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US Capital
The US Capital was moved from Philadelphia to Washington, DC on June 15, 1800 -
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War of 1812
The War of 1812 was a battle between United States and Great Britain and was fought over because there were British violations of U.S. maritime rights. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent and in the America's favor. -
The Missouri Compromise
The Missouri Compromise was passed in 1820 to preserve the balance of power in Congress between slave and free. Missouri was admitted as a slave state and Maine as a free state. -
Monroe Doctrine
The Monroe Doctrine was a letter delivered to Congress by President James Monroe that warns European nations that America will no longer be tolerating any more colonization or puppet monarchs. -
Erie Canal
The Erie Canal provided a water transportation between the Hudson River on the east and Lake Erie which was opened on October 26,1825. -
The Tariff of 1828
The Tariff of 1828 was a tariff passed by the Congress emplaced to protect industry in the Northern US. This forced the South to pay more for Northern and European goods. -
The Panic of 1837
The Panic of 1837 was a financial crisis in the US that caused an economic depression and lasted until the mid-1840s. -
Scott v. Sandford
The Scott v. Sandford, otherwise known as the Dred Scott Decision, was a decision in which US Supreme Court held that the US Constitution was not intended to include American citizenship for black people, whether they were enslaved or free, and that the rights and privileges that the Constitution confers upon American citizens could not apply to them. -
South Carolina's Secession
On December 20, 1860, South Carolina became the first state to secede from the US after Abraham Lincoln's victory in the presidential election. -
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln became the 16th president of the United States of America and served as president from 1861-1865. -
The Battle of Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg was one of the major turning point in the Civil War. This battle cost the Union 23,000 missing, wounded, or killed and the Confederates 25,000 casualties. This war is still the bloodiest battle in American history. -
Civil War
The Civil War ended on April 9, 1865 with the Confederate surrender under General Lee at Appomattox Court House.
