Early 1800s: Expansion, Sectionalism & Civil War

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1800s-1840

Jeffersonian & Jacksonian Democracy

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1803

The year the United States acquired the Louisiana Territory from France, significantly expanding the nation's territory and influence.

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1812-1815

The War of 1812, fought between the United States and Britain, primarily over maritime rights and territorial expansion.

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1820

The Missouri Compromise, a significant legislative agreement that allowed Missouri to enter the Union as a slave state while Maine entered as a free state, aimed at maintaining the balance between free and slave states

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1823

The Monroe Doctrine, a key statement of US foreign policy warning European powers against further colonization or interference in the Western Hemisphere.

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1830

The Indian Removal Act, a federal law signed by President Andrew Jackson that led to the forced relocation of Native American tribes from their ancestral lands in the southeastern United States to designated Indian Territory.

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1831

The Nat Turner Rebellion, a slave uprising led by Nat Turner in Virginia, which aimed to overthrow the institution of slavery and resulted in significant repercussions for enslaved people.

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1832

The Nullification Crisis, a political confrontation between South Carolina and the federal government over states' rights and tariffs, highlighting tensions between state and federal authority.

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1845

The annexation of Texas, which sparked debates over slavery and led to tensions with Mexico.

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1846-1848

The Mexican-American War; a conflict driven by the annexation of Texas, resulting in significant territorial gains for the United States

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1850

The Compromise of 1850, a series of laws aimed at resolving disputes over slavery in territories acquired during the Mexican-American War

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1854

The Kansas-Nebraska Act, which created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska and allowed for popular sovereignty (power and authority of govt. rests with the people) to decide the issue of slavery, leading to conflict known as "Bleeding Kansas.”

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1857

The Dred Scott v. Sandford case, a landmark Supreme Court decision that ruled enslaved people could not sue for their freedom

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1860

The election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, which heightened tensions over slavery and led to the secession of several Southern states

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1861-1865

The period of the American Civil War, during which Northern states fought against Southern states that seceded from the Union over issues including slavery and states' rights

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1863

The year of the Emancipation Proclamation, issued by President Lincoln, which declared freedom for all enslaved people in Confederate-held territory

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1865

Abraham Lincoln assassinated; 13th Amendment ends slavery