American History Timeline
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Updated: 31 Oct 2018
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Created byAlan Leal
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The United States Library of Congress is founded.John Marshall is appointed Chief Justice of the Supreme CourtTripoli declares war against the United States.Thomas Jefferson gives his Second State of the Nation addressOhio becomes 17th U.S. state.Lewis and Clark begin their expeditionMichigan Territory is established.Cumberland Road is approved by President Thomas JeffersonAaron Burr is acquitted of treason.James Madison is elected as the 4th President of the United StatesSupreme Court of the United States rules that the power of the Federal Government is greater than the power of any individual state.Pacific Fur Company is formed by John Jacob Astor.U.S. President James Madison asks Congress to declare war on the United Kingdom.White House is burned by British forcesfirst American railroad charter is grantedSecond Bank of the United States is charteredMississippi becomes the 20th stateThe flag of the United States is officially adopted by CongressPanic of 1819The Missouri Compromise billfirst women's college in the United States of America, Troy Female Seminary, is foundedfrontier treaty between the United States and Russia is signedJohn Quincy Adams is inaugurated as PresidentTreaty of LimitsAndrew Jackson inaugurated as President,The Smithsonian Institution is foundedSouth Carolina convention passed the Ordinance of Nullification, which was against the institution of permanent tariffs.Congress passes a compromise tariff act in response to South Carolina's objections. The state of South Carolina subsequently withdrew the Nullification Ordinance upon its approval.Battle for the Alamo is waged in San Antonio, TexasPanic of 1837William Henry Harrison wins presidential election over Martin Van BurenPresident Tyler vetoes the bill re-establishing the Second Bank of the United Statesborder between the United States and Canada is fixed east of the Rocky Mountains,Democrat James K. Polk defeats Henry Clay for presidentPresident Polk invokes the concept of Manifest DestinyRepublic of California declares independence from MexicoTreaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ended the Mexican WarDepartment of the Interior is established.Compromise of 1850
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