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May 2, 1083
Louisiana Purchases
The acquisition of the territory of Louisiana by the United States from France in 1803. In return for fifteen million dollars, or approximately eighteen dollars per square mile, the United States nominally acquired a total of 828,000 sq mi. -
U.S. Congress meets in D.C.
U.S. congress meets in Washington D.C. for the first time. -
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson is inaugurated as the third president of the United States -
James Madison
James Madison was inaugurated as the fourth president of the United States. -
War of 1812
A conflict fought between the United States and its allies against the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and its allies -
Treaty of Ghent
Treaty of Ghent was signed by British and American representatives at Ghent, Belgium, ending the War of 1812. -
James Monroe
James Monroe was inaugurated as the fifth president of the United States of America -
Missouri Compromise
In an effort to preserve the balance of power in Congress between slave and free states, this was passed in 1820 admitting Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state.