Dual Credit US History Timeline 1800-1876

By laneycrawford
  • Thomas Jefferson Elected

    Thomas Jefferson Elected

    Thomas Jefferson was elected as president.
  • The National Road

    The National Road

    The first 10 miles are constructed westward from Cumberland Maryland, which will make westward migration possible.
  • The Missouri Compromise

    The Missouri Compromise

    Federal legislation of the United States balanced the desires of the northern states to prevent the expansion of slavery in the country with those of southern states to expand it.
  • Battle of the Alamo

    Battle of the Alamo

    A battle during the Texas Revolution that occurred from February to March in San Antonio, Texas.
  • Kansas-Nebraska Act

    Kansas-Nebraska Act

    An act that broke the previous compromises over enslavement.
  • Ulysses S. Grant Elected

    Ulysses S. Grant Elected

    A hero of the Civil War, a war that tore the U.S. apart, is elected to be president of the United States.
  • Texas Readmitted to the Union

    Texas Readmitted to the Union

    President Grant signed the act to readmit Texas to Congressional Representation.
  • Panic of 1873

    Panic of 1873

    Triggered the first 'Great Depression' in the United States and abroad.
  • Civil Rights Act

    Civil Rights Act

    Act passed by the U.S. that prohibited racial discrimination in public accommodations and jury duty.
  • Ruther B. Hayes

    Ruther B. Hayes

    Ruther B. Hayes was elected after a disputed election in 1876.