Chapter 10 Chronology Review of Events By DrunkUnicorn123 Jan 1, 1791 Haitian slaves on the island of Hispaniola begin their revolt from France Jan 1, 1792 Robert Gray claims the Pacific Northwest for the U.S. Jan 1, 1800 Jeffersonis elected president (1st time) Apr 30, 1803 U.S. buys Louisiana from France Jan 1, 1804 Stephen Decatur destroys the Philadelphia Jan 1, 1804 Burr kills Hamilton in a duel Mar 1, 1804 Lewis and Clark expedition leaves St. Louis Nov 1, 1805 Lewis and Clark Expedition reaches the Pacific Ocean Jan 1, 1807 The Leopard attacks the Chesapeake Dec 1, 1807 Embargo Act is passed Nov 1, 1811 Harrison wins the Battle of Tippecanoe Jun 18, 1812 Congress declares war on Great Britain Jan 1, 1813 Britain sets up a partial blockade of American ports Oct 1, 1813 Harrison wins the Battle of Thames Jan 1, 1814 Washington D.C. is burned by the British Apr 1, 1814 British defeat Napolean Dec 24, 1814 Treaty of Ghent is signed ending the war of 1812 Jan 1, 1815 Perry defeats the British on Lake Erie Jan 8, 1815 Jackson wins the Battle of New Orleans Jan 1, 1931 "The Star-Spangled Banner" is written by Francis Scott Key