Lewis and Clark

  • The U.S. Capital

    The U.S. capital is moved from Philadelphia to Washington, D.C.
  • The Lewis and Clark Expedition

    Lewis joined the milita during the Whiskey Rebellion and had been in the army when Jefferson hired him as his private secretary in 1801.
  • Thomas Jefferson

    Thomas Jefferson is inaugurated as the third president in Washingtin , DC
  • An Expanding Nation

    The Senate approved the purchase in October 1803
  • Lewis and Clark

    Lewis and Clark set out from St. Louis, Mo., on expedition to explore the West and find a route to the Pacific Ocean.
  • Jefferson's second inauguration

    Jefferson's second inauguration. Lewis and Clark reach the Pacific Ocean.
  • James Madison

    James Madison is inaugurated as the fourth president.
  • War With Britain

    War of 1812 with Britain.
  • Nationalism and New Respect

    Americans left a new sense of patriotism and a strong national idenify after the War of 1812.
  • The End of The War

    American and British representatives met in Ghent, Belgium, to
    sign a peace agreement.
  • Nationalism and New Respect

    From the start, New England Federalist had opposed "Mr. Madison's War." The unhappy Federalists gathered in December 1814 at the Hartford Covention in Connecticut.
  • The End of The War

    The Brutish advanced on New Orleans.
  • James Monroe was inaugurated

    James Monroe is inaugurated as the president
  • Andrew Jackson

    Andrew is inaugurated as seventh president.
  • Jackson

    Jackson's second inaugurated
  • Martin Van Buren

    Martin is inaugurated as the eighth president
  • Zachary Taylor

    Zacharyvis inaugurated as the 12th president
  • James Buchanan

    James is inagurated as the 15th president.
  • Abraham Lincoln

    Abraham was is elected president
  • South Carolina

    South Carolina secedes from the Union.