timeline 1800-1876 By Lauren Wilking Period: 1790 to 1840 second great awakening 1801 suspension bridge invented 1801 fire hydrant invented Period: 1801 to 1809 Thomas Jefferson presidency 1802 Banjo clock invented 1803 Louisiana Purchase Period: 1809 to 1817 James Madison presidency Period: 1812 to 1815 War of 1812 1815 Dental Floss invented 1816 Milling Machine invented Period: 1817 to 1825 James Monroe presidency 1820 Missouri Compromise 1824 American System Period: 1825 to 1829 John Quincy Adams presidency Period: 1829 to 1837 Andrew Jackson presidency 1833 sewing machine invented 1834 combine harvestor invented Period: 1835 to 1838 trail of tears 1836 texas rebellion 1836 morse code invented Period: 1837 to 1841 Martin Van Buren presidency Period: 1841 to 1841 William Henry Harrison presidency Period: 1841 to 1845 John Tyler presidency 1843 Rotary printing press invented Period: 1845 to 1849 James K. Polk presidency 1846 printing telegraph invented Period: 1846 to 1848 Mexica American War 1847 gas mask invented 1849 safety pin invented Period: 1849 to 1850 Zachary Taylor presidency 1850 dishwasher invented 1850 compromise of 1850 Period: 1850 to 1853 Milliard Fillmore presidency Period: 1853 to 1857 Franklin Pierce presidency 1854 Kansas-Nebraska Act Period: 1857 to 1861 James Buchanan presidency 1859 escalator invented Period: 1861 to 1865 The civil war Period: 1861 to 1865 Abraham Lincoln presidency 1863 double barreled cannon invented Period: 1865 to 1869 ANDREW JOHNSON presidency 1866 chuckwagon invented 1867 motorcycle invented 1869 Transcontinental Railroad Period: 1869 to 1877 ULYSSES S. GRANT presidency 1872 railway air brake invented 1873 silo invented 1876 telephone invented