-
Thomas Jefferson becomes the third president.
-
Jefferson buys Louisiana from France,
-
Native Americans led by Tecumseh fight and lose a major battle opposing White settlement.
-
The Missouri Compromise precariously balancing the slavery issue holds the Union together.
-
A tragic siege at the Alamo becomes a legendary battle in the Texas War for Independence.
-
The Kansas-Nebraska Act breaks the previous compromises over slavery.
-
The United States is torn by the Civil War.
-
Five days after the war ends, President Lincoln is assassinated.
-
President U.S. Grant establishes Yellowstone Park as the first National Park.