]> 2023-02-17 17:42:10 UTC https://padlet.com/12380233/y1rfinid2qqf1ujh/wish/2486609240 Election of 1808 12380233 https://padlet.com/12380233/y1rfinid2qqf1ujh/wish/2486612174 November 4, to Wednesday, December 7, 1808.

This election was the first of two instances in American history in which a new president was selected.  James Madison becomes president. 

(Sources: https://www.270towin.com/1808_Election/) ]]> 2023-02-17 17:44:55 UTC https://padlet.com/12380233/y1rfinid2qqf1ujh/wish/2486612174 War of 1812 12380233 https://padlet.com/12380233/y1rfinid2qqf1ujh/wish/2486620556 June 18, 1812

The War of 1812 was the Second War for Independence, in that if the U.S. lost to Britain, then Britain could take over the country and colonize it again.

(Sources: https://www.battlefields.org/learn/articles/brief-overview-war-1812#:~:text=The%20War%20of%201812%20brought,high%20seas%20and%20Great%20Lakes.) ]]> 2023-02-17 17:53:59 UTC https://padlet.com/12380233/y1rfinid2qqf1ujh/wish/2486620556 Washington DC is burned 12380233 https://padlet.com/12380233/y1rfinid2qqf1ujh/wish/2486624241 August 24, 1814

The British burnt down the capital and lay waste. Madisonś wife saved the painting portrait of George Washington. 

(Sources: https://www.battlefields.org/learn/articles/burning-washington-dc#:~:text=Washington%20was%20quickly%20rebuilt%2C%20with,on%20and%20come%20out%20victorious.) ]]> 2023-02-17 17:57:58 UTC https://padlet.com/12380233/y1rfinid2qqf1ujh/wish/2486624241 Treaty of Ghent 12380233 https://padlet.com/12380233/y1rfinid2qqf1ujh/wish/2486690960 December 24, 1814

It is what ended the War of 1812. The treaty stated that all the territory that was conquered was to be returned, and commissions were planned to settle the boundary of the United States and Canada.

(Sources: https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/treaty-of-ghent#:~:text=This%20%22Treaty%20of%20Peace%20and,and%20Great%20Britain%20remained%20strained.)]]> 2023-02-17 19:01:54 UTC https://padlet.com/12380233/y1rfinid2qqf1ujh/wish/2486690960 Battle of New Orleans 12380233 https://padlet.com/12380233/y1rfinid2qqf1ujh/wish/2486692952 January 8, 1815

 America's victory boosted nationalism and the Star Spangled Banner was created.

(Sources:https://www.crt.state.la.us/louisiana-state-museum/online-exhibits/the-cabildo/the-battle-of-new-orleans/index#:~:text=The%20American%20victory%20in%20the,political%20incorporation%20into%20the%20Union.) ]]> 2023-02-17 19:03:45 UTC https://padlet.com/12380233/y1rfinid2qqf1ujh/wish/2486692952 The Election of 1816 12380233 https://padlet.com/12380233/y1rfinid2qqf1ujh/wish/2486695115 November 1 to December 4, 1816. 

The presidential election of 1816 resulted in a landslide victory for Republican candidate James Monroe of Virginia. 

(Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1816_United_States_presidential_election#:~:text=It%20was%20held%20from%20November,Party%20fielded%20a%20presidential%20candidate.)]]> 2023-02-17 19:06:07 UTC https://padlet.com/12380233/y1rfinid2qqf1ujh/wish/2486695115