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First Use of the White House
President Adams family was the first to live in this Mansion. -
Library of Congress
Pres. John Adams approved. -
Thomas Jefferson
Started 1st term as the Third President of the U.S. -
First Barbary War
Between the U.S. and Sweden over Northern African states. -
West Point
Pres. Thomas Jefferson approved legislation. -
Marbury vs. Madison
Competing agendas between Presidents Adams and Jefferson. -
The Louisiana Purchase
U.S. Land purchase from France. -
The Lewis and Clark Expedition
Ended in 1806
Attempt to cross the new land purchase. -
End of First Barbary War
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James Madison
Started 1st Term as the Fourth President of the U.S. -
Tecumseh's War
Ended in 1811,
Part of the War of 1812. -
1811 German Coast Uprising
Revolt of black slaves in the Territory of Orleans. -
War of 1812
Between the U.S. and Great Britain, caused by Americas desire to expand and Great Britain's restrictions on U.S. trade. -
Creek War
Ended in 1814
Regional conflicts between opposing Creek factions. -
Steam Locomotive
Designed by George Stephenson -
The first Photograph
Taken by Joseph Nicéphore Niépce -
British Burned Down Washington
Torched the U.S. Capitol, the President's Mansion, and other local landmarks. -
End of War of 1812
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Second Barbary War
Or the U.S.-Algerian War
Fought over the Northern African States. -
Start of the Seminole Wars
The First Seminole war of three that took place.
Between the U.S., Spanish Florida, and the Seminoles. -
James Monroe
Started 1st Term as the 5th President of the U.S. -
Stars and Stripes American Flag
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Start of the Texas-Indian Wars
Conflicts between the Natives and settlers moving into Texas. -
The Monroe Doctrine
Declaring the U.S. will not accept further colonization or puppet monarchs. -
John Quincy Adams
Became 6th President of the U.S. -
Winnebago War
Conflict between Mississippi settlers and the Natives. More specifically an uprising of the Natives. -
Democratic Party Formed
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Andrew Jackson
Became 7th President of the U.S. -
Typewriter
Invented by W.A. Burt -
First Successful Reaper
Designed by Cyrus H. McCormick -
Underground Railroad
Southern Slaves attempt to escape to the North. -
Black Hawk Wars
Brief conflict between the U.S. and the Sauk leader Black Hawk. -
The Whig Party Formed
Leader was Henry Clay. -
The Alamo
Texans against the Spanish. -
Martin Van Buren
Became 8th President of the U.S. -
Telegraph
Invented by Samuel Morse -
Trail of Tears
Forced relocation Of Natives resulting is mass casualties. -
Morse Code
by Samuel Morse -
Mormon War
Religious conflict between Mormons and Non-Mormons in the Missouri area. -
William Henry Harrison
Became the 9th President of the U.S. -
John Tyler
Became the 10th President of the U.S. -
James K Polk
Became 11th President of the U.S. -
Anesthesia
Dr. William Morton -
The Mexican-American War
Conflict between Mexico and the U.S. America won and received land from Mexico. -
End of the Mexican-American War
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Zachary Tyler
Became the 12th President of the U.S. -
Apache Wars
Did not end till 1924, conflicts between the U.S. Army and the Apache nations. -
Millard Fillmore
Became the 13th President of the U.S. -
Franklin Pierce
The 14th President of the U.S. -
Puget Sound War
Between the U.S. Military, local militia, and Natives in the area.
Ended in 1856. -
Filibuster War
Or Walker Affair, the U.S. seized control of Nicaragua. -
James Buchanan
The 15th President of the U.S. -
End of the Seminole Wars
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Abraham Lincoln
The 16th President of the U.S. -
The Civil War
Between the North and South, high number of casualties.
Caused by uncompromising differences between the free and slave states. -
The Homestead Act
A person could apply to acquire a plot of land. -
The Emancipation Proclamation
By Abraham Lincoln 4 years in the Civil War, freed all enslaved peoples. -
Andrew Johnson
The 17th President of the U.S. -
End of Civil War
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Abraham Lincoln Assassinated
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Ulysses S Grant
The 18th President of the U.S. -
U.S. Department of Justice
Founded for the "enforcement of the law and administration of justice in the United States, and is equivalent to the justice or interior ministries of other countries." -
Great Chicago Fire
Killed around 300 people and destroyed around 3.3 square miles. -
End of Texas-Indian Wars
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The Spanish-American War
Between the U.S. and Spain, the U.S. won the war and gained Puerto Rico, Guam, and other islands.
