U.S. history from 1800-1860

By RCleveland

  • Congress meets in capitol for first time

    Library of congress also founded
    p 245
  • Period: to

    Time of events

  • Marbury V. Madison

    Decision establishes judicial review
    p 204

  • Twelfth Amendment Added

    Requires they cast separate ballots for president and vice president
    p 234

  • Lewis and Clark expidition

    Lewis and Clark leave St. Louis to explore western America
    p 266

  • Robert Fulton designs steamboat

    Robert Fulton designs steamboats to make trade easier
    p 295

  • War of 1812

    War of 1812 begins
    p 267

  • British burns Washington D.C.

    Washington D.C. is burned during the war of 1812
    p 267

  • Battle of New Orleans

    U.S. battles British forces in New Orleans
    p 267

  • Florida Transfer

    Spain gives Florida to the U.S.
    p 322

  • Alaska

    Russia finally gives Alaska to the U.S.
    p347

  • Erie Canal completed

    Canal made to make trade easier
    p 295

  • Congress passes Indian Removal Act

    Act made to remove Indians from their homes
    p 323

  • Abraham Lincoln elected

    He is elected into the Illinois Legislature
    p 323

  • Texans fight at the Alamo

    Texans fight against Mexico at the Alamo
    p 347

  • Cherokee forced to move west

    Cherokee forced through the trail of tears in harsh condiitions
    p 323

  • Florida becomes a state

    Florida officially becomes one of the States
    p 323

  • Congress declares war on Mexico

    Official start of the Mexican War
    p 347

  • Gold Rush begins

    Gold Reush begins in California
    p 347

  • Kansas-Nebraska Act

    An act to let states decie if they want slavery or not
    p427

  • Southern States form Confederacy

    The south leaves the north to form the confederacy
    p492