1800 - 1876 By Jacob Parkman 1800 The Republicans defeated Adams in the 1800 Presidential election 1800 Jefferson won the 1800 election 1803 In the Marbury v. Madison case established the power of the Supreme court to perform judicial reviews 1803 Louisiana Purchase 1805 Native American leaders Tenskwatawa and Tecumseh forge an alliance 1806 Great Britain demands that American ships pay a transit duty before shipping to France Period: 1807 to 1812 Britain, Frances, and others seize around nine hundred American ships Dec 22, 1807 Embargo Act of 1807 is signed into law 1808 The United States ends its legal participation in the global slave trade 1809 The Embargo Act of 1807 is repealed by Congress 1810 Supreme Court extends judicial review to state laws Nov 7, 1811 The Shawnee Indians are defeated at the battle of Tippecanoe by Major General William Henry Harrison Jun 18, 1812 The United States Declared war on Great Britain Period: Jun 18, 1812 to Feb 18, 1815 War of 1812 1813 American naval forces secure control of the Great Lakes 1813 Shawnee chief Tecumseh dies on the battlefield of Moraviantown, Ontario 1813 The USS Constitution defeats the British HMS Guerriere Jun 1, 1813 Captain Philip Broke of the HMS Shannon destroyed the USS Chesapeake 1814 Americans defeat the British at Lake Champlain Aug 24, 1814 The British Burned Washington, D.C. Dec 24, 1814 The United States and the United Kingdom sign the Treaty of Ghent 1815 The British achieve a naval victory at lake Borgne 1815 Jackson defeats the British forces at the Battle of New Orleans 1817 Congressman John C. Calhoun calls for internal development projects across the nation 1818 Jackson orders the execution of two British subjects, causing an international diplomatic crisis 1819 White settlers in the territory of Missouri apply for statehood 1819 Spain accepts the Adams-Onis Treaty of 1819 1820 The Missouri compromise is passed 1823 President James Monroe issues a declaration that both North and South America was off-limits to further European colonization 1828 Jackson defeats John Quincy Adams in the 1828 Presidential election 1832 A special South Carolina state convention nullified the federal tariffs of 1828 and 1832 1832 President Jackson vetoes the bill to renew the Bank of the United States' charter 1833 Massachusetts stopped giving support to official religious denomination 1833 Henry Clay brokers a deal with Calhoun that culminates in a compromise bill to slowly lower federal tariff rates 1833 South Carolina rescinds the tariff nullification but nullifies the Force Bill 1833 Jackson directs his cabinet to stop depositing federal funds in the Bank of the United States Mar 2, 1833 Congresses passes the Force Bill Period: 1835 to 1838 Trail of Tears May 10, 1837 New York Banks stop redeeming their notes for gold and silver Period: 1840 to 1860 1.7 million Irish fled the famine in their home country and immigrated to the US 1847 New Hampshire passes a statewide ten-hour-workday law 1854 Congress passes the Kansas-Nebraska Act 1856 Franklin Pierce is inaugurated as 14th President of the United States 1861 Georgia, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, and Louisiana secede from the United States Period: 1861 to 1865 The Civil War Mar 2, 1861 Texas secedes from the Union Apr 12, 1861 Confederate forces attack Ft. Sumter; The Civil War Begins Jan 1, 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation is issued Apr 14, 1865 Lincoln is assassinated Mar 30, 1867 The United States buys Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million Feb 24, 1868 President Jackson is impeached Jul 9, 1868 The Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution is ratified 1869 Ulysses S. Grant is sworn in as 18th President Feb 3, 1870 Fifteenth Amendment to the Amendment is ratified This Amendment gives Black Americans the right to vote. 1871 The Chicago fire kills about 300 people, and destroys homes of 90,000 more 1873 Grant is elected President for a second term Jun 25, 1876 Custer's regiment is slaughtered by Sioux Indians at the Battle of the Little Bighorn