Timeline from 1800-1860

By dillon.white

  • The third President was elected

    From 1801-1809 Thomas Jefferson was President of the United States

  • The 4th president was elected

    from 1809-1817 James Madison was president
    Page 295

  • Battle of Waterloo

    Napoleon was defeated in the Battle of Waterloo
    Page 295

  • Louisiana Purchase

    The U.S. and Britain set the northern border of the Lousiana Purchase
    Page 346

  • Missouri Compromise

    The missouri compromise was passed
    Page 295

  • Monroe Doctrine

    Monroe Doctrine is issued

  • Alaska

    Russia gives up its claim to land south of Alaska
    Page 347

  • Northwest coast land

    U.S. and Russia settle Northwest coast lannd claims.
    Pg. 374

  • Last of the Mohicans

    James Fenimore Cooper's Last of the Mohicans is published
    Pg. 374

  • Slavery

    New York bans slavery
    Pg. 402

  • Indian Removel Act

    Congress passes Indian Removal Act
    Page 323

  • Book of Mormon

    Book of Mormon was published
    Pg. 402

  • Illionois State legislature

    Abraham Lincoln was elected to Illionois Sate Legislature
    Page 323

  • Battle of Alamo

    Texans fight Battle of Alamo
    page 347

  • The National Road

    The National Road was the nation's first federally funded highway. When completed in 1837, the gravel road extended from the eastern seaboard to Vandalia, Illinois
    Page 303

  • William Henry

    William Henry was elected president in 1841 and died one month later

  • Florida

    Florida becomes a state in 1845
    Page 323

  • Smithsonian Institution

    Congress establishes the Smithsonian Institution
    Pg. 426

  • Kansas-Nebraska Act

    Congress passes the Kansas-Nebaska Act
    Pg. 427

  • Dred Scott

    U.S. Supreme Court makes Dred Scott decision