1800-1876

  • Thomas Jefferson is elected president

    Thomas Jefferson is elected president in 1800 over Adams
  • Louisianan Purchase

    united states paid 15million to gain west of the Mississippi river to the rocky mountains
  • Lewis and Clark set out

    Lewis and Clark set out to explore the unknown territories of the Louisiana purchase
  • War of 1812

    U.S declared war on britian over British interference with american shipping and interference with westward expantion
  • Florida

    Spanish minister do Luis onus and U.S secretariat of state John Adams came together to sign the doc that would transfer control of Florida to the U.S
  • Monroe Doctrine

    James Monroe gave a speech saying the U.S would step in so European powers did not interfere with western expansion in the western hemisphere
  • California Gold Rush

    Gold is discovered in California thousands of Americans move to California in search of riches
  • Abraham Lincoln is elected

    Abraham Lincoln elected president of the U.S soon would turn into civil war
  • Civil War

    conflict between north and south over slavery into westward states
  • First Transcontinental RR

    The U.S first transcontinental Rail rode was complete on the day it was completed the presidents of the union pacific and central pacific meet in promontory Utah

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