Historical Timeline: Expansion & Reform (1801-1877) (Kelsey Sorenson & Matt Wilson)

Thomas Jefferson's Presidency

1801

Thomas Jefferson was the president of the United States from 1801-1809 and was the 3rd president for the US. https://www.biographyonline.net/people/famous/nineteenth-century.html

1803- Louisiana Purchase

Apr 30, 1803

Thomas Jefferson purchased $15million worth of land from France. This allowed the U.S to double in size. The states of North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Missouri, Arkansas, and land in Colorado, Kansas, Wyoming, Montana, and Minnesota. It was more than 825,000 square miles of land that spanned West of the Mississippi River. https://www.britannica.com/event/Louisiana-Purchase

James Madison's Presidency

1809

James Madison was the president of the United States from 1809-1817 and was the 4th president. https://www.whitehousehistory.org/the-presidents-timeline

Margaret Fuller

1810

Margaret was born in 1810 and she was the first woman to be an editor for the New York Tribune. She wrote and fought for women's rights. https://www.biographyonline.net/people/famous/nineteenth-century.html

The Star Spangled Banner

1814

Print shows the text of the Star Spangled Banner within an oval design at center, surrounded by circular star-bursts that contain letters spelling "Bombardment of Fort M'Henry". Key, F. S. The star spangled banner / written by Francis S. Key, Esq. of Georgetown, D.C. in. , None. [Between 1814 and 1864] [Photograph] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2012649666/

James Monroe's Presidency

1817

James Monroe was the president of the United States from 1817-1825 and was the 5th president. https://www.whitehousehistory.org/the-presidents-timeline

Susan B. Anthony

1820

Susan was born in 1820 and she fought against women's suffrage and ended up being a big reason that women got the right to vote. https://www.biographyonline.net/people/famous/nineteenth-century.html

Harriet Tubman

1822

Harriet was born in 1822 into slavery and after she escaped and got her freedom, she continued to return back and forth, freeing slaves from their captors. https://www.biographyonline.net/people/famous/nineteenth-century.html

Emily Dickinson

1830

Emily Dickinson was born in 1830 and was a very famous American Poet. https://www.biographyonline.net/people/famous/nineteenth-century.html

1835-1838 - Trail of Tears

1835

Thousands of Cherokees were forcefully marched to Oklahoma by the U.S Army. Thousands died from starvation and sickness during the journey. Cherokee would move from their homelands, East of the Mississippi River, to a new territory in Oklahoma. This was called the Indian Removal Act of 1830, signed by President Andrew Jackson. Other tribes that were also removed during their time were Creek, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Seminole, and other small tribes. https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4h1567.html

1846 - 1848 - Mexican-American War

1846

The Mexican-American War was a dispute between the United States and Mexico over the states of California and Texas. The United States won the war, in which the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed. The treaty also gave Mexicans the right to either stay in US territory or to move back to Mexico, some stayed but an overwhelming majority chose to return to Mexico. https://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/guadalupe-hidalgo

Political Map of the Untied States

1848

This is a map that shows which states were with the Whig party (later changed to Democratic Party) and the new states. Disturnell, J. & Jones & Newman. (1848) Political map of the United States. New York: J. Disturnell. [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2012586606/.

1850 - Compromise of 1850

1850

The Compromise of 1850 had set up the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850. The debate of slavery in new states and territory acquired after the Mexican-American War had set up California, New Mexico, and Utah as free states. It also restricted slavery in California, but left Utah and New Mexico to decide for themselves whether they be a free or slave state. https://guides.loc.gov/compromise-1850

Sojourner Truth

1851

Sojourner was an African-American woman who was born in 1797 and she gave a speech in 1851 that was called "Ain't I a woman?" that talked about how women were equal to men. https://www.biographyonline.net/people/famous/nineteenth-century.html

Disturnell's New Map of the United States and Canada

1851

This map shows all the canals, railroads, telegraph lines, and principle stage routes in the United States and Canada during 1851. Burr, H. A. & Disturnell, J. (1851) Disturnell's new map of the United States and Canada showing all the canals, railroads, telegraph lines and principal stage routes. New York, J. Disturnell. [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/gm70005366/.

1854 - Kansas-Nebraska Ac

1854

A dispute between proslavery and antislavery activists. The act had allowed the states to decide slavery issues on the basis of popular sovereignty. The possibility of slavery in territories that banned slavery was controversial. Activists created huge problems in which the term “Bleeding Kansas” was deemed. This sparked the Civil War.
https://www.cop.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/minute/Kansas_Nebraska_Act.htm#:~:text=It%20became%20law%20on%20May,territories%20to%20sway%20the%20vote

1861-1865 - Civil War

1861

The war between the Union and the Confederacy over slavery is a well-known war. The Union won the war, in which Slavery was abolished. The achievement of slavery abolishment came to cost about 600,000 lives. https://www.battlefields.org/learn/articles/brief-overview-american-civil-war

Abraham Lincoln's Presidency

1861

Abraham Lincoln was the President for the United States from 1861-1865 and was the 16th president for the US. https://www.biographyonline.net/people/famous/nineteenth-century.html

1864-1868 - Navajo Long Walk

1864

The Navajo long walk was the Navajo people were pushed out of their homes and forced to walk 450 miles by the United States government. It was an attempt to cleanse the land and take it for themselves. https://americanindian.si.edu/nk360/navajo/long-walk/long-walk.cshtml

The 15th Amendment

1871

This pictures shows President Grant and a bunch of men gathered around him while they pass the amendment that grants the ability to vote and that it can't be denied based on race. (ca. 1871) The Fifteenth Amendment. , ca. 1871. Savannah, Ga.: Published by C. Rogan. [Photograph] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2006678638/.