Edgar Allan Poe Timeline By island.o3204 Jan 19, 1809 Edgar Allan Poe was born Mar 4, 1809 James Madison is inaugurated as the 4th president Jun 18, 1812 War of 1812 Mar 4, 1813 Madison gets inaugurated again 1814 British capture Washington DC and set fire to the capital Sep 13, 1814 Francis Scott Key writes Star Spangled Banner Dec 24, 1814 Treaty of Ghent is signed, officially ending the war Mar 4, 1817 James Monroe is the 5th president Mar 4, 1825 John Quincy Adams is the 6th president Mar 4, 1828 US Constitution goes into place Jul 4, 1828 Construction begins on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Mar 4, 1829 Andrew Jackson is the 7th president May 28, 1830 President Jackson signs the Indian Removal Act 1831 Nat Turner led a slave uprising in Southampton County, Virginia Mar 1, 1836 Texas declares independence from Mexico Apr 21, 1836 Texans defeat Mexicans at San Jacinto Mar 2, 1837 Martin Van Buren is the 8th period 1838 15,000+ Indians were forced to march from Georgia to Indian territory in Oklahoma Approx 4,000 people die Mar 4, 1841 William Henry Harrison is the 9th president Apr 4, 1841 President Harrison dies and John Tyler takes control of presidency Mar 1, 1845 US annexes Texas by joint resolution of Congress Mar 4, 1845 James Polk becomes the 11th president May 13, 1846 US declares war on Mexico in order to gain California and other territory Jun 15, 1846 Oregon Treaty fixes US - Canadian border. US acquires Oregon territory Jan 24, 1848 Gold is discovered at Sutter's Mill in California Feb 2, 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed Feb 3, 1848 Mexico agrees to cede California, Nevada, Utah, most of New Mexico, Arizona and parts of Colorado and Wyoming for $15 million Jul 20, 1848 Women's rights convention is held at Seneca Falls, NY Mar 5, 1849 Zachary Taylor is the 12th president Oct 7, 1849 Edgar Allan Poe died Jan 8, 2021 Citations https://www.infoplease.com/history/us/us-history-a-new-nation-1800-1849 https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/edgar-allan-poe-is-born
