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Period: to
1800-1876
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Thomas Jefferson becomes president
Thomas Jefferson becomes the president of the US -
Louisiana Purchase
Napoleon sells Louisiana to the US because it needs to fund a war. -
Slave Trade is abolished in Great Britain
Great Britain outlaws slavery -
Spain cedes Florida to America
America obtains Florida -
Thomas Jefferson and John Adams die
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Mormonism
Mormonism is founded by Joseph Smith -
Trail of Tears
Mass relocation of American Indians -
Texas
Texas becomes part of the United States -
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States -
Abolition of Slavery
The abolition of slavery in America occurs