U.S history from 1800-1860

  • president jefferson

    president Thomas Jefferson was elected as president with the runner up as adams. jeffersons rein ended in 1809
  • lewis and clark

    jefferson chose Meriweather Lewis, his 28 year-old private seceratary, along with 32 year-old clark. they began their expadetion on May 5, 1805 and ended in september 1806
  • james Maddison

    james Maddison was elected president. Which woud make our 4th president which also came in the middle of war his rein ended in 1817
  • war of 1812

    ended in december of 1814. when it began warhawks were confident that the u.s. would win in reaalit the ameericans were very unprepared
  • national anthem

    Francis scott Key wrote a poem that would later be recognized as the national anthem
  • florida becomes a state

    florida became us territory on juky 17,1821
  • erie canal compled

    the erie canal was finished in october 26, 1825. the canal was built with many irsh immigrants. Many workers died on site
  • john Q. adams

    adams said hed fix roads and waterways, he also wanted to build a universerty to conduct scientific research, that won the hearts of the voters. his rein ended in 1829
  • oregon and manifest destiney

    in the 1830's americans began traveling to the oregon country to settle.
  • texans fight battle of the Alamo

    texans only had about 180 soldiers but alamo had several thousands. the battle ended in may 14, 1836
  • martain van buren

    martain van buren became president in 1837 and his rein ended in 1841
  • trail of tears

    a group of 500 cherokee signed a treaty to give up all their land by 1838
  • william henery harrison

    william henery harrison becme president in 1841 but later died that same year
  • john tyler

    jonh tyler became president after harrison died while in office,his term ended in 1845
  • texas becomes a state

    texas joined the union.After president polk won th election texas became an annex
  • james polk

    james polk became president after tyler's term ended, polk's term ended in 1849
  • cangress declares wa on mexico

    polk was determined to get new mexico and california back from the spanish
  • zachary taylor

    taylor took polk's place as our president in 1849 his term ended in 1850 lasting ony a year
  • california gold rush

    thousands of people rushed to california to mine gold, hundreds of boomtowns popped up as a result of many people showing up
  • millard fillmore

    millard fillmore became president after taylor, with a 3 year term his term ended in 1853
  • franklin pierce

    franklin pierce became president after millard fillmore. Pierce's trem ended in 1857