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Thomas Jefferson Becomes President
Thomas Jefferson was a Founding Father who served as the third president of the United States from 1801 to 1809. -
Louisiana Purchase
828,000 square miles of land purchased from Napoleon, leader of France, by Thomas Jefferson in 1803. Jefferson paid $15 million for the land. Doubled America's size -
War of 1812
A French-British dispute that got the U.S. involved with the French while the Native Americans joined the British side. Nationalism grew throughout America and the Federalist party came to an end -
Missouri Compromise
This compromise proposed by Henry Clay in 1820 was to maintain sectional balance and allowed Missouri to enter the Union as a slave state while Maine entered free. This bill set the tome for congressional actions prior to the Civil War. It also split the Democratic-Republican party ending their 20 year control of national politics. -
American System of 1824
It was created by Henry Clay in 1824 to help stabilize the country. The plan called for a protective tariff to be put in place for manufacturing, a new federal band, and improvements in transportation. This was a symbol of nationalism felt throughout America following the War of 1812. -
Andrew Jackson becomes president
Andrew Jackson was an American politician, lawyer, and soldier who served as the seventh president of the United States from 1829 to 1837. -
Trail of Tears
Between 1835 and 1838, thousands of Cherokees and other Indians were forcefully marched to Oklahoma territory under the supervision of the U.S. army. Thousands died from sickness and starvation along the way. -
Civil War
Beginning in 1861, it was a series of battles fought between the Northern Union and the Southern Confederation. It ended in 1865 with the confederate surrender at the Appomattox Courthouse. The Union victory allowed for abolishment of slavery.