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Election Tie
In the presidential Election, Aaron Burr, and Thomas Jefferson. To determine the president the House of Representatives voted between the two candidates. After 36 votes Thomas Jefferson was elected President. -
Louisiana
Thomas Jefferson allowed Lousiana to be purchased for the modern equivalent of $250 million. -
Embargo Act
Following an attack on the USS Chesapeake, Thomas Jefferson blocked foreign trade, ultimately hurting the US economy. -
Slave Trade
The united states banned importing slaves from Africa yet slaver remained legal in the United States -
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War of 1812
In response to the British government attacking American ships and conscripting American sailors, the United States went to war with Britain. The Americans led by Andrew Jackson won the last battle of the war. -
Missouri Compromise
A compromise that would ban any state above the southern border of Missouri from entering the United States as a slave state, while allowing Missouri to join the United States as a slave state. -
Election of 1824
Andrew Jackson had the popular vote, but to a tie in the Electoral College, John Quincy Adams was made president by the house of representatives. -
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Nullification Crisis
South Carolina determined it could veto and nullify federal law. South Carolina nullified the Tariff of 1828.mIn response Andrew Jackson got Congress to create the Force bill that allowed him to use the military to enforce the tariffs. -
Indian Removal Act
The act forced Natives to leave territories east of the Mississippi River. -
The Liberator
William Garrison created the Liberator a newspaper that supported the abolition of slavery and equal rights to African Americans. -
Gag Rule
A rule was put in place to block anti-slavery petitions from being discussed in the House of Representatives. -
Panic of 1837
After an economic downturn in 1836, people wanted to exchange banknotes for hard currency, however, the banks could not supply the demand and eventually stopped accepting banknotes. After the panic of 1837, the United States continued to have economic troubles until 1843. -
Fugitive Slave Act of 1850
The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 compelled people to return runaway slaves. It came with penalties for people in authority who did not enforce the act. -
Division
South Carolina was the first of several Southern states to succeed from the United States -
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Civil War
After leaving the United States South Carolina attacked Fort Sumter. This started the Civil War. -
Emancipation Proclomation
The emancipation freed slaves, hurting Confederate moral and the southern economy. -
Thirteenth Amendment
The Thirteenth Amendment officially ended slavery in the united states amending the Constitution.