1800-1876

By Yingjie Yang
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    John Adams

    President

  • The capital of the federal government moved from Philadelphia, its temporary seat, to Washington, D.C

    The capital of the federal government moved from Philadelphia, its temporary seat, to Washington, D.C
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    Thomas Jefferson

    President

  • The United States bought all the land in Louisiana cheaply from French Napoleon, doubling the territory of the United States

    The United States bought all the land in Louisiana cheaply from French Napoleon, doubling the territory of the United States
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    James Madison

    President

  • The second war broke out between the United States and Britain

    The second war broke out between the United States and Britain

  • On December 24 of the same year, the United States and Britain signed the Treaty of Ghent

    On December 24 of the same year, the United States and Britain signed the Treaty of Ghent

  • U.S. government issues tariff regulations and second National Bank Act

    U.S. government issues tariff regulations and second National Bank Act
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    James Monroe

    President

  • The United States and Spain signed a treaty, Spain ceded Florida to the United States, and gave up all territorial claims to Oregon

    The United States and Spain signed a treaty, Spain ceded Florida to the United States, and gave up all territorial claims to Oregon

  • Congress passed the Missouri Compromise to redraw the boundaries between the free and slave states

    Congress passed the Missouri Compromise to redraw the boundaries between the free and slave states

  • The federal government enacted a land law to reduce the unit area of land sold

    The federal government enacted a land law to reduce the unit area of land sold

  • In his annual address to Congress, President Monroe formally put forward Monroe Doctrine and opposed European intervention in American affairs

    In his annual address to Congress, President Monroe formally put forward Monroe Doctrine and opposed European intervention in American affairs
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    John Quincy Adams

    President
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    Andrew Jackson

    President
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    Martin Van Buren

    President
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    William Henry Harrison

    President
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    John Tyler

    President

  • The United States and Britain signed the Webster Ashburton treaty to demarcate the border between the United States and Canada in Maine and Minnesota

    The United States and Britain signed the Webster Ashburton treaty to demarcate the border between the United States and Canada in Maine and Minnesota
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    James Knox Polk

    President

  • The war between the United States and Mexico broke out, the Whigs in the North opposed the war, and the southerners supported the war

    The war between the United States and Mexico broke out, the Whigs in the North opposed the war, and the southerners supported the war

  • The United States and Mexico signed a treaty stipulating that Mexico ceded Texas, New Mexico and parts of California, Arizona, Utah, Nevada and Colorado to the United States

    The United States and Mexico signed a treaty stipulating that Mexico ceded Texas, New Mexico and parts of California, Arizona, Utah, Nevada and Colorado to the United States
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    Zachary Taylor

    President
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    Millard Fillmore

    President

  • The U.S. Congress passed the compromise in 1850 to enact the fugitive slave pursuit law and suppress the abolitionist movement

    The U.S. Congress passed the compromise in 1850 to enact the fugitive slave pursuit law and suppress the abolitionist movement
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    Franklin Pierce

    President
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    James Buchanan

    President
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    Abraham Lincoln

    President

  • President Lincoln declared that there was a rebellion in the country and recruited 75000 volunteers. The civil war broke out

    President Lincoln declared that there was a rebellion in the country and recruited 75000 volunteers. The civil war broke out

  • Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation

    Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation
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    Andrew Johnson

    President

  • The Confederate forces surrendered and the American Civil War ended

    The Confederate forces surrendered and the American Civil War ended

  • President Lincoln was stabbed at the Ford Theater in Washington and died the next day

    President Lincoln was stabbed at the Ford Theater in Washington and died the next day
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    Ulysses Simpson Grant

    President