Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr Tie in the Electoral College
John Marshall is Appointed Chief Justice
US Military Academy Opens
Marbury vs. Madison
Lewis and Clark Begin Expedition
First Barbary War Ends
Lewis and Clark Expedition Ends
Embargo Act of 1807
James Madison Elected President
Non-Intercourse Act
Fletcher vs. Peck
Charter of First Bank of the US Expires
War of 1812 Begins
Creek War Begins
Treaty of Ghent
Battle of New Orleans
James Monroe Elected President
Harvard Law School Founded
Illinois Becomes a State
Panic of 1819
Missouri Compromise
Missouri Becomes a State
USS Alligator Wrecks
Monroe Doctrine
Gibbons vs. Ogden
Erie Canal is Complete
Former Presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Adams Die
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad is Incorporated
Nullification Crisis
Philadelphia Inquirer is Founded
Indian Removal Act
Nat Turner Revolt
Black Hawk War
Force Bill Expands Presidential Powers
Whig Party Officially Named by Henry Clay
Texas War for Independence Begins
Battle of the Alamo
Panic of 1837
Cherokees Walk the Trail of Tears
Virginia Military Institute is Founded
William Henry Harrison Elected President
President William Henry Harrison Dies in Office
Dorr Rebellion
President Tyler Attempted Impeachment Fails
James Polk Elected President
Texas Annexation
Mexican-American War Begins
Samuel Colt Sells his First Revolver
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
California Gold Rush Begins
Ivy League
Original 13 Colonies
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