1800-1876

Thomas Jefferson Presidency

Mar 4, 1801

President Thomas Jefferson held office from March 4th of 1801 to March 4th of 1809.

Louisiana Purchase

1803

While Thomas Jefferson was President, over 800,000 square miles was purchased from France, doubling the size of America at the time. This purchase of land is known as the Louisiana Purchase.

War of 1812

Jun 18, 1812

The War of 1812 was fought between the United States and Great Britain over maritime rights from June 18th of 1812 to February 18th of 1815. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent.

Missouri Compromise

1820

Passed by Congress in 1820, Missouri entered the Union as a slave state and Maine as a free state.

Monroe Doctrine

Dec 2, 1823

The Monroe Doctine declared the northern and southern hemisphere of the United States not permitted to new European colonization.

First U.S. Railway

Feb 28, 1827

Baltimore and Ohio Railroad became the first U.S. commercial transport railway on February 28th of 1827.

Presidency of Andrew Jackson

Mar 4, 1829

The seventh President of the United States, Andrew Jackson, held office from March 4th of 1829 to March 4th of 1837.

Kansas-Nebraska Act

May 30, 1854

The Kansas-Nebraska Act overturned the Missouri Compromise allowing states to decide whether they would be a slave state or a free state.

Presidency of Abraham Lincoln

Mar 4, 1861

Abraham Lincoln, the President during the Civil War, held office from March 4th of 1861 to April 15th of 1865.

Civil War

Apr 12, 1861

The Civil War, lasting from 1861-1865, was fought between northern and southern states over slavery and westward expansion.

Assasination of President Abraham Lincoln

Apr 15, 1865

President Abraham Lincoln was assasined by John Wilkes Booth on April 15th of 1865. John Wilkes Booth killed President Lincoln because he was against Lincoln's anti-slavery beliefs.