1800-1876 American History

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  • Louisiana Purchase

    The purchase of Louisiana from France started westward exploration by pioneers like Lewis and Clark.

  • The War of 1812

    The war of 1812 was between United states and the United Kingdom.

  • Missouri Compromise

    Henry Clay worked out the Missouri Compromise which allowed Maine to join the Union as a free state and Missouri as a slave state.

  • Monroe Doctrine

    After winning the War of 1812, the U.S. wrote the Monroe Doctrine to warn Europeans not to try and colonize America.

  • The Trail of Tears

    The Native Americans were being forced to move from their ancestral homelands.

  • Mexican American War Begins

  • Comprimise of 1850

    This overturned the Missouri Compromise and left the issue of slavery unsettled

  • Fugitive Slave Act was Passed

    This act required residents and governments of free states to capture and return escaped slaves to their owners.

  • Civil War Begins

    President Abraham Lincoln goes to war with the southern states that seceded from the Union.

  • President Abraham Lincoln Assassinated

    While attending a play in Washington D.C, Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.

  • Civil War Ends

    After four years of conflict, General Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant in Virginia.

  • Fourteenth Amendment

    The 14 amendment made all former slaves U.S citizens and guaranteed all citizens equal protection of the laws.