Timeline: US History

Mar 3, 1791

Whiskey Rebellion

President: George Washington
Nov 19, 1794

Jay's Treaty

President: Henry Knox
Oct 27, 1795

Pickney's Treaty

President: George Washington
Sep 17, 1796

Farewell Address

President: George Washington
Dec 3, 1800

Election of 1800

President: Thomas Jefferson
Apr 30, 1803

Louisiana Purchase

President: Thomas Jefferson
May 14, 1804

Lewis & Clark Expedition

President: Thomas Jefferson
Aug 17, 1807

Steamboat invented

President: Thomas Jefferson
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Jun 18, 1812

Start of War of 1812

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Dec 24, 1814

Treaty of Ghent

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Jan 8, 1815

Battle of New Orleans

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Feb 8, 1818

'54-40 or fight'

President: James Polk
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Feb 22, 1819

Adams-Onis Treaty

President: James Monroe
Dec 2, 1823

Monroe Doctrine

President: James Monroe
Feb 14, 1824

Election of 1824

President: William H. Crawford, but then it later became John Quincy Adams.
May 16, 1836

Trail of Tears

President: Andrew Jackson
Apr 22, 1844

Annexation of Texas

President: James Polk
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May 1, 1844

Telegraph invented

President: James Polk
Jan 24, 1848

California Gold Rush

President: Zachary Taylor
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Dec 30, 1853

Gadsden Purchase

President: Franklin Pierce

Whiskey Rebellion