United States

United States Politics

Period: Jan 1, 1784 to Jan 18, 2017

First map of america

Mar 17, 1784

first map officially made in 1784 of the u.s

Franklin declares independence

Aug 23, 1784

state of franklin declares independence

Constitution ratified

Jun 21, 1787

had to be signed by 9 of 13 states

Delaware admitted

Dec 7, 1787

admitted to union

Pennsylvania admitted

Dec 12, 1787

they were added to union

new jersey admitted

Dec 18, 1787

admitted to union

georgia admitted

Jan 2, 1788

admitted to union

connecticut admitted

Jan 2, 1788

admitted to union

Massachusetts admitted

Feb 6, 1788

admitted to union

Maryland admitted

Apr 28, 1788

admitted to union

South Carolina admitted

May 23, 1788

admitted to union

New Hampshire admited

Jun 21, 1788

admitted to union

Virginia admitted

Jun 25, 1788

admitted to union

New York admitted

Jul 26, 1788

admitted to union

George Washington elected president

Apr 30, 1789

He was the first u.s. president in history

North Carolina admitted

Nov 21, 1789

admitted to union

Rhode Island admitted

May 29, 1790

admitted to union

Vermont admitted

Mar 4, 1791

admitted to union

Kentucky admitted

Jun 1, 1792

admitted to union

Tennessee admitted

Jun 1, 1796

admitted to union

John Adams president

Mar 4, 1797

He was the 2nd u.s. president

Thomas Jefferson

Mar 4, 1801

third u.s. president also created the lightbulb

Ohio admitted

Mar 4, 1803

admitted to union

Lewis and Clark expedition

May 14, 1804

The Lewis and Clark Expedition, also known as the Corps of Discovery Expedition, was the first American expedition to cross what is now the western portion of the United States.

Nelson wins at Trafalgar

Oct 21, 1805

Nelson's last and greatest victory against the French was the Battle of Trafalgar, which began after Nelson caught sight of a Franco-Spanish force of 33 ships.

James Madison Presidency

Mar 4, 1809

He was our 4th u.s. president

Louisana admitted

Apr 30, 1812

admitted to union

Louisiana Territory reorganized as Missouri Territory

Jun 4, 1812

Missouri Territory was originally known as the Louisiana Territory and was renamed by the U.S. Congress in June 1812, to avoid confusion with the new state of Louisiana, which had joined the Union on April 30, 1812

Indiana admitted

Jun 12, 1812

admitted to union

Napoleon defeated in Russia

Jun 24, 1812

The French invasion of Russia, known in Russia as the Patriotic War of 1812

First Seminole War

Jan 7, 1817

The Seminole Wars, also known as the Florida Wars, were three conflicts in Florida between the Seminole

James Monroe presidency

Mar 4, 1817

an American statesman who served as the fifth President of the United States from 1817 to 1825.

Construction begins on Erie Canal in New York

Jul 4, 1817

In 1817, though, Clinton received approval from the legislature for $7 million for construction. The original canal was 363 miles long, from Albany on the Hudson to Buffalo on Lake Erie.

Mississippi admitted

Dec 10, 1817

admitted to union

Illinois admitted

Dec 3, 1818

admitted to union

Florida Becomes a United States Territory

Jul 17, 1819

The Adams-Onis Treaty gave Florida to the United States and nullified the $5,000,000 debt Spain owed to the United States.

Alabama admitted

Dec 14, 1819

admitted to union

Missouri compromise

Jan 23, 1820

preserve the power of congress

Maine admitted

Mar 15, 1820

admitted to union

Missouri admitted

Aug 10, 1821

admitted to union

mexican independence

Sep 16, 1821

mexico had freedom

the Second Seminole War

Mar 30, 1822

The United States sent many troops into Florida to defeat the Seminole. They were successful in pushing the Seminole further and further south into the wilderness.

Monroe Doctrine

Dec 20, 1823

U.S. policy toward the Western Hemisphere. Buried in a routine annual message delivered to Congress by President James Monroe in December 1823

John Quincy Adams

Mar 4, 1825

an American statesman who served as the sixth President of the United States from 1825 to 1829. He also served as a diplomat, a Senator and member of the House of Representatives.

andrew jackson president

Mar 4, 1829

democrat from tennessee

Slavery abloished in great britain

Aug 1, 1834

no more slavery was in great britain

Michagan admitted

Jan 26, 1836

admitted to union

Arkansas admitted

Jun 15, 1836

admitted to union

Martin buren president

Mar 4, 1837

democrat from new york

Florida Becomes the 27th State

Mar 3, 1845

Florida was eventually admitted to the United States as a slave state at the same time that Iowa was admitted as a free state

Flordia admitted

Mar 3, 1845

admitted to union

James Polk president

Mar 4, 1845

elected as 11th president

Texas admitted

Dec 29, 1845

admitted to union

Iowa admitted

Dec 28, 1846

admitted to union

Wisconsin admitted

May 29, 1848

admitted to union

Zachery Taylor presidency

Mar 4, 1849

died in office after 2 years

Millard Fillmore presidency

Jul 9, 1850

served from 1850 to 53

California admitted

Dec 9, 1850

admitted to union

Franklin Pierce

Mar 4, 1853

served as 14th president

The Seminole Withdraw to the Everglades

May 15, 1855

after most were sent to the reservations in the west, periodically fought the Americans again from 1855 to 1858. After this final confrontation, the handful of Seminole that were still in Florida withdrew into the Everglades rather than surrender. Some Seminole Indians still live in the Everglades.

James Buchanan

Mar 4, 1857

the 15th u.s. president

Minnesota admitted

May 11, 1858

admitted to union

Oregon admitted

Feb 14, 1859

admitted to union

Kansas admitted

Jan 29, 1861

admitted to union

Abraham Lincoln president

Mar 4, 1861

assassinated on his 4th year

West Virginia admitted

Jun 20, 1863

admitted to union

Nevada admitted

Oct 31, 1864

admitted to union

Andrew Johnson presidency

Apr 16, 1865

replaced Lincoln because he was the vice president

Nebraska admitted

Mar 1, 1867

admitted to union

Ulysses S. Grant

Mar 4, 1869

served 8 terms

Colorado admitted

Aug 1, 1876

admitted to union

Rutherford B. Hayes

Mar 4, 1877

served 4 years. lived til 70

James A. Garfield presidency

Mar 4, 1881

assassinated after a few months

Chester A. Arthur

Sep 19, 1881

served 4 years

Grover Cleveland

Mar 4, 1885

lived til 75

Benjamin Harrison

Mar 4, 1889

served as 23rd u.s. president

South Dakota admitted

Nov 2, 1889

admitted to union

North Dakota admitted

Nov 2, 1889

admitted to union

Montana admitted

Nov 8, 1889

admitted to union

Washington admitted

Nov 11, 1889

admitted to union

Idaho admitted

Jul 3, 1890

admitted to union

Wyoming admitted

Jul 10, 1890

admitted to union

Utah admitted

Jan 4, 1896

admitted to union

Oklahoma admitted

Nov 16, 1907

admitted to union

William Howard Taft

Mar 4, 1909

27th president

New Mexico admitted

Jan 6, 1912

admitted to union

Arizona admitted

Feb 14, 1912

admitted to union

Warren G. Harding

Mar 4, 1921

died in office after 2 years

Calvin Coolidge

Aug 2, 1923

30th president

Herbert Hoover

Mar 4, 1929

served during depression

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Jan 20, 1953

served 8 years

Alaska admitted

Jan 3, 1959

admitted to union

Hawaii admitted

Aug 21, 1959

admitted to union

John F. Kennedy

Jan 20, 1961

assassinated after 2 year

Richard Nixon

Jan 20, 1969

served 5 years

Gerald Ford presidency

Aug 4, 1974

lived til 93

Jimmy Carter

Jan 20, 1977

served 4 years

Ronald Reagan

Jan 20, 1981

served 8 years

George H. W. Bush

Jan 20, 1989

served 4 years

Bill Clinton

Jan 20, 1993

served 8 years

George W. Bush

Jan 20, 2001

served 8 years

Barack Obama is offically sworn in as United States President

Jan 20, 2009

On this date Barack obama was sworn in as the first black president