1800-1876

By Kristina Hoskins

  • U.S. Capital Moved

    The U.S. Capital was moved from Philadelphia to Washington D.C

  • Thomas Jefferson; Third President

    Thomas Jefferson was elected the third president of the United States

  • Louisiana Purchase

    The United States bought the Louisiana territory for $15 million from the French

  • Lewis and Clark Expedition

    Lewis and Clark set out to explore and find a route to the Pacific Ocean

  • James Madison; Fourth President

    James Madison was elected the fourth president of the United States

  • War of 1812

    The United States declares war on Britain for interference. The war ended in 1814

  • James Monroe; Fifth President

    James Monroe was elected the fifth president of the United States

  • Missouri Compromise

    Maine is admitted as a free state so that Missouri will be admitted as a slave state

  • Monroe Doctrine

    Monroe declares that further American colonization is prohibited by European powers

  • John Quincy Adams; Sixth President

    John Quincy Adams is elected the sixth president of the United States

  • Andrew Jackson; Seventh President

    Andrew Jackson is elected the seventh president of the United States

  • Indian Removal Act

    Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act which authorized the removal of Indians living west of the Mississippi river

  • Texas Declares Independence

    Texas declares independence from Mexico

  • Mexican War

    The United States declares war on Mexico to gain California and other Southwestern territories