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Thomas jefferson was elected as president in 1800 and served as president from 1801-1809. -
In 1803 the united states purchased 828,000 square miles of land west of the missisipi river for fifteen million dollars. -
In 1817, James Monroe was elected to be the fifth president of the united states. -
James Monroe introduced this policy in 1823 in order to warn european powers not to interfere in the affairs of the western hemisphere. -
In 1830, president Andrew Jackson signed a law that approved the relocation of Native Americans to federal territory west of the mississippi river. -
In 1860, Abraham Lincld was elected president and he served for for years. -
The civil war began when confederate troops fired on fort sumter. This war lasted four years. -
In 1863, Abraham Lincoln gave a speech at the soldiers national cemetary about how the ideals of equality and freedom are the bedrock of the united states as a nation. -
The civil war came to an end because Robert E. Lee surrendered the confederate army to ulysses S. Grant. -
On april 15, 1865, Abraham Licoln was assasinated by John Wilkes Booth while watching a play.