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Gabriel Prosser organizes Slave Revolt
Gabriel Prosser organizes a slave revolt in Virginia. His plan is uncovered, and he is executed. Slave laws were tightened as a result. -
US Capital is moved from Philadelphia to Washington, D.C.
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Thomas Jefferson is inaugurated as the third president of the US
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Louisiana Purchase
United States pays France $15 million for the Louisiana Territory and nearly doubles size of US -
Jefferson Inauguration for Second Term
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James Madison is inaugurated as fourth US president
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The War of 1812 begins
US declares war against the British over British interference is American shipping -
British Capture Washington DC
The British capture Washington DC and set fire to the white house -
Treaty of Ghent
Treaty of Ghent is signed ending the war of 1812 -
James Monroe is inaugurated as the fifth US president
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Spain agrees to cede Florida to the US
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Missouri Compromise
Measures passed by congress to maintain balance of slave and free states as states are added to the union. -
Monroe Doctrine
President Monroe announces that the american continent is off limits to further European settlement -
John Quincy Adams is inaugurated as the sixth US president
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Andrew Jackson is inaugurated as the seventh US president
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The Indian Removal Act
President Jackson signs the Indian Removal Act that authorizes the forced removal of Native Americans to lands west of the mississippi -
Nat Turner Rebellion
Nat Turner leads the most significant slave uprising in American history. Virginia slave laws tighten as a result. -
Texas declares Independence from Mexico
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Martin Van Buren is inaugurated as the eighth US president
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John Tyler becomes President
one month after the inauguration of President Harrison he passed away, John Tyler succeeds him. -
William Henry Harrison is inaugurated as the ninth president of the US
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US annexes Texas
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James Polk is inaugurated as the 11th president of the United States
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United States declares war on Mexico
US declares war on mexico in an effort to gain California territory -
U.S. acquires Oregon territory
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Gold is discovered in California
The gold rush begins and reaches its height the following year -
Women's Rights Convention is held in Seneca Falls, NY
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Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
The signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ends the war with Mexico -
Zachary Taylor is inaugurated as the 12th president of the US
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Compromise of 1850
set of bills passed by congress to attempt to settle the issue of slavery -
Civil War Begins
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Ulysses S. Grant is inaugurated as the 13th president of the US
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The Battle of Little Bighorn