1800-1900

By evanpatt

  • Capital

    US capital is moved from Philadelphia to Washington D.C.

  • Jefferson

    Thomas Jefferson is inaugurated as the Third President of the United States

  • Louisiana Purchase

    Jefferson purchases the land from France for $15 million which doubles the size of the US

  • War of 1812

    U.S. declares war on Britain

  • Treaty of Ghent

    The signing of the treaty marks the end of the war

  • Texas

    US annexes Texas

  • Lincoln

    Lincoln is elected president

  • Secession

    South Carolina becomes the first state to secede

  • Fort Sumter

    Confederates attack Fort Sumter, starting the Civil War

  • Gettysburg

    Thousands of men die at the bloodiest battle of the Civil War

  • Lee Surrenders

    Lee surrenders to General Grant at Appomattox Courthouse

  • Telephone Line

    The first telephone line is built