Political Foundations Timeline

These federalists believed that there should be a stronger federal government, instead of handing off power to the individual state governments. Federalists thought that there should be more things like national banks in the country.

This was a letter from George Washington to "friends and fellow-citizens." It was a letter written at the end of his presidency, and it was him saying goodbye to the position and the people before retiring. He stated that he was never fit to be president, and while Washington and Jefferson disagreed on many things, Jefferson agreed with how Washington handled this.

In 1798, these acts were passes by federalists in congress, and made it harder for immigrants to get into the country. Signed into law by President John Adams, the Alien and Sedition Acts made it easier to deport people, while also making immigrating to the U.S. harder.

This was the Election of 1800, when Vice-President Jefferson beat President Adams for the Presidency. It brought in Anti-Federalist views, and almost demolished the Federalist Party.

The Marbury v Madison case in 1803 was what truly started the idea of Judicial Review. Judicial Review is when a court goes over the validity of the action against the constitution, deeming it right or wrong.

This was a convention from the end of 1814-the beginning of 1815 when people from all parties gathered to state their grievances about the continuous War of 1812. Held in Hartford, Connecticut, it was the beginning of the end for the federalist party, and it started the 3/5 compromise, giving slave states more power in congress, which would cause problems later.

This was a time when Americans really showed patriotism for the country, and a love for all that they do because of the ending of the War of 1812.

Universal male suffrage is a type of rights that give all males the right to vote, regardless of political or social standings.

In 1824, the House of Representatives chose to elect John Quincy Adams over his rival, Andrew Jackson. This was really surprising, but most people believed that Henry Clay convinced Congress to vote for Adams, because he knew Adams would make him Secretary of State. The supporters of Andrew Jackson called it the "Corrupt Bargain."

Jackson's supporters were the second party system, and they believed in a greater democracy for all.

This was when South Carolina decided to nullify the tariff acts, labeling them unconstitutional. While other states agreed in some aspects, South Carolina was the only state that went through with it.

The Spolis system is the practice of a successful political party giving public office to its supporters. It was distributing government jobs to it's supporters.

The Whig Party was founded by leaders like Henry Clay, former speaker of the house. It was formed to oppose Andrew Jackson and his Democratic policies, and they believed in the congress being more powerful than the president.

This was the Presidential Campaign of William Henry Harrison. He campaigned actively for office, with slogans and posters promoting himself.

This was an anti-catholic and and anti-immigrant movement, that was often seen as a secret society. It was soon changed to the American Party, but it had the same ideals.