Period 4 Timeline

Under President Jefferson, this doubled the size of the US.

• The Missouri Compromise

• Louisiana Purchase

• The Monroe Doctrine

• The "Corrupt Bargain"

(1) the United States would not interfere in European affairs; (2) the United States would recognize and would not interfere with existing colonies in the Americas; (3) the Western Hemisphere was closed to future colonization; and (4) if a European power tried to interfere with any nation in the Americas, that would be viewed as a hostile act against the United States.

• American System

• Monroe Doctrine

• Tariff of Abominations

• Trail of Tears

Louisiana Purchase

• 1776

• 1803

• 1820

• 1804

Second War with Great Britain

• War of 1812

• American Revolution

• War with Mexico

• War of 1820

Missouri Compromise

• 1850

• 1820

• 1803

• 1848

Monroe Doctrine

• 1803

• 1848

• 1823

• 1800

Andrew Jackson elected

• 1800

• 1828

• 1803

• 1848

James Polk elected

• 1848

• 1844

• 1845

• 1839

War with Mexico ends

• 1848

• 1844

• 1849

• 1859

Seneca Falls Convention

• 1823

• 1844

• 1848

• 1800