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T. Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson is inaugurated for his first term as President of the United States. -
Louisiana Purchase
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First Steam Boat Sold
R.Fulton sells the first steam boat on the Hudson River -
J. Madison
James Madison is inaugurated -
Battle of Tippecanoe
William H. arrison gained the victory in this battle against the British and the Native Americans. -
War of 1812
A French-British dispute that got the U.S. involved with the French while the Native Americans joined the British side. The end of the war brought changes to America. -
Steamboat
Steamboat was created by Robert Fulton -
Tariff of 1816
Enacted to protect American manufacturing against the flood of British goods entering the market. -
James Monroe
James becomes 5th President -
Convention of 1818
Sets the boundary between U.S and Canada at the 49th Parallel. -
Panic of 1819
First major depression, this panic is brought on by an abrupt drop in world agr. prices. -
Missouri Compromise
Congress reaches a compromise on the Missouri question. All states north of 36' 30 are free, while those south of that line remain slave states. -
Pennsylvania Law
Pennsylvania anti-kidnapping law to protect free blacks. -
South Carolina Nullifies the Tariffs
the South Carolina Nullification Convention declares the tariffs of 1828 and 1832 null and void, and threatens to secede the union if the federal government attempts to collect the tariffs. -
James Polk
Inaugurated as 11th president -
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Concluded Mexican War -
F. Pierce
Inaugurated as President -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Kansas and Nebraska would be admitted into the Union under popular sovereignty. This act led to violent disputes in Kansas over slavery which became known as "Bloody Kansas". -
J. Buchannan
15th Presidential Inauguration -
End of Civil War
General Lee, surrenders his 27,000 man army to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, effectively ending the four years of Civil War conflict. -
The Great Depression
An economic depression begins when the New York stock market crashed, setting off a financial panic that caused bank failures. -
Civil Rights Act
The Civil Rights Act, giving equal rights to blacks in jury duty and accommodation, is passed by the United States Congress.