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Thomas Jefferson Elected as President
Thomas Jefferson was the author of the declaration of independence and the third U.S. president. Jefferson ran against John Adams in 1796 and came in second place, making him vice president by law. Then he ran again in 1800, with the election ending in a tie between Jefferson and Aaron Burr. The vote then went to the House of Representatives where Jefferson was then declared the victor and, furthermore, the third president of the U.S. -
war of 1812-1815
The War of 1812 was considered the second war of independence for the U.S. It was a hard-fought war that resulted in the destruction of much of the northeastern U.S. The war ended with the Treaty of Peace on February 18, 1815. -
Congress Declared War on English
The beginning of the War of 1812 was caused because of nation Royal Navy limiting trade routes to the U.S., impressing U.S. sailors, and the U.S.'s need to expand its borders. -
English Burn the White House
There are multiple government buildings burned by British forces in the Chesapeake Bay, including the Capitol building and the White House. Having achieved their war goals, the British forces were moving down to New Orleans to capture it as well. -
Florida is Purchased from Spain
Spanish minister Do Luis de Onis and U.S. Secretary of State John Quincy Adams came together to sign the document that would transfer control of Florida to the U.S. -
Monroe Doctrine
This speech stood against what George Washington wanted for the country. He wanted the country to stay out of foreign affairs and keep to themselves, however, the Monroe doctrine declared the U.S. as the policing force of the western hemisphere. -
U.S.-Mexican War
The U.S.-Mexican War lasted from 1846-1848 and was the primary U.S. conflict fought on foreign soil. it absolutely was a war that was disputing the independence of Lone-Star State and therefore the border of the river. At the top of the war, United Mexican States lost a couple of third of its territory to the expansion-minded U.S., World Health Organization claimed nearly all of contemporary American state, Utah, Nevada, Arizona, and NM. -
Abraham Lincoln is Elected President
Abraham Lincoln is elected as the 16th president of the U.S. When entering office Abraham Lincoln was tasked with dealing with an incredibly divided nation dealing with the issue of states' rights about slavery. Lincoln received only 40 percent of the popular vote, however, he still handily defeated the three other candidates. Lincoln was formally a Whig representative to Congress and gained his popularity after his series of public speeches that address many political issues of the time. -
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a bloody and brutal war that lasted 4 years. The War was fought over the idea of states' rights about slavery. The South believed that the government was overstretching its reach into the rights of the state by limiting slavery and therefore seceded to created its own nation free from the limiting government of the Union. In the war, roughly 620,000 American soldiers died with millions more injured, and much of the Southern states left in ruin. -
First Transcontinental Railroad is Completed
On the day of completion, the presidents of the Union Pacific and Central Pacific railroads meet in Promontory, Utah. The last spike of the railroad was ceremoniously placed to connect the two railroad lines together. This railroad made it possible to travel from the eastern side of the continent to the western side by utilizing nearly 2000 miles of railroad track. The work began in 1866 after many plans had been made and the Pacific Railroad Act(1862) was passed.