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John Adams
John Adams was the second president of the United States. His first lady was Abigail Adams. His vice president was Thomas Jefferson. -
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Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson was the third president of the United States. His vice president during his first term was Aaron Burr. His vice president during his second term was George Clinton. -
Louisiana Purchase
Thomas Jefferson bought 828,000 square miles of land from France for $15 million dollars. The purchase nearly doubled the United States in size. -
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James Madison
James Madison was the fourth president of the United States. His first lady was Dolley Madison. George Clinton was his vice president from 1809 to 1812. Elbridge Gerry was his vice president from 1813 to 1814. -
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War of 1812
The War of 1812 was fought between the United Kingdom and the United States. -
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James Monroe
James Monroe was the fifth president of the United States. His first lady was Elizabeth Monroe. His vice president was Daniel Tompkins. -
Missouri Compromise
Henry Clay proposed the Missouri Compromise to resolve the issues arising due to the slave and free state ratio in the country.
The compromise made Missouria a slave state, and Maine entered as a free state. The 36 30 line was created to keep free soil in the wast. -
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John Quincy Adams
John Quincy Adams was the sixth president of the United States. His first lady was Louisa Adams. His vice president was John C. Calhoun. -
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Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson was the seventh president of the United States. John C. Calhoun was his vice president during Jackson's first term. Martin Van Buren was Jackson's vice president during his second term. -
Texas Independence
Texas declared its independence from the Mexican government in 1836. The declaration was followed by many battle including the Alamo. -
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Martin Van Buren
Martin Van Buren was the eighth president of the United States. His first lady was Hannah Van Buren. His vice president was Richard M. Johnson. -
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John Tyler
John Tyler was the tenth president of the United States. He had no vice president. He is known as the "accidental president." -
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William Henry Harrison
William Henry Harrison was known for giving the longest Inaugural Speech (2 hours) and serving the shortest presidency term (31 days). -
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James K. Polk
James Polk was the eleventh president of the United States, His first lady was Sarah Childress Polk. His vice president was George M. Dallas. -
Mexican American War
In 1846, both the Mexicans and the Americans were in a dispute over the boundaries of Texas and also control of California. The war was ended by the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo in 1848 with America winning both Texas and California. -
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Zachary Taylor
Zachary Taylor was the twelfth president of the United States. His vice president was Millard Fillmore. -
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Millard Fillmore
Miller Fillmore was the thirteenth president of the United States. -
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Franklin Pierce
Franklin Pierce was the fourteenth president of the United States. His first lady was Jane Pierce. His vice president was William King. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
The Kansas -Nebraska Act led to violent disputes in Kansas over slavery which became known as "Bloody Kansas". It pushed the country closer to the Civil War. -
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James Buchanan
James Buchanan was the fifteenth president of the United States. He never married. His vice president was John Breckinridge. -
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Abraham Lincoln
Abe Lincoln was the sixteenth president of the United States. His first lady was Mary Lincoln. His first vice president was Hannibal Hamlin. His vice president during his second term was Andrew Johnson. -
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Civil War
The Civil War, a series of battles that were fought between the North and the South, resulted in the abolishment of slavery. -
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Andrew Johnson
Andrew Johnson was the seventeenth president of the United States. He filled the position when Lincoln was assassinated. -
Transcontinental Railroad
The Union Pacific Railroad and the Central Pacific Railroad connected at Promontory Point in 1869. The Union Pacific Railroad came from the east and the Central Pacific Railroad came from the west. -
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Ulysses S. Grant
Ulysses S. Grant was the eighteenth president of the United States. His first lady was Julia Grant. -
Telephone
Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876.
