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Second Census
The SECOND CENSUS of the United States was to include the states and territories northwest of the Ohio River and Mississippi Territory. It showed that 5,308,483 people were living in the United States. Of those 5,308,483 people 893,602 of them were slaves. John Marshall, secretary of state in 1800, was the nominal head of census operations. -
Presidential election of 1800
The 1800 United States presidential election was the fourth United States presidential election. It was held from Friday, October 31 to Wednesday, December 3, 1800. Democratic-Republican Thomas Jefferson defeated Federalist John Adams by a margin of seventy-three to sixty-five electoral votes in the presidential election of 1800. -
Alien and Sedition Acts 1802
The Alien and Sedation Acts of 1798 was Four measures that were passed during the Undeclared war with France that limited the freedoms of speech and press and restricted the liberty of non-citizens. BY 1802, all of the Alien and Sedition Acts had been repealed (expired) and saved for the Alien Enemies Act. -
Louisiana Territory Purchase
In 1803, Thomas Jefferson purchase Louisiana Territory from France for $15 million , doubling the size of U.S. territory. He explained that it would serve "the immediate interests of our Western citizens"; he also imagined it as a place to relocate Indian nations or freed slaves -
Lewis and Clark Expedition
A mission to the Pacific coast commissioned for the purposes of scientific and geographic exploration (May 1084- September 1806). It was led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark and sent by Thomas Jefferson. They traveled from St. Louis to the mouth of the Columbia River from 1803 to 1806. -
Importation of African Slaves banned by Congress
On 1807, the Embargo Act was passed. It was a law by united State Congress (signed by President Thomas Jefferson) that prohibited American ships trading foreign ports -
War of 1812
War of 1812 was a conflict fought in North America and at sea between Great Britain and the United States, 1812-1815. It was over American shipping rights and British efforts to spur Indian attacks on American settlements. Canadians and Native Americans also fought in the war. -
British burn Washington, D.C. including the White House
During the War of 1812, British troops captured and burned Washington D.C. On August 24, 1814, British redcoats marched unopposed into the American capital. president Madison and his wife , Dolly, left in time before the attack. They were able to save a portrait of George Washington and a copy of the Declaration of independence. -
British defeated Battle of New Orleans
On December 12, 1815, a British fleet with 8,000 soldiers took positions on the coast of Louisiana. The British hoped to capture New Orleans and take control of Mississippi River. However, Americans, under General Andrew Jackson, unexpectedly countered their British's attempt . -
James Monroe Elected President
On 1816, In the first election following the end of the War of 1812, Democratic-Republican candidate James Monroe defeated Federalist Rufus King for the presidency. -
Missouri Compromise
The Missouri Compromise was to balance the power in Congress between slave and free states, and it was passed admitting Missouri as a slaves state and Maine as a free state -
Vesey Uprising
In 1822, Denmark Vesey and other leaders from the African Church began plotting a rebellion -
Monroe Doctrine
U.S. foreign policy that barred further colonization in the Western Hemisphere by European powers and pledged that there would be no American interference with any existing European colonies. -
Andrew Jackson Elected President
Andrew Jackson was an American soldier and statesman. He served as the seventh president of the United States from 1829 to 1837. However, before being elected to the presidency, Jackson gained fame as a general in the United States Army and served in both houses of Congress. -
Tariff of Abominations
The Tariff of 1828 was a protective tariff passed by the Congress of the United States on May 19, 1828, designed to protect industry in the Northern United States. -
Andrew Jackson Spoils System
"The Spoils System" was the name given to the practice of hiring and firing federal workers when presidential administrations changed in the 19th century. -
Indian Removal Act
The Indian Removal Act was signed into law by President Andrew Jackson on May 28, 1830, authorizing the president to grant unsettled lands west of the Mississippi in exchange for Indian lands within existing state borders. -
Nat Turner Rebellion
Nat Turner;s Rebellion was a slave rebellion that took place in Southampton County, Virginia, in August 1831, led by Nat Turner. -
Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson was the seventh president of the United States. He is known for founding the Democratic Party and for his support of individual liberty. -
Texas Revolution
The Texas Revolution was a rebellion of colonists from the United States and Tejanos (Texas Americans) in putting armed resistance to the centralist government of Mexico -
Trail of Tears
The Cherokees' eight-hundred mile journey (1838 - 1839) from the southern Appalachians to Indian Territory (in present-day Oklahoma) four thousand people died along the way. -
Mexican America War
When the United States finally annexed Texas in 1845, Mexico was furious. James K, Polk sought to acquire California and New Mexico as well, but fail negotiations. When Mexican troops crossed the Rio Grande, Polk urged Congress to declare war. -
Compromise of 1850
A package of five bills presented to the Congress by Henry Clay intended to avoid secession or civil war by reducing tensions between North and South over the status of slavery
