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Election of 1800.
In the election of 1800, Thomas Jefferson won the presidency. -
Louisiana Purchase. 1803
In 1803 Thomas Jefferson purchased the Louisiana territory from the French. -
Election of 1808.
In the election of 1808, James Madison won the presidency. -
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War of 1812
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Power Loom. 1814
In 1814 Francis Cabot Lowell created the first power loom in America. -
Election of 1816.
In the election of 1816, James Monroe won the presidency. -
Election of 1824.
In the election of 1824, John Quincy Adams won the presidency. -
Erie Canal. 1825
In 1825 the Erie Canal in New York was built. -
Election of 1828.
In the election of 1828, Andrew Jackson won the presidency. -
Trail of Tears. 1831
In 1831 the Trail of Tears, a time when Native Indians were pushed west, began. -
Mechanical Reaper. 1831
In 1831 Cyrus McCormick invented the mechanical reaper. -
Nat Turner's Rebellion. 1831
In 1831 Nat Turner led the most well-known slave rebellion. -
Election of 1836.
In the election of 1836, Martin Van Buren won the presidency. -
Steel Plow. 1837
In 1837 John Deere invented the first steel plow. -
Election of 1840.
In the election of 1840, William Henry Harrison won the election, however, he died only a month after assuming the presidency. -
John Tyler.
In 1841 John Tyler assumed the presidency. -
Election of 1844.
In the election of 1844, James Polk won the presidency. -
Gold discovered. 1848
In 1848 gold was discovered in California. -
Election of 1848.
In the election of 1848, Zachary Taylor won the presidency. -
Compromise of 1850.
The Compromise of 1850 included five laws: the Fugitive Slave Act, the admission of California as a free state, the resolution of the boundary conflict, the abolition of the slave trade in D.C., and the organization of the lands gained from Mexico. -
Millard Fillmore.
In 1850 Millard Fillmore assumed the presidency. -
Election of 1852.
In the election of 1852, Franklin Pierce won the presidency. -
Election of 1856.
In the election of 1856, James Buchanan won the presidency. -
John Brown's Raid. 1859
In 1859 John Brown charged towards Harper's Ferry hoping local slaves would join him. -
Election of 1860.
In the election of 1860, Abraham Lincoln won the presidency. -
Succession from the Union. 1860-1861
Following Abraham Lincoln's election, most southern states succeeded from the Union. -
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American Civil War. 1860-1865
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Battle of Shiloh. 1862
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Battle of Antietam. 1862
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Battle of Fredericksburg. 1862
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Battle of Gettysburg. 1863
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Battle of Chancellorsville. 1863
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Battle of Vicksburg. 1863
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Battle of Chattanooga. 1863
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Battle of Atlanta. 1864
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Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse. 1864
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Andrew Johnson.
In 1865 Andrew Johnson assumed the presidency. -
Confederate's surrender. 1865
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Election of 1868.
In the election of 1868, Ulysses S. Grant won the presidency.
