1800-1876

  • Thomas Jefferson

    was elected president
  • Marbury v. Madison

    Established the Supreme Court's power of judicial review over Congress
  • The War of 1812

    was between United States and Great Britian and is remembered because Francis Scott Key wrote the national anthem during this war.
  • McCulloch v. Maryland

    Established the federal government's implied powers over the states
  • Andrew Jackson

    was elected president
  • The Telegraph

    was invented by Samuel F.B. Morse
  • Battle of Mexico City

    was between the United States and Mexico over the annexation of Texas
  • James K. Polk

    was elected president
  • Dishwasher

    was invented by Joel Houghton, was used to wash dishes this made the process of washing dishes a lot faster
  • Dred Scott v. Sandford

    Denied citizenship to African American slaves
  • Civil War

    started over the issue of slavery between the North and South
  • Abraham Lincoln

    was elected president
  • Machine Gun

    was invented by Richard Gatling, this gun was the fastest shooting gun at the time
  • Battle of Gettysburg

    was lead by General Robert E. Lee to invade the North, they ended up losing to the Noth in one of the bloodiest battles in history
  • Dynamite

    was invented by Alfred Nobel, this made construction and destroying things very easy
  • Ulysses S. Grant

    was elected president
  • Barbed Wire

    was invented by Joseph Glidden to keep cattle in and keep unwanted animal and people out
  • Telephone

    was invented by Alexander Graham Bell