America 1800-1876

By Rachel B

  • Thomas Jefferson elected President

    Jefferson becomes the third president of the United States after a tie-breaking vote is taken in the House.

  • Largest Christian Revival

    20,000 people gather in Cane Ridge, Kentucky, for a nine day camp meeting.

  • Louisiana Purchase

  • Alexander Hamilton shot by Aaron Burr

    These two enemies met on a dueling ground in New Jersey, and Burr shoots Hamilton in the stomach.

  • First Steam Boat Sold

    Robert Fulton sells the first steam boat on the Hudson River

  • Election of James Madison

    Handpicked by Jefferson, Madison comes to power in the middle of a war.

  • Battle of Tippecanoe

    William Henry Harrison gained the victory in this battle against the British and the Native Americans.
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    War of 1812

    In this second war between Britain and America, American forces emerge victorious after 3 years of fighting.

  • James Monroe becomes President

    The shortest U.S President, Monroe is best known for his Monroe Doctrine, which he created as Secretary of State.

  • Tariff of 1816

    Enacted to protect American manufacturing against the flood of British goods entering the market, the tariff is deeply unpopular with the agricultural South.

  • Convention of 1818

    This convention sets the boundary between U.S and Canada at the 49th Parallel.

  • Panic of 1819

    The first major depression in American history, this panic is brought on by an abrupt drop in world agricultural prices.

  • Missouri Compromise

    Congress reaches a compromise on the Missouri question. All states north of 36' 30 are free, while those south of that line remain slave states.

  • Maine enters the Union

    In order to balance the House between slave and free states, Maine and Missouri enter the Union together, as free and slave states, respectively.

  • Missouri becomes a State

  • Charles Finney ordained for Presbyterian ministry

    This controversial figure of the Second Great Awakening became a minister after studying law for several years.

  • Erie Canal Finished

    Sometimes referred to as the "Eigth Wonder of the World," the Erie Canal expanded water transportation in America.

  • John Quincy Adams becomes President

    After a three way tie between Adams, Jackson, and Crawford, Henry Clay manipulates the House to ensure Adams is elected President.

  • Tariff of 1828

    Adams, Jackson, Clay, and Van Buren join together to secure this high new tariff. The South is enraged and refers to this as the "Tariff of Abominations."

  • Andrew Jackson elected President

  • Joseph Smith publishes the Book of Mormon

  • Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Organized

    Joseph Smith founds the Mormon church and becomes its first president.

  • South Carolina Nullifies the Tariffs

    In November 1832, the South Carolina Nullification Convention declares the tariffs of 1828 and 1832 null and void, and threatens to secede the union if the federal government attempts to collect the tariffs.

  • Force Bill

    Passed to calm the South Carolina Nullification Crisis, the Force Bill allows Jackson to send troops into South Carolina to ensure that the federal law is obeyed.

  • Cyrus McCormick patents the Mechanical Reaper

    With the invention of the mechanical reaper, grain harvesting is made easier and more profitable.

  • Jackson is Censured

    The Senate censures President Jackson for executive tyranny.

  • Martin Van Buren wins the Election of 1836

    Martin Van Buren easily wins this election. He faced four Whig candidates.

  • John Noyes establishes Oneida

    This perfectionist community in New York evolved into a silverware company.

  • William Henry Harrison elected President

    The first campaign with songs and slogans, Harrison and his Vice President Tyler win by a landslide.

  • John Tyler becomes the "Accidental President"

    After the death of President Harrison, John Tyler becomes the leader of the nation.

  • William Henry Harrison dies

    One month after taking the Oath of Office, Harrison dies of pneumonia.

  • Margaret Fuller writes Woman in the 19th Century

  • Joseph Smith is killed

    Imprisoned Smith is killed when an anti-Mormon lynch mob storms the jail where he is a prisoner.

  • First Clipper Ship

    The "Rainbow" is the first clipper in America.

  • Brook Farm dissolves

    This transcendentalist commune is dissolved due to economic failure.

  • Thoreau publishes Walden

  • Lincoln wins Presidential Election

  • South Carolina Secedes

  • Texas Secedes

  • Lincoln is Inaguarated

    Lincoln is sworn in as the 16th president of the United States.

  • Confederate Constitution comes into effect

    signed in Montgomery, Alabama

  • Civil War begins at Fort Sumter

    Confederate forces attack Union ones at Fort Sumter, thus beginning the Civil War.

  • Union Army created

    Lincoln's request for half a million Union soldiers is approved by Congress.

  • Battle of Shiloh

    This bloody battle results in more than 20,000 casualties.

  • Robert E. Lee becomes leader of the Confederate Army

  • Battle of Antietam

    Over 26,000 soldiers are killed or missing in action at this Battle, which is the bloodiest day in U.S history.

  • Emancipation Proclamation

    Lincoln issues the Emancipation Proclamation, freeing the slaves in Union captured territory.

  • "Stonewall" Jackson dies

    Accidentally shot by his own men, General Jackson dies of gunshot wounds.

  • Battle of Gettysburg

  • Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address

    As he dedicates the National Cemetery, Lincoln gives this famous speech.

  • Richmond is captured by the Union

    Union forces almost destroy Richmond, Virginia while capturing this Southern stronghold.

  • Ku Klux Klan created

    This infamous white supremacist group is created in Mississippi.

  • Surrender at Appomattox

    General Lee surrenders to General Grant, officially ending the Civil War.

  • Lincoln is Assassinated

    Shot by John Wilkes Booth, Lincoln dies a little over a month into his second term as president.

  • Johnson becomes President

    Andrew Johnson becomes the de facto president after Lincoln's death.

  • 13th Amendment Ratified

    This amendment abolishes slavery in the United States.

  • Fourteenth Amendment Ratified

    This amendment guarantees citizenship to all people born or naturalized in the United States.

  • General Ulysses S. Grant becomes President

    The victorious Grant becomes president.

  • Fifteenth Amendment

    This amendment gives all men the right to vote.

  • Joseph Rainey, first African American Congressman, is sworn into office