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George Washington
Became the first president of the United States -
John Adams
John Adams to travel to France as minister plenipotentiary in charge of negotiating treaties of peace and commerce with Great Britain during the Revolutionary War. -
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826), author of the Declaration of Independence and the third U.S. president, -
Whiskey Rebellion
In the summjer of 1794 a group of farmers in pennsylvania staged the Whiskey Rebellion against tax. -
Eli Whitney
Created the Cotton Gin -
Cotton gin
The cotton Gin a machine made by Eli Whitney it helped slaves because it took the seeds out for them also speed up work time. -
Louisiana Purchase
Encompassing the western half of the Mississippi River basin, the Louisiana Territory was acquired from France in 1803 -
Marbury V. Madison
In Marbury v. Madison the Supreme Court announced for the first time the principle that a court may declare an act of Congress void if it is inconsistent with the Constitution -
James Madison
He was the fourth president of the United States. He was also a founding father -
War of 1812
In the War of 1812, the United States took on the greatest naval power in the world, -
Andrew Jackson
The leadership of Andrew Jackson, the seventh United States president, helped shape the modern Democratic Party. -
Francis Scott Key
Francis Scott Key pens a poem which is later set to music and in 1931 becomes America's national anthem -
Industrial revolution
factory machines replaced hand tools and large scale manufacturing replaced farming as the main form of work. -
Missouri compromise
In the years leading up to the Missouri Compromise of 1820, tensions began to rise between pro-slavery and anti-slavery factions within the U.S. Congress and across the country -
Martin Van Buren
Martin Van Buren (1782-1862) was the first president to be born a citizen of the United States and not a British subject. -
James Monroe
the fifth U.S. president, oversaw major westward expansion of the U.S. and strengthened American foreign policy in 1823 with the Monroe Doctrine -
Erie Canal
The Erie Canal is a historic waterway of the United States, connecting the Great Lakes with New York City via the Hudson River at Albany -
John Quincy Adams
John Quincy Adams of Massachusetts was an accomplished diplomat who served as the sixth president of the United States from 1825 to 1829. -
Trail of tears
the federal government forced them to leave their homelands and walk thousands of miles to a specially designated “Indian territory” across the Mississippi River. This difficult and sometimes deadly journey is known as the Trail of Tears. -
Battle of the Alamo
A former Franciscan mission near San Antonio, the Alamo was the site of an 1836 battle between Mexican troops and a small number of Texan defenders. -
Panic of 1837
The Panic of 1837 was a nationwide, financial depression that gripped the country between 1837 and 1843 -
Indian Removal Act
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William Henry Harrison
Indian fighter and War of 1812 military hero, William Henry Harrison served as president for only one month after his election in 1840. -
John Tyler
Tyler was the 10th president of the United States, who took over upon the death of William Henry Harrison -
James K. Polk
The 11th U.S. president, James Polk served from 1845 to 1849 and led the country during a time of great expansion. -
Mexican American War
The United States' victory in the Mexican-American War led to the acquisition of more than 500,000 square miles of Mexican territory extending westward from the Rio Grande to the Pacific Ocean. -
Treaty of Guadalupe
On February 2, 1848, the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed, ending the Mexican-American War in favor of the United States.. -
Zachary Taylor
Zachary Taylor was the 12th U.S. president and the last to represent the Whig Party. -
Compromis of 1850
Divisions over slavery in territory gained in the Mexican-American War were resolved in the Compromise of 1850. -
Kansas Nebraska act
This 1854 bill organizing the western territories led to violent conflict and heightened tensions in the years before the Civil War. -
Dres Scott v. Sanford
In 1857, in one of the most controversial events preceding the American Civil War, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in the case of Dred Scott v. Sanford. -
James Buchanan
James Buchanan, the 15th U.S. president, served from 1857 to 1861, a time when America was on the brink of civil war. -
Harpers ferry
The West Virginia town of Harpers Ferry was the site of an 1859 raid that was a major precursor to the Civil War. -
Abraham Lincoln
The 16th president of the United States, Abraham Lincoln led the Union to victory in the Civil War and emancipated the South's African-American slaves. -
Confederate states of America
In 1860-61, after years of rising tensions, 11 southern states seceded from the Union to form the Confederate States of America, leading to the American Civil War. -
Reconstruction
Reconstruction refers to the period of upheaval in the American South after the Civil War and abolition of slavery. -
Civil war
The Civil War is often referred to as the first "modern" war. Many of the technologies devised during that period permanently changed the way wars were fought. -
First battle of bull run
The First Battle of Bull Run (or Manassas), fought on July 21, 1861, was the first major engagement of the Civil War. -
battle of shiloh
Fought in April 1862, the Battle of Shiloh was the second great engagement of the American Civil War. -
Battle of antitam
Fought along Antietam Creek, at Sharpsburg, Maryland, this battle brought about America's bloodiest day -
Jefferson Davis
Jefferson Davis was the president of the Confederate States of America throughout its existence during the American Civil War. -
Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation, which took effect on January 1, 1863 freed slaves in those states which remained in rebellion during the American Civil War. -
Battle of Gettysburg
In July 1863, Union and Confederate forces clashed at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in one of the bloodiest battles of the American Civil War. -
Siege of vicksburg
In one of the most brilliant campaigns of the Civil War, Ulysses S. Grant captured Vicksburg, Mississippi, splitting the Confederacy in two. -
William tecumseh sherman
William Tecumseh Sherman introduced the concept of "total war" and broke the back of the Confederacy in the American Civil War. -
Robert E. Lee
At Appomattox, Virginia, Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrenders his 28,000 troops to Union General Ulysses S. Grant, effectively ending the American Civil War. -
Appomattox Court House
On April 9, 1865, Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union General Ulysses S. Grant, effectively ending the American Civil War. -
Ulysses S. Grant
Ulysses Grant commanded the Union army during the Civil War and later became the 18th U.S. president. -
Samuel F.B. Morse
Samuel Morse created a Morse Code--a system that assigned a set of dots and dashes to each letter of the English alphabet and allowed for the simple transmission of complex messages across telegraph lines
