1800s-1876

US Capital moved to Washington D.C.

Jun 15, 1800

The capital was is Philidelphia originally

US Congress meets in D.C. for the first time

Nov 17, 1800

Thomas Jefferson's Presidency

Mar 4, 1801

Marbury v. Madison

Feb 24, 1803

American courts now have the power to get rid of laws and statutes.

Louisiana Purchase signed

May 2, 1803

The purchased territory included the whole of today's Arkansas, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Nebraska, parts of Minnesota and Louisiana west of Mississippi River, including New Orleans, big parts of North and northeastern New Mexico, South Dakota, northern Texas, some parts of Wyoming, Montana, and Colorado

Louis and Clark

May 14, 1804

Lewis and Clark set out from St. Louis, MO to explore the West

Jefferson's Second Inauguration

Mar 4, 1805

James Madison is inaugurated as the 4th president

Mar 4, 1809

James Madison's Presidency

Mar 4, 1809

War of 1812

Jun 18, 1812

The U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

Madison's Second Inauguration

Mar 4, 1813

Star-Spangled Banner

Sep 14, 1814

Francis Scott Key wrote the Star-Spangled Banner

James Monroe Inaugurated as 5th President

Mar 4, 1817

Missouri Compromise

Mar 3, 1820

The Missouri Compromise was passed in 1820 admitting Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state.

Monroe's Second Inauguration

Mar 5, 1821

Articles of Confederation

Nov 15, 1823

Continental Congress adopts the Articles of Confederation

Monroe's Doctrine

Dec 2, 1823

(1) the United States would not interfere in the internal affairs of or the wars between European powers; (2) the United States recognized and would not interfere with existing colonies.

John Quincy Adams is inaugurated as the 6th president

Mar 4, 1825

Erie Canal opens for traffic

Oct 25, 1825

It improved the economy in some cities in New York such as Buffalo Lockport and Rochester.

Andrew Jackson is inaugurated as the seventh president

Mar 4, 1829

Indian Removal Act

May 28, 1830

President Jackson signs the Indian Removal Act, this forced the removal of Native Americans living on the western side of the Mississippi River.

Net Turner Rebellion

Aug 21, 1831

Nat Turner's slave rebellion took place in Southampton County, Virginia, in August 1831. This rebellion was one of the largest slave rebellions in US history.

Texas Declares Independence from Mexico

Mar 1, 1836

Martin Van Buren's Presidency

Mar 4, 1837

William Henry Harrison

Mar 4, 1841

John Tyler's Presidency

Apr 4, 1841

James K. Polk's Presidency

Mar 4, 1845

Mexican-American War

Apr 25, 1846

Tensions between the United States and Mexico rise after the annexation of Texas. 1846-1848

Zachary Taylor's Presidency

Mar 4, 1849

Millard Fillmore's Presidency

Jul 9, 1850

Jackson's Second Inauguration

Mar 4, 1853

Franklin Pierce's Presidency

Mar 4, 1853

James Buchanan's Presidency

1857

Abraham Lincoln's Presidency

Mar 4, 1861

American Civil War

Apr 12, 1861

The war over slavery. Union v. Confederacy/ North v. South
April 12, 1861- April 9, 1865

Andrew Johnson's Presidency

Apr 15, 1861

Ulysses S. Grant's Presidency

Mar 4, 1869