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Election of 1800
The Election of 1800 was between John Adams and Thomas Jefferson. John Adams was the federalist and Thomas Jefferson was the democratic/ republic. The federalist believed that if Jefferson won, he would ruin the country. On the other hand the democratic/ republic thought that John Adams would ruin the country. It was a very intense election. In the end Thomas Jefferson won the election. -
Marbury v. Madison Supreme Court Decision
In 1800 when Thomas Jefferson, a anti-federalist, won the election for president, the former president, John Adams, who was a federalist wasn't happy. To strike back he filled the "judiciary" bebnch with people of his own party. Furthermore, Jefferson, to get back at him, did not honor his last minute appointments . William Murbury then sued James Madison; the new Secretary of State. The case was brought to to the Supreme Court. In the end the case was declared unconstitutional and neither won. -
Louisiana Purchase
The United States purchased the Louisiana Territory from France in 1803. The land was over 800,000 square miles, running from the Missisipi River to the Rocky Mountains. The total cost was about 15 million dollars (219 million dollars today). They were charged 4 cents and acre. -
Lewis & Clark reach the Pacific Ocean
In the search for the "Northwest Passage", leaders of an expidition, Lewis and Clark, discovered many things. One thing that they discovered was the Pacific Ocean. They reached it from following a river, one and a half years after first leaving for thte journey from St. Louis, Missouri. -
Treaty of Ghent
This was the peace treaty that ended the war of 1812. The was between America and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. The treaty reached America late and the Battle of New Orleans had already begun. The treaty didn't really do much. It simply restored relations between the nations. Not one side really even won. -
Andrew Jackson Elected President (1st Term)
Andrew Jackson was elected the seventh president of the United States in 1828. The election was kind of a "re-match" between him and the sixth president John Quincy Adams. What made the election interesting was that Andrew Jackson was very different from all the former presidents. He was not rich, or even educated. In the end he won the election and was our seventh president.
