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Thomas Jefferson gave a memorable speech about his inauguration and was the first to be inaugurated at Washington D.C the U.S's new capital at the time. -
The Louisiana Purchase doubled the size of the U.S. This acquired land was a deal between France and the U.S. The U.S gained the western half of the Mississipi River Basin. -
U.S congress declared war on Britain for many reasons, some being the fact that Britain was in such need for sailors that they impressed the U.S sailors and they caused interference with our trade.
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The House of Represenatives passed its own bill that admitted Missouri without slavery by a vote of 91 to 82. Later a House and senate conference lead to the Senates version of the bill, which allowed slavery in Missouri.
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Andrew Jackson was elected as the seventh president of the United States. This election was important not only because of a new president but also because the elections were getting more important because more people were involved with voting. -
The U.S congress passed the Indian removal act with a purpose of removing all of the natives living in states or territories and sending them to unsettled land in the west.
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The bill passed through congress, but Andrew Jackson vetoed it. Andrew Jackson considered the bill to be somewhat dangerous to the liberties of the people and against the constitution.
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After the Indian removal act was passed the Indians living in claimed territories or states were forced to move to unclaimed territory westward. Many were treated brutally in the process of them moving.
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The purpose of this act was to remove all public money in the hand of state banks. It also prevented the state and private banks from spending federal money as their own.
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In 1860 the enslaved population exceeded 4 million due to the rising in cotton production. Because they were able to grow more cotton they needed more working slaves.