history of america

US History: Adams Avoids War With France, Signs Alien and Sedition Acts from BaoNgoc92 546 days old

John Adams took office in seventeen ninety-seven. He had served eight years as vice president under President George Washington. Now, state electors ...

American History Series: John Adams Is Elected Nation's Second President from BaoNgoc92 547 days old

The year seventeen ninety-six saw a change in American politics. That year, the new nation held its third presidential election. And for the first time, ...

American History Series: How a Dispute Helped Lead to Party System from BaoNgoc92 559 days old

Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton had opposing ideas about how the new nation should be governed. Their dispute helped create the system of political ...

American History Series: Two-Party Political System Takes Hold in US from BaoNgoc92 559 days old

George Washington became America's first president in seventeen eighty-nine. He had commanded the forces of the American colonies in their successful ...

American History Series: For a New Nation, Hamilton Seeks a Bank from BaoNgoc92 559 days old

He was the top planner and policy maker under President George Washington. He was also the nation’s first secretary of the Treasury. Alexander Hamilton ...

American History Series: The Imagination of Alexander Hamilton from BaoNgoc92 581 days old

The first government of the United States was weak. It had many debts and an empty treasury. Its support from the people was not firm. There was some ...

American History Series: From Revolutionary War Hero to President from BaoNgoc92 587 days old

The United States declared its independence from Britain on July fourth, seventeen seventy-six. The new nation was a loosely formed alliance governed ...

American History Series: The Heart and Spirit of the Constitution from BaoNgoc92 595 days old

The Continental Congress set a date for the new plan of government to take effect. The first Wednesday in March, seventeen eighty-nine. In seventeen ...

American History Series: The Constitution Goes to the States for Approval from BaoNgoc92 602 days old

In seventeen eighty-seven, a group of delegates gathered for a convention in Philadelphia. Their plan was to rewrite the Articles of Confederation. Those ...

American History Series: The Signing of the Constitution in Philadelphia from BaoNgoc92 609 days old

In May of seventeen eighty-seven, a group of delegates met in Philadelphia to rewrite the Articles of Confederation. They ended up writing a new document ...