1800s Timeline

1800 1810 1820 1830 1840 1850 1860

1800: Election of
Thomas Jefferson
Jefferson (Virginia)
was a Democratic
Republican, won
against John Adams
in the 4th
presidential
election.
1804: Lewis and Clark
Expedition
Jefferson chooses Lewis
and Clark to lead a crew on
a three year journey west
across 11 states. Their
objective was to establish
a direct water route from
the Missouri River to the
Pacific.
11/7/1811: Battle of
Tippecanoe
A battle fought between
Shawnee Indians and US
forces on Tippecanoe. It
was caused by failed peace
treaties. No one won, but
the US burned down many
Indian villages.
War of 1812:
War between Britain and US.
Caused by British attempts to
restrict US trade, and US
wanting more territory. British
set fire to Capitol and White
House. Treaty of Ghent on
2/17/1815 ended the war. This
war brought more patriotism
and national pride.
December 1823: Monroe
Doctrine
President Monroe issued a
doctrine declaring that
American continents are
no longer open to
colonization
1820: Missouri
Compromise
The Senate temporarily
stops disputes on the
westward expansion of
slavery by adding an
amendment that
prohibited slavery
North of Missouri.
1830: Indian Removal Act
President Andrew
Jackson signs the Indian
Removal Act in 1830
which relocated many
Native Americans west of
the Mississippi River.
1820s: Joseph Smith
founds LDS Church
Joseph Smith and the
Mormons began
preaching in New
York, but were
harassed, so they
moved to Illinois,
where they
prospered. After
Smith was murdered,
the Mormons settled
in the Utah Territory.


1838: Trail of Tears
Martin Van Buren
forced the Cherokee
on a death march.
2000 died in camps
before the march,
and 2000 more died
on the march from
disease and
starvation.
1846-1848: Mexican
American War
Mexico was enraged
when US annexed
Texas. They fought
for two years before
Mexico signed the
Treaty of Guadalupe
Hidalgo on February
of 1848, granting US
a lot of land, in
exchange for money.
1800s: Second Great
Awakening
Similar to the first
Great Awakening in
the 1700s, religious
leaders attempted to
revive the US's
commitment to
religion. Protestants
used a variety of
methods to do this.
1848: Secena Falls
Convention
This convention was led by
Elizabeth Cady Stanton and
Lucretia Mott in New York.
They gathered many women
reformers to begin the
organized woman's
movement. They later issued
the Secena Falls Convention.
1848-1855: Gold
Rush
Word got out that
James W Marshall
found Gold at
Sutter's Mill in
California, and
300,000 people
came to California in
search of gold. The
Gold Rush also
caused Native
Americans to be
forced out of their
lands.
September 9, 1850:
California Statehood
Because of the
increased population
from the gold rush,
the US quickly
passed California as
a state before any
other country could
take it.
1854: Kansas-Nebraska
Act
This act, designed by
Senator Stephen Douglas,
repealed the Missouri
compromise by allowing
settlers in Kansas and
Nebraska to determine
through popular
sovereignty whether or
not they would allow
slavery.
Gold Rush:
On January 24th, 1848, James Marshall found gold at Sutter's Mill in California. People spread the word and by late 1848, over 300,000 people had came to
California by sea, California Trail, or the Gila River trail. People used technology such as gold panning, which was basically putting water in a pan, then shaking it back
and forth until all of the heavy gold sank to the bottom. Some people became very wealthy from collecting gold, but the majority of the people left California with
less money than they started out. The Gold Rush caused the population of San Francisco to increase from 200 to about 36,000 in 6 years. Because of the massive
increase in population, the United States quickly made it a state in 1850 before any other country could claim it. Over 100,000 Native Americans died during the Gold
Rush because they were forced out of their land so that settlers to pan for gold there. Gold panning also caused environmental harm to rivers and lakes.

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