Washington takes office
on July 14, 1789
Washington remains neutral
John Adams takes office
XYZ Affair
Alien and Sedition Acts
Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions
Franco American Accords: Adams gets
France to stop blasting our ships just before
leaving office
Jefferson takes office
Jefferson buys Louisiana
Lewis and Clark explore Louisiana
Jefferson declares the Embargo of 1807
Jeffersons Embargo ruins economy
Madison enters office
Madison tried Non-Intercourse Act: only
banning trade with nations NOT involved with
France vs. England War
American ships still being sunk by England;
sailors getting impressed
Congress declares War of 1812. The
rationalization is due to England blowing up
ships and impressing sailors, the deeper reason
is we want to grab Canada while England is
down.
American invades Canada and gets defeated
American invades Canada and gets defeated
American invades Canada and gets defeated
America realizes declaring the War of 1812
was a HUGE mistake
1789 French Revolution begins; Bastille stormed
1789-1796 Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette are executed
while Robespierre leads the Reign of Terror
in which 40,000 are executed; Austria,
Prussia, Russia, Spain, and England declare
war on France for fear the revolution will
spread to their nations
1797 Napoleon leads France to victory in the war,
but in their desperation England and France
are blasting American ships trying to trade
with France and England
1798 Napoleon rises to power
1799 Napoleon seizes power
1800
1801 Napoleon becomes Emperor
1801 Napoleon becomes emperor
1803 Napoleon sells Louisiana.after stealing it
from Spain because he needs gun money
1804-1806 Napoleon uses the money to crush Austria,
Prussia, Russia, and Spain
1807 Napoleon declares Continental System
1808 Napoleon has conquered or broken Austria,
Prussia, Russia, and Spain
Napoleon and England are choking each other
with Continental System
1808 England controls India, China, Portugal;
France controls Spain, Austria, Prussia,
Russia, Italy and all of their empires.
1808-1812 France is choking England to death with
Continental System
1812 Napoleon is at the peak of his power with an
army of 500,000. He boldly invades Russia
to crush their souls.
1812 England is getting choked to death
1813 Napoleons army defeated by Russian winter;
he only returns with only 40,000 of his 500,00
1814 England defeats Napoleon, sends their army
to invade and burn Washington DC
1815 Napoleon escapes Elba so England leaves
Washington DC to fight the Battle of
Waterloo
Then England launches their plan to CRUSH
America by invading North from Canada and
South from New Orleans