U.S. History from 1800-1860

By KittyCreature

  • June. The U. S. capital is moved from Philadelphia to Washington, D.C.

  • February 11. The electors' votes for president are officially opened and counted in Congress, which already knows that the vote is tied between Jefferson and Aaron Burr.

  • Ohio outlaws slavery

  • Supreme Court establishes judicial review

    page 266 in Discovoring our past/A US history

  • Lewis and Clark begin expedition

    page 266

  • As Jefferson's successor, Madison won the 1808 presidential election handily, despite a challenge from his estranged friend, James Monroe.

  • Florida becomes state

  • Slavery illegal in New York

  • Congress passes removal act

  • Congress declares war on Mexico

  • Millard Filmore becomes president

  • Franklin Pierce elected president

  • Lincoln elected President

  • James Buchanan is president

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