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Louisiana Purchase
The United States bought the Louisiana Territory from France. This was a very inexpensive purchase and doubled the size of America at that time. -
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War of 1812
America fought against England for the second time because of international issues in which England and America ideas were conflicting. -
Indian Removal Act
This act, passed by Congress, made Indians leave their homes east of the Mississippi in order to move to land in the West provided by the government. -
Panic of 1837
Runs on banks occurred all over America. Banks ran out of money and could no longer fulfill bank notes. This led to an overall economic depression. -
Gold is Discovered in California
A contractor named James W. Marshall found gold on John Sutter's sawmill land in the Sacramento Valley area of the California Territory. This started a gold rush in the West. -
Abraham Lincoln's Presidential Inauguration
Abraham Lincoln was sworn into office on this date. He won the Presidential election even though he received only 40 percent of the popular vote and no southern votes in the Electoral College. -
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American Civil War
The North (Union) fought the South (Confederates) over slavery and other arguments. Eventually the Union defeated the Confederates. -
Battle of Shiloh
This battle along the Tennessee River was one of the deadliest battles in the Civil War. It was also the costliest single battle in American history up to that time. The Union was victorious, but there was approximately twenty-three thousand casualties. It ended the next day, April 7, 1862. -
Battle of Antietam
This battle near the town of Sharpsburg was the first major battle of the Civil War to be fought on Union soil. It was also the bloodiest single day in American history, as over twenty thousand soldiers were either killed, wounded, or missing. -
Emancipation Proclamation Goes into Effect
The Emancipation Proclamation was a document written by Abraham Lincoln which declared all of the slaves free. -
Abraham Lincoln is Shot
While watching the play "Our American Cousin" at Ford's Theater, Abraham Lincoln was shot by John Wilkes Booth. Lincoln died the next morning.
