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The Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase Treaty is signed, April 30, 1803. On this day the U.S. minister IN France, and James Monroe signed the Louisiana Purchase Treaty in Paris. This started to pave the way for the nation's westward expansion. -
War of 1812 begins
President James Madison signed the declaration into law and the War of 1812 begins. Some Congressmen are known as the “War Hawks” had been advocating the war with Britain for several years and had hoped in the result of significant territorial land gains for the United States. -
Texas War for Independence begins
The Texas Revolution was a rebellion of colonists from the United States and Texas Mexicans (Tejanos) in putting up armed resistance to the centralist government of Mexico. -
Battle of the Alamo
During Texas’ war for independence from Mexico a Mexican force numbering in the thousands that was led by General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna began a siege of the Alamo. Davy Crockett–held out courageously for 13 days before the Mexican invaders finally overpowered them. For Texans, the Battle of the Alamo became an enduring symbol of their heroic resistance to oppression and their struggle for independence, which they won later that year. -
Mexican-American War begins and ends
The Mexican-American War was the first U.S. armed conflict chiefly fought on foreign soil. The War started from skirmish and fighting along the Rio Grande and was followed by a series of U.S. victories. -
Battle of Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg was fought from July 1 to July 3, 1863. This Battle is considered the most important engagement of the American Civil War. -
Abraham Lincoln assassinated
John Wilkes Booth, a famous actor, assassinated President Abraham Lincoln at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C. on April 18, 1865. -
Civil Rights Act of 1875
The Civil Rights Act of 1875 was sometimes called Enforcement Act or Force Act. It was a United States federal law enacted during the Reconstruction Era in response to civil rights violations.