1800-1876

By KyaPrescott

  • 1800

  • Thomas Jefferson Elected President

    He is the author of the Declaration of Independence and was the 3rd president of the U.S.

  • Congress Declares War on England

    The English Navy was restricting U.S. trade routes and not letting anyone leave or come in.

  • Florida is Purchased from Spain

    Spanish minister Do Luis de Onis and U.S. Secretary of State John Quincy Adams came together to sign the document that would transfer control of Florida to the U.S. The U.S. gave $5 million to Spain for Florida.

  • Monroe Doctrine

    President James Monroe gave his annual presidential speech warning European powers not to interfere in the western hemisphere or else the U.S. would step in and stop them. He wanted the country to stay out of foreign affairs and keep to themselves, however, the Monroe doctrine declared the U.S. as the policing force of the western hemisphere.

  • U.S.-Mexican War

    The U.S.-Mexican War lasted from 1846-1848 and was the first U.S. conflict fought on foreign soil. It was a war that was disputing the independence of Texas and the border of the Rio Grande.

  • California Gold Rush

    News of gold in California resulted in about 300,000 people to move there. It was the largest migration in the U.S. which led to a multi-ethnic society in America.

  • Abraham Lincoln Elected President

    Abraham Lincoln is elected as the 16th president of the U.S. He was tasked with dealing with a divided nation dealing with the issue of states' rights about slavery. Lincoln gained his popularity after his series of public speeches that addressed many political issues of the time.

  • Civil War Begins

    Tension between the Northern and Southern states over states' rights and slavery finally break into war. The election of Abraham Lincoln caused 7 southern states to leave the Union and create the Confederate States of America. 4 more states soon joined these rebel states.

  • Gettysburg Address

    Lincoln's Speech at Gettysburg was to address the war that was happening. He claimed that they were fighting to see if the new nation, and nations that had gained their freedoms from the European countries, could survive without the help of their previously occupying European countries.

  • First Transcontinental Railroad is Complete

    The last spike of the railroad was ceremoniously placed to connect the two railroad lines together. This railroad made it possible to travel from the eastern side of the continent to the western side with nearly 2000 miles of railroad track. The work began in 1866 after many plans had been made and the Pacific Railroad Act was passed.

  • 1876