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Another war between France and England starts
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Napoleon offers the Louisiana Purchase to the US to fund his war
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Jefferson's method of purchasing the Louisiana Purchase
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Makes it so that the president and the vice president run together in the election
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Burr kills Hamilton in a duel ruining his political career
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Madison wins the Election
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Replaced the Embargo act. It lifted the all embargos on American shipping except for those going to British and French ports
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A bill replacing the Non-Intercourse Act that included a clause that said that the first country between France and Britain to lift their trade restrictions would receive America's full support
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William Henry Harrison takes some troops and wins a battle against the British.
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Madison declares war on England and pressures congress to accept it
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The US military surrenders Detroit to the British without a shot
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The first defeat of the British Naval force in history. The US were able to reclaim Detroit because of this.
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Allowed Britain to focus all attention towards the US
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Ft McHenry survives 25 hours of British Bombardment. Francis Scott Key writes the star spangled banner
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The British successfully invade Chesapeake bay. They proceed to arrive at the capital and burn it down
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Both England and the US wanted to end the war
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Andrew Jackson defends against a British force who had not heard about the treaty
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The Second national bank is established in Philadelphia
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James Monroe wins the presidency
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Placed relatively high taxes on imports of cheap English cotton.
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The first major depression to happen in the US
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Allowed Missouri to enter into the US as a slave state
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John Quincy Adams wins due to an unjust bargain with Henry Clay
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Adams, VanBuren, Jackson, and Clay created a tariff that enraged the south. The south blamed Adams.
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Jackson wins by a landslide
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Jackson convinces Biddle to apply for an early charter of the National Bank Jackson vetoes it. The Bank does not get to extend its charter
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Gave the president the right to use the military to force a state's obedience
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The bank warned Jackson that he could be removed from office for executive tyranny
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Martin VanBuren wins and becomes the first Dutch President
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The US sees another depression due to Jackson's actions as president
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William Henry Harrison wins the Election
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His presidency set three records: longest inaugural speech, shortest term, and first president to die in office
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The First battle of the Civil war
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A turning point in the Civil war. Marked the start of the victory of the Union
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The end of Ulysses S Grant's land campaign. A long series of battles that resulted in the victory of the Confederacy.
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Is believed to be a cause for Lincoln's re-election. A union victory that prevented a large number of resources from the Confederacy.
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A union victory where the Union soldiers outnumbered the Confederate forces 3 to 1.
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Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth. He was killed by a bullet to the head
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The final battle of the civil war. Fought on the Rio Grande and marked the final Union Victory
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