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1800 Presidential Election
As the first peaceful transition of political power between opposing parties in U.S. history, however, the election of 1800 had far-reaching significance. Jefferson appreciated the momentous change and his inaugural address called for reconciliation by declaring that, "We are all Republicans, we are all Federalists." -
Alien and Sedition Acts
Allowed U.S. government to arrest and deport all aliens who are citizens of countries that are at war with the U.S. made it a crime to speak or write critically about the President, Congress, Federal government, or federal laws. Its purpose was to silence criticism. were against the alien and sedition act. -
Lousisina Territorty purchased
President Thomas Jefferson's purchase of Louisiana Territory from Frane for $15 million, doubling the size of US territory. -
Lewis and Clark Expedition
Lead by Meriwether Lewis and Wiliam Clark, a mission to the Pacific coast commission for the purpose of scientific and geographical exploration. -
Importaion of Africa Slaves banned by Congress
Andrew Jackson, candidate of the Democratic Party, easily win re-election against Henry Clay of Kentucky, candidate of the National Republican Party, and Anti-Masonic Party candidate William Wirt. Jackson won 219 of the 286 electoral votes cast. -
War of 1812
Conflict fought in North America and at sea between Great Britain and the United States, 1812-1815, 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
Was an incident during the War of 1812 between the British Empire and the United States of America. On August 24, 1814, led by General Robert Ross, a British force occupied Washington, D.C. and set fire to many public buildings following the American defeat at the Battle of Bladensburg. The facilities of the U.S. government, including the White House, were largely destroyed, though strict discipline and the British commander's orders to burn only public buildings. -
British defeated at Battle of New Orleans
The major battle between Great Britain and the United States in the war of 1812, which took place on January 8, 1815; Andrew Jackson's American troops defeated the British. -
James Monroe Elected President
the fifth President of the United States (1817-1825).His administration was marked by the acquisition of Florida (1819); the Missouri Compromise (1820), in which Missouri was declared a slave state; and the profession of the Monroe Doctrine (1823), declaring U.S. opposition to European interference in the Americas. Acquired Florida from Spain; declared the Monroe Doctrine to keep foreign powers out. -
Missouri Compromise
Legislative decisions to admit Missouri as a slave state and abolish slavery in the area weat of the Mississippi River and north of the parallel 36^30'. -
Vesey Uprising
Denmark Vesey originally Telemaque, (1767? - July 2, 1822) was an African American slave brought to the United States from the Caribbean. After purchasing his freedom, he planned what would have been one of the largest slave rebellions in the United States. Word of the plans was leaked, and at Charleston, South Carolina, authorities arrested the plot's leaders before the uprising could begin. Vesey and others were tried, convicted and executed. -
Monroe Doctrine
Us 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. -
Tariff of Abominations
The 1828 Tariff of Abominations was the third protective tariff implemented by the government. The protective tariffs taxed all foreign goods, to boost the sales of US products and protect Northern manufacturers from cheap British goods. It followed the wave of Nationalism in the country following the War of 1812. -
Andrew Jackson Elected President
The seventh President of the United States (1829-1837), who as a general in the War of 1812 defeated the British at New Orleans (1815). As president, he opposed the Bank of America, objected to the right of individual states to nullify disagreeable federal laws, and increased the presidential powers. -
Andrew Jackson Spoils System
The filling of federal government jobs with persons loyal to the party of the president-originated in Andrew Jackson's first term; the system was replaced in the Progressive Era by civil service. -
Indian Removal Act
Laws permitting the forced relocation of Indians to federal lands west of the Mississippi River in exchange for the land they occupied in the East and South. -
Nat Turner Rebellion
A 48-hour slave rebellion in which a group of slaves unsuccessful attempts to overthrow and kill planter families. Lasting impact on whites: fear another slave rebellion could happen again.Tightened the grip on slavery -
Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson, candidate of the Democratic Party, easily win re-election against Henry Clay of Kentucky, candidate of the National Republican Party, and Anti-Masonic Party candidate William Wirt. Jackson won 219 of the 286 electoral votes cast. -
Texas Revolution
The conflict between Texas colonists and the Mexican government that resulted in the creation of the separate Republic of Texas in 1836. -
Trail of Tears
The Cherokees' eight-hundred-mile journey from the southern Appalachians Indian Territory; 4,000 people died along the way. -
Mexican American War
Conflict after US annexation of Texas; Mexico still considered Texas its own; Victor: US; granted all land from Texas to California (minus the Gadsden Purchase) in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. -
Compromise of 1850
A package of five bills presented to Congress by Henry Clay intended to avoid secession or civil war by reducing tensions between North and South over the status of slavery.
