1800-1876

By G-Con
  • Jefferson is elected

    Thomas Jefferson is elected president
  • Louisiana Purchase

    Jefferson buys Louisiana purchase for 15 million dollars
  • lewis and clark expediton began

    Lewis and Clark began the expedition on the orders of thomas Jefferson and they followed the mississippi.
  • Jefferson relected

    Thomas Jefferson is elected again for the second time and lewis and clark reach the pacific ocean
  • Lewis and Clark homecoming

    Lewis and Clark began journey home in march and got back in september
  • importing enslaved

    In march of 1807 congress outlawed importing slave but it didn't take hold until january.
  • madison elected

    James madison is elected president defeating pinckney.
  • tippecanoe

    William Henry Harrison defeated tecumseh at the battle of tippencanoe.
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    War of 1812

    It was caused by british restriction of sea trade was not really nessacary but it helped america set a reputation as actually being a country in and of itself. It also opened up expansion for the U.S.
  • James monroe

    Monroe was elected president defeating rufus king.
  • missouri compromise of 1820

    allowed slavery in the missouri territory but no where west of the mississppi and missouri was allowed into the union because if it.
  • Monroe Doctrine

    An Idea suggested by james monroe that America is no longer able to be colonized.
  • John Q. Adams

    John Quincy adams is elected president in march and John C. Calhoun is his vice President
  • New York slavery abolishment

    In New York Slavery is abolished for good.
  • Jackson

    Andrew Jackson is elected president replacing adams
  • Indian removal act

    Congress approves the indian removal act in order to procede with westward expansion. And the trail of tears
  • Nat turners rebellion

    A slave rebellion lead by Nat Turner in which he killed 57 white citizens.
  • Trail of tears begins

    The six year campaign known as the trail of tears begins in which mainly cherokee indians with some others are forced out of their land and put on reservations.
  • Force bill

    Andrew Jackson pushes the force bill to put a stop to the nullification crisis in south carolina.
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    Texas Revolution

    It started with battle of gonzales where mexican soldiers were trying to disarm texas people they were met with resistence. Then the loss at the battle of the alamo which lasted 13 days and finally the end of the texas revolution with the battle of san jacinto.
  • morse code

    Samuel Morse demonstrated the telegraph and developed the morse code system he did not get it patented until 1840 however
  • Polk

    James Polk defeats henry clay for president
  • Texas Becomes a state

    Texas congress voted for the annexation to the united states texas becomes the 20th state.
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    Mexican American War

    President Polk orders Major General Taylor to take back disputed texas land this begins a war. Battle of mexico is fought for 7 days in 1847 and treaty of guadalupe hadalgo ended the war and we got arizona colorado nevada utah new mexico and california
  • compromise of 1850

    This allowed california to be admitted as a free state and the 31st and utah and new mexico are now undecided territories.
  • kanas-Nebraska act

    Allowed slavery to be decided by a vote of the people.
  • dred-scott decison

    supreme court ruled that slavery cannot be banned in a territory and slaves cannot be free when transported into a free state and they could not be elligible as citizenship.
  • Abraham lincoln President

    In 186 Abraham lincoln becomes president. As a result of this South Carolina sucedes from the union
  • Civil war begins

    11 states sucede from the union to form the Confederacy
    the battle of fort sumter occurs where the fort was captured by the confederacy
    Battle of bull run which showed onlookers that the union was actually in for a long haul
  • battle of antietam

    Known as the bloodiest day in the civil war many union and confederate soldiers were killed and it stopped the confederate advancement to the north also it allowed for the emanicipation proclimation.
  • Two major Accomplishments

    The victories for the union forces at the battle of gettysburg and the vicksburg campaign were two major turning points in the outcome of the civil war.
  • 1864 important civil war battles

    Battles of wilderness and spotsylvania fought by Grant´s and Lee´s forces in may
    Battle of tupalo mississippi in july was fought by the forces of general sherman and lt. General Forrest
    In september Union forces take fort harris from the confederacy
  • 1865

    -Lees surrender at appomaduxx courthouse end of the civil war
    -Lincoln is assanated at fords theater
    -13th amendment takes affect abolishing slavery
  • civil rights act

    congress pass a law protecting african americans but it was vetoed by johnson also over ruled by congress
  • Grant elected

    Grant would be elected defeating horatio seymore
  • first womens sufferage law

    The territory of wyoming passes the first womens sufferage law
  • First national park

    Yellowstone national park established by grant.
  • civil rights act of 1875

    Civil rights act giving black people right to jury duty but this would be overturned in 1883
  • Reservation order

    Government ordered all native americans to be forced onto reservations this would lead to the great su war of 1876