A new nation expansion 1800 1876

A New Nation Expansion 1800-1876

By ElizabethAguilar

  • Treaty of Mortefontaine

    Treaty of Mortefontaine
    The treaty between France and the United States was established.

  • Thomas Jefferson

    Thomas Jefferson
    The 3rd president of the United States.

  • The Louisiana Purchase

    The Louisiana Purchase
    Thomas Jefferson approved the purchase of the land in which the territory consists of northeastern states.

  • War of 1812

    War of 1812
    The war was between Great Britain and the United States. The British were capturing sailors from American ships, and there was conflict over the Northwest Territory.

  • The Star-Spangled Banner

    The Star-Spangled Banner
    Francis Scott Key writes a poem that eventually becomes America's national anthem.

  • James Monroe

    James Monroe
    The 5th president of the United States.

  • The Missouri Compromise

    The Missouri Compromise
    Henry Clay led the compromise which by vote was admitted Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state.

  • Jacksonian Democracy

    Jacksonian Democracy
    A movement for better rights for the common man, which was led by President Andrew Jackson.

  • Texas Declaration of Independence

    Texas Declaration of Independence
    The formal declaration of independence was of the Republic of Texas from Mexico in the Texas Revolution.

  • The Mexican-American War

    The Mexican-American War
    The cause of the war was from the annexation of the Republic of Texas. They were battling for borderlines.