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The U.S. Capitol Moves To DC
Originally found in Philadelphia, the U.S. capitol was to be moved to a more southerly & agricultral region apart from economic elites such as bankers, finaciers & merchants. Washington retained Pierre Charles L'enfant, a french engineer & former officer in the Continental Army, to design & lay out the new Capitol. -
Congress In A New Surrounding
The U.S. congress met for the first time since the Capitol had been moved from Philadelphia to DC. -
New Capitol, New President
Thomas Jefferson, the principal author of the Declaration of Independence, is inaugurated as the 3rd U.S. President in Washington, DC. -
Louisiana: For Sale
Thomas Jefferson appointed Robert "Chancellor" Livingston, Secretary of Foreign Affairs, to attempt to open negotiations of purchasing all of Louisiana from French Foreign Minister Charles Maurice de Talleyrand. -
Do We Have A Deal?
The US agrees to pay $15,000,000 to France in exchange for all of Louisiana & it's territories. The area ranged at an estimated 830,000 square miles, from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains. -
The US Signs
The US doubles in size from buying the Louisiana Purchase. No offical boundaries were ever set on the limits of the territory. -
The Adventures of Lewis & Clark
Setting out of St. Louis, MO, an expedition was commissioned by President Thomas Jefferson, consisting of a small group of U.S. Army volunteers lead by Captain Meriwether Lewis & Second Lieutenant William Clark. Their mission was to explore & map the newly acquired territory. -
2nd Term
President Thomas Jefferson is elected for a second term as President of the United States of America. -
We Did It
Meriwether Lewis & William Clark arrive at the pacific coast. -
New Beginnings
James Madison, the author of the Bill of Rights, is inaugurated as the 4th President of the United States of America. -
WAR
The U.S. declares war on Great Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping supply. -
Again & Again
James Madison runs a second term as the President of the U.S. -
Declaration of independence
The Declaration of Independence is a verbal statment from a meeting originally from 1776. Thomas Jefferson( 3rd president) composed the speech that day, after John Adam(2nd president) talked him into doing it. Who also was a close friend to Jefferson.The declaration of independence is the day when thirteens colonies was no longer a part of british empire. This day was celebrate every year on july 4th. In 1846, july 4 it made that day its 50th anniversary. Also this day 2nd and 3rd president dies -
Trail of Tears
The native Americans lived on millions of acres of land in the south. 1828 the Americans got the goverment to force them to move away to another land called Indian territory. -
Andrew Jackson
Mr Jackson became our 7th president in 1829 -
Underground Railroad
The underground railroad was established in 1830. This secret routes were lines which took you through 14 Northern states, to the promised land.The railroad was away to assist slaves to escape. Harniet tubman was a former slave who played a big role by help over 10,000 slaves. -
Panic of 1837
The panic of 1837 was a financial crisis in the united states. This recession lasted to the mid 1840's. Profits, Prices, and wages all dropped down. The unempolyment rised. -
Telegraph
On january 6,1838 Samuel Morse the inventor of the telegraph , publicly demondtration of his creation of away to communicate. -
Treaty of Waitangi
The treat of waitangi is a treaty signed on Febuary 6,1840. It established a british governor of New Zealand which recognised ownership of their lands. -
Mexican American War
On April 25,1846 the Mexican American war began. The mexican troops opened fire at the us troops at Fort, Texas. Thats how the war started. Over time they had six different battles againest each other. In januray 1848, the us was ready to end the war. So they offered an agreement to come at peace. -
Gold Rush
On January 24,1848 Jmaes W, Marshall was at Sutter's mill in Coloma California, found gold. Everybody found out about the gold. 300,000 people from other parts of the united states came to California. half of them came by sea and the other half overland from the east. Few people became weathly others just left with a little more then what they started with.
