The 1800s

By ysumiyoshi

  • Capital is moved from Philedelphia to Washingtom DC

  • Thomas Jefferson elected as president

  • The Louisiana Purchase

    The Louisiana Purchase was an aquisition of the Louisiana Territory that was previously owned by France. Thomas Jefferson paid over $11 million to Napoleon, even though he thought this to be unconstitutional.

  • Marbury v. Madison

    Marbury v. Madison was a famous court case that established the principle of judicial review. John Marshall was the Chief Justice at the time. This case helped separate the executive and judicial branches of government.

  • Lewis and Clark Expedition

  • Alexander Hamilton's Death

    Shot by Aaron Burr.

  • James Madison elected as president

  • James Madison Became President

    James Madison became President, succeeding Thomas Jefferson. He served as President from 1809-1817. His vice President was George Clinton.

  • War of 1812

    The War of 1812 was fought between the United States, their allies; and Great Britain and their Allies. This war lasted until 1815.

  • Hartford Convention

    The Hartford Convention was a series of meetings that began on December 15th, 1814, and ended on January 5th, 1815. The New England Federalists met at these meetings to discuss the War of 1812 that was ongoing and other political problems.

  • James Monroe elected as president

  • Missouri Compromise

    Admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state.

  • New York gives free black people the right to vote

  • John Quincy Adams elected as president

  • Corrupt Bargain

  • Erie Canal completed

  • Andrew Jackson elected as president

  • Underground Railroad

    Established.

  • Texas declares independence from New Mexico

  • The Panic of 1837

  • Martin Van Buren elected as president

  • William Henry Harrison elected as president

  • John Tyler

  • James K. Polk becomes President

  • First Telegraph was sent

    By Samuel Morse.

  • Texas is annexed

  • Mexican War

  • Treaty of Guadelupe-Hidalgo

  • Karl Marx published the Communist Manifesto

  • Zachary Taylor is elected as president

  • Fugitive Slave Law Enacted

  • Uncle Tom's Cabin published

  • Franklin Pierce

  • Kansas-Nebraska Act

  • Dred Scott Decision

  • James Buchanon

  • Oregon admitted as a state

  • The Civil War

    The Civil War was fought between the Northern and Southern states of America. The war was mainly fought over regional identities and political ideologies. The war lasted until 1865.

  • Abraham Lincoln elected President

  • Homestead Act

    The Homestead Act was a federal law that gave an applicant ownership of land. This land was often called a "homestead."

  • Emancipation Proclaimation

    Lincoln freed slaves.

  • Civil War ends

  • 13th Amendment

    Slavery was abolished

  • Andrew Johnson

  • Andrew Johnson is impeached

  • Ulysses S. Grant is elected as president

  • Rutherford B. Hayes

  • Chester Arthur

  • James Garfield is elected as president

  • Grover Cleveland elected as president

  • Benjamin Harrison elected as president

  • Grover Cleveland's 2nd term

  • William McKinley elected as president