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Thomas Jefferson's presidential time had many accomplishments such as the Louisiana Purchase as well as Lewis and Clark's Expedition. The Louisiana Purchase more than doubled the size of Country this was a big deal at the time. He also sent Lewis and Clark to explore this land and report back to him. -
The Louisiana Purchase more than doubled the growing country of the United States. It was bought by Thomas Jefferson from France. It was bought at four cents an acre with 530,000,000 acres. -
Lewis and Clark were sent to discover the Louisiana Purchase. They discovered a variety of things on their journey including 122 animals and the gum plant. They had help with the guidance of Sacagawea a Native American that lived and knew the area. -
About two months after getting inaugurated James Madison did a 12,000 dollar refurbish of the White House. He is known for being the “Father of the Constitution”. He fought slavery as a president but he as a person was a slave holder. -
It started when the United States declared War on Britain on June 18, 1812. This war lasted about three years From June 18th, 1812 to February 18, 1815. This was resolved with the Treaty of Ghent, which was signed by an American representative. -
James Monroe was the fifth president of the United States. He was the final Founding Father who served as a president. One of his accomplishments is that he declared Mississippi a state. -
The sixth president was John Quincy Adams who was the son of John Adams, a former president. He accomplished being a Senator and Congress Representative. He also established the MFN trade system with Europe. -
Andrew Jackson was the voice of the people at the time. He made the Trail of Tears in spite of a Jury trail against him saying he can not do this. He was the seventh president of the United States. -
This was where many Indian tribes were forced to vacate their land at gun point by officers, that were told to do this by the current president Andrew Jackson. The Cherokee tribe went to court over this, and won but Andrew Jackson did it anyway. It is called the Trail of Tears because there was so much crying over lost loved ones. -
In 1848 a gold rush began. This had people full of hope that this land was promising gold. People flocked to California for the precious yellow metal. This brought many who were hungry for action and money.