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Thomas Jefferson was elected as President in 1801. He was elected a second time in 1804. An achievement of his is the Louisiana purchase, which more than doubled the size of the United States at the time. He served until 1809 -
The Napoleonic Wars were major global conflicts against the French and several European countries. This affected the trade for several countries. It also changed the U.S. It lasted until 1805. -
The Louisiana Purchase was a purchase by Thomas Jefferson, where France offered some territory in exchange for money. The Louisiana purchase was 15 million dollars, or 4 cents per acre. -
James Madison was elected in 1809, and his presidency lasted until 1817. He is known as the Father of The Constitution and also started the war of 1812. He stopped his presidency in 1817. -
The war of 1812 was fought from 1812 to 1815. Nobody was really declared as the winner. Great Britain did not see this was as important, however Canada did. This was was also important for the Native Americans because they lost loads of resources and land. -
James Monroe was elected as president in 1817. He is the 5th president of the United States. An accomplishment of his is acquiring Florida from Spain while he was president. His terms ended in 1825. -
John Quincy Adams was the 6th president of the United States. He was elected in 1829. He came into the presidency through what people think was a corrupt deal and people weren't very supportive of him, so there were no major accomplishments while he was president, however he did call for more roads and canals for travel and trade. After his presidency he fought against slavery. His presidency ended in 1829. -
Andrew Jackson is the 7th president of the U.S. He was elected in 1829. He successfully lead the U.S. into the Creek War with Native Americans. -
The Indian Removal act was passed by Andrew Jackson. This act forced the Native Americans to walk more than 5,000 miles west. If they refused, they were threaten and marched out at gunpoint. The Cherokee tribe took this to court, and it was ruled unconstitutional. Andrew Jackson still did it anyway, saying "They have made their decision, now let them enforce it." -
Martin Van Buren was the 8th president of the U.S. He was elected in 1837. He was immediately thrown in to extreme inflation and unemployment. An accomplishment of his is building the modern Democratic Party. His term ended in 1841.