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    United States Politics

  • First map of america

    First map of america

    first map officially made in 1784 of the u.s
  • Franklin declares independence

    Franklin declares independence

    state of franklin declares independence
  • Constitution ratified

    Constitution ratified

    had to be signed by 9 of 13 states
  • Delaware admitted

    Delaware admitted

    admitted to union
  • Pennsylvania admitted

    Pennsylvania admitted

    they were added to union
  • new jersey admitted

    new jersey admitted

    admitted to union
  • georgia admitted

    georgia admitted

    admitted to union
  • connecticut admitted

    connecticut admitted

    admitted to union
  • Massachusetts admitted

    Massachusetts admitted

    admitted to union
  • Maryland admitted

    Maryland admitted

    admitted to union
  • South Carolina admitted

    South Carolina admitted

    admitted to union
  • New Hampshire admited

    New Hampshire admited

    admitted to union
  • Virginia admitted

    Virginia admitted

    admitted to union
  • New York admitted

    New York admitted

    admitted to union
  • George Washington elected president

    George Washington elected president

    He was the first u.s. president in history
  • North Carolina admitted

    North Carolina admitted

    admitted to union
  • Rhode Island admitted

    Rhode Island admitted

    admitted to union
  • Vermont admitted

    Vermont admitted

    admitted to union
  • Kentucky admitted

    Kentucky admitted

    admitted to union
  • Tennessee admitted

    Tennessee admitted

    admitted to union
  • John Adams president

    John Adams president

    He was the 2nd u.s. president
  • Thomas Jefferson

    Thomas Jefferson

    third u.s. president also created the lightbulb
  • Ohio admitted

    Ohio admitted

    admitted to union
  • Lewis and Clark expedition

    Lewis and Clark expedition

    The Lewis and Clark Expedition, also known as the Corps of Discovery Expedition, was the first American expedition to cross what is now the western portion of the United States.
  • Nelson wins at Trafalgar

    Nelson wins at Trafalgar

    Nelson's last and greatest victory against the French was the Battle of Trafalgar, which began after Nelson caught sight of a Franco-Spanish force of 33 ships.
  • James Madison Presidency

    James Madison Presidency

    He was our 4th u.s. president
  • Louisana admitted

    Louisana admitted

    admitted to union
  • Louisiana Territory reorganized as Missouri Territory

    Louisiana Territory reorganized as Missouri Territory

    Missouri Territory was originally known as the Louisiana Territory and was renamed by the U.S. Congress in June 1812, to avoid confusion with the new state of Louisiana, which had joined the Union on April 30, 1812
  • Indiana admitted

    Indiana admitted

    admitted to union
  • Napoleon defeated in Russia

    Napoleon defeated in Russia

    The French invasion of Russia, known in Russia as the Patriotic War of 1812
  • First Seminole War

    First Seminole War

    The Seminole Wars, also known as the Florida Wars, were three conflicts in Florida between the Seminole
  • James Monroe presidency

    James Monroe presidency

    an American statesman who served as the fifth President of the United States from 1817 to 1825.
  • Construction begins on Erie Canal in New York

    Construction begins on Erie Canal in New York

    In 1817, though, Clinton received approval from the legislature for $7 million for construction. The original canal was 363 miles long, from Albany on the Hudson to Buffalo on Lake Erie.
  • Mississippi admitted

    Mississippi admitted

    admitted to union
  • Illinois admitted

    Illinois admitted

    admitted to union
  • Florida Becomes a United States Territory

    Florida Becomes a United States Territory

    The Adams-Onis Treaty gave Florida to the United States and nullified the $5,000,000 debt Spain owed to the United States.
  • Alabama admitted

    Alabama admitted

    admitted to union
  • Missouri compromise

    Missouri compromise

    preserve the power of congress
  • Maine admitted

    Maine admitted

    admitted to union
  • Missouri admitted

    Missouri admitted

    admitted to union
  • mexican independence

    mexican independence

    mexico had freedom
  • the Second Seminole War

    the Second Seminole War

    The United States sent many troops into Florida to defeat the Seminole. They were successful in pushing the Seminole further and further south into the wilderness.
  • Monroe Doctrine

    Monroe Doctrine

    U.S. policy toward the Western Hemisphere. Buried in a routine annual message delivered to Congress by President James Monroe in December 1823
  • John Quincy Adams

    John Quincy Adams

    an American statesman who served as the sixth President of the United States from 1825 to 1829. He also served as a diplomat, a Senator and member of the House of Representatives.
  • andrew jackson president

    andrew jackson president

    democrat from tennessee
  • Slavery abloished in great britain

    Slavery abloished in great britain

    no more slavery was in great britain
  • Michagan admitted

    Michagan admitted

    admitted to union
  • Arkansas admitted

    Arkansas admitted

    admitted to union
  • Martin buren president

    Martin buren president

    democrat from new york
  • Florida Becomes the 27th State

    Florida Becomes the 27th State

    Florida was eventually admitted to the United States as a slave state at the same time that Iowa was admitted as a free state
  • Flordia admitted

    Flordia admitted

    admitted to union
  • James Polk president

    James Polk president

    elected as 11th president
  • Texas admitted

    Texas admitted

    admitted to union
  • Iowa admitted

    Iowa admitted

    admitted to union
  • Wisconsin admitted

    Wisconsin admitted

    admitted to union
  • Zachery Taylor presidency

    Zachery Taylor presidency

    died in office after 2 years
  • Millard Fillmore presidency

    Millard Fillmore presidency

    served from 1850 to 53
  • California admitted

    California admitted

    admitted to union
  • Franklin Pierce

    Franklin Pierce

    served as 14th president
  • The Seminole Withdraw to the Everglades

    The Seminole Withdraw to the Everglades

    after most were sent to the reservations in the west, periodically fought the Americans again from 1855 to 1858. After this final confrontation, the handful of Seminole that were still in Florida withdrew into the Everglades rather than surrender. Some Seminole Indians still live in the Everglades.
  • James Buchanan

    James Buchanan

    the 15th u.s. president
  • Minnesota admitted

    Minnesota admitted

    admitted to union
  • Oregon admitted

    Oregon admitted

    admitted to union
  • Kansas admitted

    Kansas admitted

    admitted to union
  • Abraham Lincoln president

    Abraham Lincoln president

    assassinated on his 4th year
  • West Virginia admitted

    West Virginia admitted

    admitted to union
  • Nevada admitted

    Nevada admitted

    admitted to union
  • Andrew Johnson presidency

    Andrew Johnson presidency

    replaced Lincoln because he was the vice president
  • Nebraska admitted

    Nebraska admitted

    admitted to union
  • Ulysses S. Grant

    Ulysses S. Grant

    served 8 terms
  • Colorado admitted

    Colorado admitted

    admitted to union
  • Rutherford B. Hayes

    Rutherford B. Hayes

    served 4 years. lived til 70
  • James A. Garfield presidency

    James A. Garfield presidency

    assassinated after a few months
  • Chester A. Arthur

    Chester A. Arthur

    served 4 years
  • Grover Cleveland

    Grover Cleveland

    lived til 75
  • Benjamin Harrison

    Benjamin Harrison

    served as 23rd u.s. president
  • South Dakota admitted

    South Dakota admitted

    admitted to union
  • North Dakota admitted

    North Dakota admitted

    admitted to union
  • Montana admitted

    Montana admitted

    admitted to union
  • Washington admitted

    Washington admitted

    admitted to union
  • Idaho admitted

    Idaho admitted

    admitted to union
  • Wyoming admitted

    Wyoming admitted

    admitted to union
  • Utah admitted

    Utah admitted

    admitted to union
  • Oklahoma admitted

    Oklahoma admitted

    admitted to union
  • William Howard Taft

    William Howard Taft

    27th president
  • New Mexico admitted

    New Mexico admitted

    admitted to union
  • Arizona admitted

    Arizona admitted

    admitted to union
  • Warren G. Harding

    Warren G. Harding

    died in office after 2 years
  • Calvin Coolidge

    Calvin Coolidge

    30th president
  • Herbert Hoover

    Herbert Hoover

    served during depression
  • Dwight D. Eisenhower

    Dwight D. Eisenhower

    served 8 years
  • Alaska admitted

    Alaska admitted

    admitted to union
  • Hawaii admitted

    Hawaii admitted

    admitted to union
  • John F. Kennedy

    John F. Kennedy

    assassinated after 2 year
  • Richard Nixon

    Richard Nixon

    served 5 years
  • Gerald Ford presidency

    Gerald Ford presidency

    lived til 93
  • Jimmy Carter

    Jimmy Carter

    served 4 years
  • Ronald Reagan

    Ronald Reagan

    served 8 years
  • George H. W. Bush

    George H. W. Bush

    served 4 years
  • Bill Clinton

    Bill Clinton

    served 8 years
  • George W. Bush

    George W. Bush

    served 8 years
  • Barack Obama is offically sworn in as United States President

    Barack Obama is offically sworn in as United States President

    On this date Barack obama was sworn in as the first black president