History of Congress

By daniellemontgomery

  • First Congress Meeting

    First Congress Meeting
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    History of Congress

  • White House Was Settled off the Potomac River

    White House Was Settled off the Potomac River

  • Henry Clay Elected Speaker of the House

    Henry Clay Elected Speaker of the House

  • Delcared War for the First Time

    Delcared War for the First Time

  • U.S. Capitol begins Rebuilding

    U.S. Capitol begins Rebuilding

  • Missouri Compromise was Passed

    Missouri Compromise was Passed

  • Webster and Clay win Compromise, holding Union together for 10 more years.

    Webster and Clay win Compromise, holding Union together for 10 more years.

  • 21,551 Post Offices in America

    21,551 Post Offices in America
    Before there was only 200 post offices.

  • Lincoln was elected President of the United States

    Lincoln was elected President of the United States

  • South Carolina left the Union

    South Carolina left the Union

  • War Begins- Battle of Fort Sumter

    War Begins- Battle of Fort Sumter

  • White House dome is finished

    White House dome is finished

  • Passed an amendment abolishing slavery everywhere

    Passed an amendment abolishing slavery everywhere

  • Wilson asked for Declaration of War against Germany

    Wilson asked for Declaration of War against Germany

  • Pearl Harbor

    Pearl Harbor

  • Became more Conservative