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Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson was born April 13, 1743 and died July 4, 1826. Thomas Jefferson was an American statesman, diplomat, lawyer, architect, philosopher, and Founding Father. at the time Jefferson was in office he had slaves. he was also addicted to books and would read any he could find or get his hands on. -
Louisiana Purchase
In 1803, Jefferson bought the Louisiana territory from France for $15 million. The purchase doubled the size of the United States. Today that would have been 4 cents an acre. Normally an acre today is 7,400 in Illinois. It increased tensing in conflict with the natives. Access to more trading routes. Increased our farmland and resources. It was going to speed up pace towards the civil war in slave states and non slave states. -
James Madison
James Madison was an American statesman, diplomat, and Founding Father who served as the 4th president of the United States from 1809 to 1817. He was born March 16, 1751 and died June 28, 1836. He is hailed as the "Father of the Constitution" for his enormous role in drafting and promoting the Constitution of the United States and the Bill of Rights. -
The War of 1812
The United States took on the greatest naval power in the world Great Britain. The United States suffered many costly defeats. Many in the United States celebrated the War of 1812 as a “second war of independence,” beginning an era of partisan agreement and national pride. -
The war of 1812
The War of 1812 was a conflict fought over by the United States of America with its native allies versus the United Kingdom and its friends over in British North America, with only limited appearance by Spain in modern day Florida. -
James Monroe
James Monroe was the fifth president of the United States.He was born April 28, 1758 and died July 4, 1831. He is most famous for presenting the Monroe Doctrine, which he and John Quincy Adams wrote, to Congress. Daniel Tompkins was then elected his vice president. -
The Monroe Doctrine
In the early 19th century, lots of different European countries alluded to growing colonization. In his 1823 mesage to Congress, Monroe made it clear to Europe, Don't interfere with the western Hemisphere. The Monroe Doctrine is the best known U.S. policy toward the Western Hemisphere. -
John Quincy Adams
Adams was the sixth president of the United States. He was born July 11, 1767 and died February 23, 1848. He is also known for creating and showing congress the Monroe Doctrine with James Monroe. John Calhoun was then elected his vice president. -
The Trail of Tears
The Trail of Tears is a trail in america going along the border where Andrew Jackson got a law passed so that all Indians would be kicked out of their homes.It made around 60,000 Indians from five tribes have to walk over 5,000 miles from the Appalachian Mountain area to present-day Oklahoma. Around one-third of the people that walked the trail died because of malnourished and no breaks. -
The Gold Rush
In 1848 gold was found at a construction site for a sawmill. Word got around about this gold and by 1853 and everybody and their dog thought, "I could get relay rich relay fast!" 250,000 people had come to California to try their luck. Soon after there began to be mines built
into mountains and more people were settling in the West, camping building houses or just sleeping in the freezing cold.