1810-1819

By kbh008
  • 1st public buildboard room opens in england

  • Austria Goes bankrupt

  • War of 1810 breaks out between england and U.S. "uncle Sam" was born

  • Louisiana becomes a state

  • President madison asked for a declaration of war against Great Britain. Maddison is re-elected to a second term

  • Cotton mill opened in Massachusetts; British forces invaded washington and set fire to the capitol, white house and other political buildings: Treaty of Ghent ends the war of 1812

  • Indiana becomes a state; Clipper ship built ,Fastest ship to cross Atlantic ocean

  • James Monroe was inaugurated as the 5th president of the United states.

  • 49th Parallel border was build between Us & Canada; congress limits number of stripes to 13 to stand for the origional 13 colonies

  • Congress offeres 50$ reward for reporting the illegal importation of slaves in the US. First big economic crisis in the US