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1800s-1840
Jeffersonian & Jacksonian Democracy
1803
The year the United States acquired the Louisiana Territory from France, significantly expanding the nation's territory and influence.
1812-1815
The War of 1812, fought between the United States and Britain, primarily over maritime rights and territorial expansion.
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
1823
The Monroe Doctrine, a key statement of US foreign policy warning European powers against further colonization or interference in the Western Hemisphere.
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.
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.
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.
1845
The annexation of Texas, which sparked debates over slavery and led to tensions with Mexico.
1846-1848
The Mexican-American War; a conflict driven by the annexation of Texas, resulting in significant territorial gains for the United States
1850
The Compromise of 1850, a series of laws aimed at resolving disputes over slavery in territories acquired during the Mexican-American War
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.”
1857
The Dred Scott v. Sandford case, a landmark Supreme Court decision that ruled enslaved people could not sue for their freedom
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
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
1863
The year of the Emancipation Proclamation, issued by President Lincoln, which declared freedom for all enslaved people in Confederate-held territory
1865
Abraham Lincoln assassinated; 13th Amendment ends slavery