American History By jane@tpforganics.com Jan 1, 1801 Thomas Jefferson 1801-1809 Presidency of Thomas Jefferson 1801-1809 Jan 1, 1802 Fulton Invents Steamboat 1802 Jan 1, 1803 Louisiana Purchase 1803 Jan 1, 1803 Louis & Clark Expedition 1803-1806 Jan 1, 1809 James Madison 1809-1817 Jan 1, 1811 Battle of Tippecanoe 1811 Jan 1, 1812 War of 1812 1812-1815 Jan 1, 1817 James Monroe 1817-1825 Jan 1, 1820 Missouri Compromise 1820 Jan 1, 1823 Monroe Doctrine Jan 1, 1825 James Quincy Adams 1825-1829 Jan 1, 1825 Erie Canal Completed 1825 Jan 1, 1829 Andrew Jackson 1829-1837 Jan 1, 1830 Tom Thumb 1830 Jan 1, 1837 Martin Van Buren 1837-1841 Jan 1, 1841 Wm. Henry Harrison 1841 Jan 1, 1841 John Tyler 1841-1845 Jan 1, 1845 John Polk 1845-1849 Jan 1, 1849 Zachary Taylor 1849-1850 Jan 1, 1850 Millard Fillmore 1850-1853 Jan 1, 1853 Franklin Pierce 1853-1857 Jan 1, 1857 James Buchanan 1857-1861 Jan 1, 1861 Abraham Lincoln 1861-1865