First Half of the 19th Century Timeline

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  • Thomas Jefferson is elected for president

    Thomas Jefferson is elected for president
    Jefferson and so was John Adams. Jefferson beat Adams by a lot but Jefferson tried with Arron Burr who was running for vice president. Jefferson had to run against Burr for president and won the battles he had to do to become the president of the country.He did the Louisiana purchase.
  • Lewis and Clark Expedition

    Lewis and Clark Expedition
    the Expedition was also known as the Corps of Discovery Expedition. It was the first American expedition to cross the western portion of the United States. It began in Pittsburgh and went west , and passed through the Continental Divide of the Americas to reach the Pacific coast.
  • James Madison is president

    James Madison is president
    He was an American lawyer and Founding Father who served as the fourth president of the United States from 1809 to 1817. He is hailed as the "Father of the Constitution" for his pivotal role. also he helped with the United States Constitution and the United States Bill of Rights. he started the war of 1812.
  • The War of 1812 begins

    The War of 1812 begins
    this war was about the British and the US. fighting over land and freedom. The US won and it made every coutry think that that they were good.
  • John Quincy Adams is president

    John Quincy Adams is president
    He spoke out in his opposition to slavery. In support of freedom of speech, Adams was elected to the House of Representatives in 1830. he did this until his death in 1848.
  • Andrew Jackson becomes president

    Andrew Jackson becomes president
  • Indian Removal

  • Arkansas becomes the 25th state

  • William H. Harrison Becomes President

  • Texas becomes a state