1800-1876

By bryson perkins
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    1800-1876

  • 1804 12th Amendment to the US Constitution

    1804 12th Amendment to the US Constitution
    This mandated that an unusual vote had to be taken for the president along with the vice president. It used to be 2 votes from just the president himself, but after this, no longer.

  • Embargo Act of 1807

    Embargo Act of 1807
    The Legislation of the U.S. Congress that closed all U.S. ports to all outsiders. They also restricted imports from Britain.

  • 1810 Fletcher v. Peck Supreme Court Decision

    1810 Fletcher v. Peck Supreme Court Decision
    This ruled that a grant to a private land company was a contract within the meaning of the Contact Clause of the Constitution.

  • War of 1812

    War of 1812
    This war was fought between The United States and Great Britain. The main cause of this war was because the Royal Navy's practice of taking seamen from American merchant vessels to fill out the crews of its own chronically undermanned warships.

  • 1815 Battle of New Orleans

    1815 Battle of New Orleans
    Because the Americans won this battle it forced the British to recognize The United States claims to Louisiana and Florida. Also to sign the Treaty Of Ghent.

  • 1818 Jackson Purchase

    1818 Jackson Purchase
    This Treaty was so that The United States would receive lands on the east side of the Mississippi river, and on the north side of the Mississippi line. It also included the area of West Tennessee and Southwestern Kentucky.

  • 1819 McCulloch v. Maryland

    1819 McCulloch v. Maryland
    The court decided that the Federal Government had the right and power to set up a Federal bank. The decision in McCulloch had a major effect on cases involving state vs. federal power.

  • 1820 Missouri Compromise

    1820 Missouri Compromise
    In this year the legislation admitted Missouri as a slave state. This also made free soil all western territories north of Missouri's Southern border.

  • 1823 Monroe Doctrine

    1823 Monroe Doctrine
    An annual message to congress and it warned European powers not to get involved in the affairs of the western hemisphere.

  • 1830 Indian Removal Act

    1830 Indian Removal Act
    This was signed into law by President Andrew Jackson in May. This authorized the President to grant unsettled lands west of the Mississippi in exchange for Indian lands that were within existing state borders.