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The 1800s (pronounced "eighteen-hundreds") was a decade of the Gregorian calendar that began on 1 January 1800, and ended on 31 December 1809.. The term "eighteen-hundreds" could also mean the entire century from 1 January 1800 to 31 December 1899 (the years beginning with "18"), [citation needed] and is almost synonymous with the 19th century (1801–1900).
1834 – Slavery debates at Lane Theological Seminary are one of the first major public discussions of the topic. 1835 – Alexis de Tocqueville's Democracy in America published. 1835 – Second Seminole War begins in Florida as members of the Seminole tribe resist relocation. 1836 – Creek War of 1836; 1836 – Samuel Colt invents the revolver.
1800 – Library of Congress founded; 1800 – Convention of 1800 ends the Quasi-War; 1800 – U.S. presidential election, 1800: Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr tie in the Electoral College. 1801 – Thomas Jefferson elected president by the House of Representatives; Aaron Burr elected vice president. 1801 – President Adams appoints John ...
During and after the American Revolution, events and statements by politicians and others brought forth differences, tensions and divisions between citizens of the slave states of the Southern United States and citizens of the free states of the Northern United States (including several newly admitted Western states) over the topics of slavery ...
Major events in the western movement of the U.S. population were the Homestead Act, a law by which, for a nominal price, a settler was given title to 160 acres (65 ha) of land to farm; the opening of the Oregon Territory to settlement; the Texas Revolution; the opening of the Oregon Trail; the Mormon Emigration to Utah in 1846–47; the ...
1791–1795: George Vancouver explores the world during the Vancouver Expedition. 1791–1804: The Haitian Revolution. 1791: Surprise Symphony written by Haydn. 1792–1802: The French Revolutionary Wars lead into the Napoleonic Wars, which last from 1803–1815. 1792: The New York Stock & Exchange Board is founded. 1792: Polish–Russian War ...
January 7 – The Virginia General Assembly adopts the Report of 1800, a resolution drafted by James Madison arguing for the sovereignty of the individual states under the United States Constitution and against the Alien and Sedition Acts. April – Voting begins in the 1800 United States presidential election; it will last until October. The ...
Jefferson sought to make collective decisions with his cabinet, and each member's opinion was elicited before Jefferson made major decisions. [1] Gallatin and Madison were particularly influential within Jefferson's cabinet; they held the two most important cabinet positions and served as Jefferson's key lieutenants.