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Jeffersonian Revolution and War of 1812
This timeline begins when Thomas Jefferson was elected third president of United States and ends with the Missouri Compromise. -
Treaty of Greenville
After the Americans defeated the natives at the Battle of Fallen Timbers, this treaty was drafted. The American forces were led by General Anthony Wayne. Ultimately, it gave the entire area of present-day Ohio to the US, which allowed frontiersmen to explore the area with peace of mind, and added a large amount of fertile land to the US. This addition of land helped increase the popularity of the westward movement in the country at the time. -
John Marshall
John Marshall was named Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. Marshall was the one who was appointed by John Adams in the last days of Adams's presidency in order to keep Federalist power in the judiciary branch. Marshall's reforms gave the judiciary branch more power over the other two branches of government. -
Revolution of 1800
Thomas Jefferson was elected president of the United States during the Revolution of 1800. The election of Jefferson began a new era in American history where the views of Federalists were replaced by Jefferson's vision. Under Jefferson, America doubled in size with the Louisiana Purchase, encouraged westward expansion to achieve his vision of America being a nation made up of yeoman farmers. Also under Jefferson, the oppression of Natives began. the trend of forcing them to give up land began. -
Marbury v. Madison
The Marbury v. Madison court case established judicial review. Gave the Supreme Court the right to judge the constitutionality of federal law. IWilliam Marbury had been appointed a justice of the peace for the District of Columbia in the final hours of the Adams administration. When James Madison, Thomas Jefferson’s secretary of state, refused to deliver Marbury’s commission, Marbury demanded that he get the position that he deserved. -
12th Amendment
Twelfth Amendment of 1804 stating that the Electoral College could vote for president and vice president separately. -
Embargo Act
Jefferson's Embargo Act of 1807 was his least popular act that declared American ships couldn't enter the seas until England and France stopped their harassment of American shipping. -
Battle of Tippecanoe
Led by Tecumseh, many tribes attacked Harrison’s camp near Prophetstown on November 7, 1811. Harrison drove off the Indians and burned down the town. This battle greatly disheartened many of Tecumseh’s followers, which led to the disarray of his confederacy. This bloodshed was by modern day Indiana, and it proved to the Americans that in order to eliminate a British/native threat, the area must be annexed. -
War of 1812
Due to the practice of impressment of the British, Americans declared war on 1812. Thus began the war of 1812, sometimes known as the second revolutionary war. -
Put-In-Bay
Oliver Hazard Perry won a victory over a British fleet. Which allowed another invasion of Canada by way of Detroit, which American ships can now easily get to through water. -
NATIONAL ANTHEM!! MERICAAA!
Francis Scott Key wrote a poem due to seeing that the American flag was still there after a long night of bombardment and then later on put to the tune of an old English drinking song and became the national anthem of the USA. -
Battle of the Thames
William Henry Harrison weakened and disheartened the Native Americans of the Northwest and greatly diminished their ability to defend their claims to the region. During this battle, the Native American leader Tecumseh was killed, which made this battle very important. -
Battle of Horseshoe Bend
Andrew Jackson slaughtered Creek Natives. Won Jackson the title of Major general in the U.S. Army. Permanently destroyed the Creek's ability to fight. -
Sack of Washington
British troops entered into Washington and burned the White House, in retaliation for the earlier American bruning of the Canadian capital at York. -
Battle of Plattsburgh
American forces repelled another British invasion in northern New York. Secured the northern border of the United States. -
Hartford Convention
NIne days before the Treaty of Ghent was signed, a group of Federalists met at the Hartford Convention. They continued to see the war as disastrous to their interests and viewed with extreme suspicion the growing influence of politicians and military leaders from the West. Succession of New England was brought up. After the treaty was signed and the victory at New Orleans was annouced, the Federalist' actions proved foolish. This marked the end of political influence of the Federalists. -
Treaty of Ghent
This treaty ended the war of 1812 between America and Great Britain -
Battle of New Orleans
merica vs Britain. American victory. On January 8, 1815, British marched north up the Mississippi. Andrew Jackson and a group of random fighters (Tennesseans, Kentuckians, Creoles, blacks, pirates, and regular army troops) fought and finally forced the British to retreat. Britain suffered severe losses. This battle was fought 2 weeks after the Treaty of Ghent was signed, although it had no impact on the war itself, it greatly elevated American national pride, which suffered a number of setbacks. -
James Monroe
James Monroe was elected 5th President of the United States. Under Monroe, he passed the Monroe Doctrine which declared the Western Hemisphere of Earth to be off limits to European colonization. Also under Presdient Monroe, the era of good feelings happened, whcih was from 1816-1823 because of the unity in the Union after the victory of the War of 1812 and the disappearance of the Federalists. -
MIssouri Compromise
The Missouri Compromise said that Maine entered the Union as a free state while Missouri entered as a slave state. This maintained the balance of slave and free states in Congress. Which was a temporary solution to the issue of slavery.
