U.S. History From 1800-1860

U.S. history from 1800-1860

Period: Mar 25, 1800 to Mar 25, 1860

Lewis and Clark

Mar 25, 1806

Lewis and Clark expedition ends with return toSt. Louis

Kansas-Nebraska Act

Mar 25, 1854

Kansas-Nebraska act was passed by Congress, repealing the MissouriCompromise and allowing Kansas and Nebraska settlers to decide status ofslavery in the territories.

Leaves of Grass

Mar 25, 1855

intense local warfare erupts between pro- and anti-slavery settlers.Walt Whitman anonymously publishes Leaves of Grass.

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS

Mar 25, 1856

James Buchanan and John Breckenridge are elected presidentand vice president

Minnesota enters union as 32nd state

Mar 25, 1858

Minnesta enter the union as the 32nd state.

Oregon enters the union as the 33rd state

Mar 25, 1859

Oregon enters the union as the 33rd state

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS

Mar 25, 1860

Abraham Lincoln and Hannibal Hamlin are elected presidentand vice president .