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Election of 1800
Thomas Jefferson vs. Aaron Burr. Jefferson won -
The 12th Ammendment
Provided the procedure for electing the President and Vice President. -
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Lewis and Clark and the Corps of Discovery
President Thomas Jefferson sent the Corps out to explore the newly purchased territory -
Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton's Duel.
The Burr–Hamilton duel was a duel fought at Weehawken, New Jersey, between Vice President Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton, the former Secretary of the Treasury. It occurred early in the morning of July 11, 1804 and was the culmination of a long and bitter rivalry between the two men. -
William Lloyd Garrison is born
Most determined abolitionist -
An Act Prohibiting the Importation of Slaves
The Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves of 1807 (2 Stat. 426, enacted March 2, 1807) is a United States federal law that provided that no new slaves were permitted to be imported into the United States. ... The 1807 law did not change that—it made all importation from abroad, even on foreign ships, a federal crime. -
Election of 1808
James Madison wind vs. Charles Pinckney -
Battle of Tippecanoe
William Henry Harrison led the battle against the British and Indians -
Declaration of war against Great Britain
On June 18, 1812, President James Madison signed a declaration of war against Great Britain, marking the beginning of the War of 1812. ... The strength of the British army proved too great for U.S. forces. Both on land and at sea, U.S. troops suffered great losses -
Battle of Lake Erie
The Battle of Lake Erie, sometimes called the Battle of Put-in-Bay, was fought on 10 September 1813, on Lake Erie off the coast of Ohio during the War of 1812. Nine vessels of the United States Navy defeated and captured six vessels of the British Royal Navy. -
Treaty of Ghent
The treaty stated that all conquered territory was to be returned to America and commissions were set up to determine the boundary between the United States and Canada. -
Tariff of 1816
The Tariff of 1816, also known as the Dallas Tariff, is notable as the first tariff passed by Congress with an explicit function of protecting U.S. manufactured items from overseas competition. Prior to the War of 1812, tariffs had primarily served to raise revenues to operate the national government. -
Convention of 1818
The Convention of 1818 was a treaty between the United States and Britain that set the 49th parallel of latitude as the boundary between British North America and the US across the West. -
Missouri Compromise
Henry Clay compromised Missouri being admitted into statehood as a slave state only because Maine would be admitted as a free state, thus maintaining the balance of slave versus free states. -
The Monroe Doctrine
Declared that America should not interfere wit existing European controlled colonies and should be free from European influence/political systems. Also cherished principles of American foreign policy. Nevertheless, it has no legal standing. -
Election of 1824
There were five republican candidates. John Quincy Adams wins -
Election of 1828
Andrew Jackson won with John C. Calhoun as his vice president. -
Tariff of 1828
Tariff enraged the south and was nicknamed "Tariff of abominations". -
South Carolina's Act of Nullification
Stated that tariffs of 1828 were null and void. They prohibited the collection of the duties after February 1, 1833. They also threatened succession if federal officials tried to collect them. -
Election of 1836
Martin Van Buren, the architect of the Democratic party, was elected. -
Election of 1840
Henry Harrison wins by a landslide. Unfortunately, he died a few months later. His vice president, John Tyler then becomes president. -
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Increase in Irish, British and Prussian immigrants
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The Civil War