1800-1876

By Yaizi Cornelio
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    1800-1876

  • Convention of 1800

    The Convention of 1800 ended the Quasi-war.

  • Thomas Jefferson becomes the third president

    He served from 1801 to 1805

  • Marbury v. Madison

    This supreme court case established the power of judicial review.

  • The Louisiana Purchase

    The United States purchased 828,000 square miles of land which doubled the size of the it for only 15 million dollars.

  • The steamboat was invented

    Robert Fulton created the steamboat with the newly-invented steam engine.

  • War of 1812 begins

    Britain was interfering with the colonies seamen and trade which is what prompted the War of 1812

  • War of 1812 ends

    The war finally came to an end with the Treaty of Ghent that was ratified by both sides.

  • Germans started migrating to America

    Germans left Germany to get away from economic hardships.

  • The end of the Industrial Revolution

  • The Irish began to immigrate to America.

    The potato famine drove them out of their home.

  • More women working

    Women started to get equal opportunities and the number of women in professional work environments started to increase.