1800-1876

By CalebHughes

  • US Library of Congress founded

  • Slavery ended in Northwest Territory

  • Thomas Jefferson elected 3rd President

  • Tripoli declares war against the US

  • President Jefferson negotiates Louisiana Purchase

  • New Jersey abolishes slavery

    New Jersey becomes the last northern state to abolish slavery.

  • Lewis and Clark begin expedition

  • Duel between Alexander Hamilton and Vice President Aaron Burr

    Duel between political rivals ends in Hamilton's death.

  • End of war with Tripoli

  • Lewis and Clark expedition sight Pacific Ocean

    Build Fort Clatsop where they spend the winter

  • Lewis and Clark expedition is finished

    Lewis and Clark finish their expedition with the help of Indian guide, Sacajawea

  • Slave import is outlawed

  • James Madison is inaugurated as President

  • Battle of Tippecanoe

    Indian warriors under the command of Tecumseh and his brother Tenskwatawa, known as the Prophet, are defeated by troops under William Henry Harrison.

  • Louisiana becomes a state

  • Period: to

    War of 1812

  • Battle of York

    American troops raid and destroy, but do not occupy Toronto.

  • Francis Scott Key writes The Star Spangled Banner

    Key writes the words to the Star Spangled Banner during the twenty-five hour bombardment of Fort McHenry

  • White House burned by British

    The White House is burned by British forces occupying Washington, D.C. during the War of 1812.

  • Indiana becomes state

  • Period: to

    Erie Canal construction

  • Mississippi becomes a state

  • Seminole War

    Andrew Jackson and army invade Florida in the Seminole War

  • Illinois becomes a state

  • Alabama joins the Union

  • Missouri Compromise

    Bill sponsored by Henry Clay, passes in the United States Congress allowing slavery in the Missouri territory, but not in any other location west of the Mississippi River. The state of Missouri would be admitted to the Union, under this compromise, on August 10, 1821.

  • Maine becomes a state

  • Missouri becomes a state

  • Samuel Morey patents internal combustion engine

  • USS Vincennes, First US warship to navigate world embarks on voyage

    Leaves New York City under the command of William Finch.

  • Group of Texas settlers form Republic of Fredonia

    Lasts one month, causes Mexican government to curb immigration from U.S. to region and increased dissatisfaction that leads to eventual Texas Revolution.

  • Slavery abolished in state of New York

  • Tariff of Abominations

  • Treaty of Limits goes into effect

    Establishes boundary between US and Mexico

  • First Passenger Railroad begins

    Called the Baltimore and Ohio

  • North Carolina begins process of nullification

    In response to Tariffs of Abomination

  • Andrew Jackson is inaugurated

  • Congress approves Indian Removal Act

    Facilitates the relocation of Indian tribes from east of the Mississippi River. Helped lead the way to the Trail of Tears.

  • Black Hawk War

    Rages from Illinois to Wisconsin. Leads to the removal of Sauk and Fox Indians west, across the Mississippi River. Ends in September

  • First wagons cross Continental Divide on Oregon Trail

    Captain Benjamin Bonneville and Joseph R. Walker navigate one hundred and ten men with twenty-one wagons into the Green River Valley.

  • Trail of Tears begins

  • South Carolina passes Ordinance of Nullification

  • Congress passes compromise tariff act and Force Bill signed

    Response to South Carolina's objections. The state of South Carolina subsequently withdrew the Nullification Ordinance upon its approval. Next day Force is signed by President Andrew Jackson, authorizing him to use troops to enforce Federal law in South Carolina, if needed

  • Texas Revolution begins

    Battle of Gonzales. Mexican soldiers try to disarm the people of Gonzales, but are resisted by local militia. By November, Texas proclaimed the right to secede from Mexico. Sam Houston takes command of the Texas army. His Texas army would capture San Antonio on December 9.

  • New York City fire

    Destroys 530 buildings, including New York Stock Exchange.

  • Battle of San Jacinto

    Sam Houston leads the Texas army to victory over Mexican forces. Santa Ana and his troops are taken prisoner the next day

  • Arkansas becomes a state

  • Michigan becomes a state

  • Florida joins the Union

  • Texas becomes a state

  • Period: to

    Mexican-American War

    April 1846–February 1848)

  • Iowa becomes a state

  • Gold discovered at Sutter's Mill

    Beginning of gold rush

  • Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

    California, New Mexico, and land north of Rio Grande ceded to US. End of Mexican war

  • Wisconsin joins the Union

  • California becomes a state

  • Compromise of 1850

    Admits California as the 31st state, without slavery, and adds Utah and New Mexico as territories with no decision on the topic. Fugitive Slave Law strengthened under the Compromise, which also ended the slave trade in the District of Columbia.

  • First World Fair

    Held in London

  • Harriet Beecher Stowe's "Uncle Tom's Cabin" published

  • Dredd Scott decision

  • Minnesota becomes a state

  • First transatlantic cable completed

  • Oregon joins the Union

  • Harper's Ferry

    John Brown and others make raid on armory near Harper's Ferry
  • Period: to

    Pony Express runs

  • South Carolina secedes from the Union

  • Kansas becomes a state

  • Convention to form CSA starts

    Seven States as members. Jefferson Davis elected President of CSA

  • Abraham Lincoln is sworn in as President

  • Bombardment of Fort Sumter by CSA

  • Period: to

    Civil War

  • First Battle of Bull Run

  • Battle of Shiloh

  • Battle of Fredericksburg

  • West Virginia becomes a state

  • Battle of Gettysburg

  • Victory of Union army at Chatanooga

  • Union forces capture Confederate Fort Harrison

  • Nevada becomes a state

  • Union troops succeed in cutting supply line to Confederate troops

  • Lee surrenders to Grant at Appomattox

    Ends the four years of Civil War conflict. More Southern troops continue to surrender until May 26.

  • Lincoln Assassinated

    Abraham Lincoln is assassinated in Ford's Theatre. Shot by John Wilkes Booth,

  • Civil Rights Act passed

    Vetoed by President Johnson, but overridden by Congress.

  • Nebraska becomes a state

  • US buys Alaska from Russia

  • Victory at Battle of Washita River

    Black Kettle's Cheyenne are defeated by George Custor and men. Ended organized campaign of Indian forces against white settlers.

  • Transcontinental Railroad completed

  • Chicago Fire

  • Yellowstone National Park becomes first national park

  • Amnesty Act of 1872

    Civil rights are restored Southern citizens

  • Civil Rights Act passed by Congress

    Gave blacks right to jury

  • Great Sioux War of 1876

    1876-1787

  • Battle of Little Bighorn

    Custer and his Cavalry are defeated completely by Sioux and Cheyenne Indians

  • Colorado becomes a state