1800-1876

  • Election of 1800

    Thomas Jefferson defeated John Adams.
  • Louisiana Purchase

    US bought over 828,000 square miles of land from France. It makes up 15 of its states today.
  • 12th Amendment

    President and Vice President must run as a ticket.
  • Expedition of Lewis and Clark

    Sent by President Jefferson to explore the newly acquired western territory.
  • Steamboat invented

    Robert Fulton inveted the steamboat, which made transportation quicker.
  • War of 1812

    The war brought back free trade in the US and ended impressment.
  • Joseph Smith and Mormonism

    Organized the Church of Latter Day Saints
  • Indian Removal Act

    The act allowed indians to live only where congress approved of.
  • Start of the Civil War

    A war fought between the Union and the Confederate States in the US. Ultimately brought the county back into one nation.
  • Emancipation Proclamation

    Granted freedom to slaves and brought to you by President Lincoln.
  • The great depression

    Began when the New York stock market crashed