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The American Revolutionincludes political, social, and military aspects. The revolutionary era is generally considered to have begun with the passage of the Stamp Actin 1765 and ended with the ratification of the United States Bill of Rightsin 1791. The military phase of the revolution, the American Revolutionary War, lasted from 1775 to 1783.
The 1800 United States presidential election was the fourth quadrennial presidential election.It was held from Friday, October 31 to Wednesday, December 3, 1800. In what is sometimes called the "Revolution of 1800", [2] the Democratic-Republican Party candidate, Vice President Thomas Jefferson, defeated the Federalist Party candidate and incumbent, President John Adams.
1812 – War of 1812, an offshoot of the Napoleonic Wars, begins. 1812 – Daniel Webster elected to the United States Congress. 1812 – Louisiana becomes the 18th state. 1812 – U.S. presidential election, 1812: James Madison reelected president; Elbridge Gerry elected vice president. March 4, 1813 – President Madison begins second term ...
The American Revolution ended an age—an age of monarchy. And, it began a new age—an age of freedom. As a result of the growing wave started by the Revolution, there are now more people around the world living in freedom than ever before, both in absolute numbers and as a percentage of the world's population. [220] [221] [222] [223]
The history of the United States from 1789 to 1815 was marked by the nascent years of the American Republic under the new U.S. Constitution. George Washington was elected the first president in 1789. On his own initiative, Washington created three departments, State (led by Thomas Jefferson), Treasury (led by Alexander Hamilton), and War (led ...
The election of Jefferson in 1800, which Jefferson labeled "the revolution of 1800", brought in the Presidency of Thomas Jefferson and the permanent eclipse of the Federalists, apart from the Supreme Court. [9] Jeffersonian democracy is an umbrella term; some factions favored some positions more.
The Age of Revolution is a period from the late-18th to the mid-19th centuries during which a number of significant revolutionary movements occurred in most of Europe and the Americas. [2] The period is noted for the change from absolutist monarchies to representative governments with a written constitution , and the creation of nation states .
September 30 – The Convention of 1800, or Treaty of Mortefontaine, is signed between France and the United States of America, ending the Quasi-War. October 1 – In the Third Treaty of San Ildefonso, Spain returns Louisiana to France. U.S. President John Adams becomes the first president of the United States to live in the Executive Mansion ...