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Louisiana Purchase
Bought for 15 million from Nepolean -
Marbury v. Madison,
A case that allowed a judicial review -
Lewis and Clark
The expedition set out down the Ohio River to the West Coast. -
Battle of Tippecanoe
William Henry Harrison and his troops engage Shawnee and Creek forces. -
Founding of American Colonization Society
Purpose of which is to return freed slaves to Africa. -
Slavery Reward
Congress offers a $50 reward for reporting the illegal importation of slaves into the United States. -
The Monroe Doctrine
Stating that the U.S. will not tolerate European interference in Western Hemisphere. -
Indian Treaty in Georgia
Creek Indians sign a second treaty ceding lands in western Georgia -
Indian Removal Act
President Andrew Jackson signs the Indian Removal Act authorizing the move of several tribes to Western lands. -
Texas Liberation
Americans in Texas territory vote to separate Texas from Mexico. -
National Debt Paid
To increase the amount of available money needed for a growing economy, the state banks begin to issue banknotes not backed by gold and silver. Inflation results from this practice. -
Alamo
Santa Anna leads 3,000 men in a siege of the Alamo, killing all 187 Texans inside -
Trail of Tears
Cherokees from Georgia results in an estimated 4,000-8,000 deaths. -
California Independance
U.S. settlers proclaim the independent Republic of California, -
Dred Scott Descision
Scott sued for his freedom, but the court ruled that he had never ceased to be a slave, denied that he was a citizen, and denied him the right to sue. -
Attack on Fort Sumter
Signals the beginning of the Civil War. -
The Emancipation Proclamation
Stating all slaves are free. -
Union Pacific-Central Pacific
The transcontinental railroad is completed as the two lines meet at Promontory Point, Utah. -
The Indian Appropriation Act of 1871
Marks a step backward as it makes tribal members children of the state rather than preserving their rights as members of sovereign nations. -
Civil Rights Act
States that no citizen can be denied equal use of public facilities. -
Telephone Invention
Alexander Graham Bell invents the telephone.
