Chronology
Period X — Age of Liberty Established
A.D. 1800 TO A.D. 1824.
18OO. INDIANA TERRITORY formed,—July 4.
Louisiana ceded to France by Spain by secret treaty,—Oct. 1.
SEAT OF GOVERNMENT removed to Washington, D.C.; Congress met,—Nov. 17.
1801. THOMAS JEFFERSON inaugurated president,—March 4.
MILITARY ACADEMY established at West Point, N.Y.,—March 10.
TRIPOLI declared war against the United States,—June 10.
1802. GEORGIA’S cession of territory to General Government,—April 24.
OHIO admitted to the Union,—Nov. 22.
1803. LOUISIANA ceded to the United States by France for 80,000,000 francs,—April 30. (By this cession the United States claimed to the present western boundary of Florida.)
1804. The Philadelphia destroyed by Decatur at Tripoli,—Feb. 16.
DUEL between Hamilton and Burr, at Hoboken, N.J.,—July 11.
TWELFTH AMENDMENT to the Constitution declared in force,—Sept. 25.
ORLEANS TERRITORY formed,—Oct. I.
DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA formed, same as Louisiana cession, less Orleans Territory,—Oct. I.
1805. LOUISIANA TERRITORY formed,—March 3.
JEFFERSON’S second presidential term began,—March 4.
TREATY OF PEACE concluded with Tripoli,—June 4.
MICHIGAN TERRITORY formed,—June 30.
1806. BONAPARTE’S Berlin Decree,—Nov. 21.
1807. BRITISH “ORDERS IN COUNCIL” requiring goods to land in Great Britain,—Jan. 7.
THE Chesapeake attacked by the Leopard off the coast of Virginia,—June 22.
AARON BURR tried for treason, at Richmond, Va.; acquitted,—Sept. 1.
FULTON successfully applied steam navigation on the Hudson,—Sept. 14.
BRITISH “ORDERS IN COUNCIL” prohibited trade with France and allies,—Nov. 17.
BONAPARTE’S Milan decree prohibited trade with English colonies,—Dec. 17.
1808. BONAPARTE’S Bayonne decree ordered seizure of United States vessels,—April 17.
1809. NON-INTERCOURSE ACT, prohibiting trade with Great Britain and France, passed,—Feb. 27.
ILLINOIS TERRITORY formed,—March 1.
JAMES MADISON inaugurated president,—March 4.
1810. BONAPARTE’S Ramboulliet decree; 132 American vessels seized and sold,—March 23.
1811. GEORGE, Prince of Wales, appointed regent of Great Britain,—Feb. 3.
BATTLE between the President and Little Belt, off Virginia,—May 16.
BATTLE OF TIPPECANOE, Ind.; Harrison defeats Indians,—Nov. 7.
1812. LOUISIANA admitted into the Union,—April 30.
WAR with Great Britain proclaimed by the United States,—June 19.
HULL’S EXPEDITION against Fort Maiden, Canada,—July.
FORT MACKINAW captured by British and Indians,—July 17.
FIRST BATTLE of Brownstown, Mich.; British defeated Van Horn,—Aug. 5.
SECOND BATTLE of Brownstown, or Manaugua; American victory,—Aug. 9.
BRITISH sloop Alert taken by the Essex, off Newfoundland,—Aug. 13.
HULL surrendered Detroit,—Aug. 16.
THE Guerriere, British frigate, captured by the Constitution, off Massachusetts,—Aug. 19.
BATTLE OF QUEENSTOWN, Canada; Van Rensselaer wounded, Brock killed,—Oct. 13.
BATTLE OF LEWISTON, N. Y.; Cowardly conduct of American militia,—Oct. 13.
BRITISH ship Poictiers captured the Frolic and Wasp, off North Carolina,—Oct. 18.
BRITISH ship Macedonia captured by United States, off Canary Islands,—Oct. 25.
MISSOURI TERRITORY formed,—Dec. 7.
BRITISH frigate Java captured by the Constitution, off Bahia, Brazil,—Dec. 29.
1813. BATTLE OF FRENCHTOWN, Mich.; Winchester defeated by Proctor,—Jan. 22.
BRITISH brig Peacock captured the Hornet off the Demarara, South America,—Feb. 24.
MADISON began second presidential term,—March 4.
BATTLE OF YORK, Canada (now Toronto); explosion of British magazine,—April 27.
FORT MEIGS besieged by 2,000 British and Indians under Proctor,—May 1.
GENERAL CLAY and I,200 Kentuckians dispersed besiegers,—May 5.
PBEVOST made an unsuccessful attack on Sackett’s Harbor,—May 29.
THE Chesapeake, Captain Lawrence, captured by the Shannon, in Massachusetts Bay,—June I.
DEFENCE OF FORT STEPHENSON (now Lower Sandusky, O.) by Major Crogan,—Aug. 3.
AMERICAN brig Argus captured by the Pelican, in the English Channel,—Aug. 14.
THE CREEK WAR; Massacre of Fort Mimms, Ala.,—Aug. 30.
BRITISH brig Boxer captured by the Enterprise, off Maine,—Sept. 5.
PERRY’S victory at west end of Lake Erie,—Sept. 10.
BATTLE OF THE THAMES, or Moravian town, Canada; Tecumseh killed,—Oct. 5.
BATTLE OF TALLADEGA, Ala.; Jackson defeated the Creeks,—Nov. 9.
BATTLE OF CHRYSLER’S FIELD, Canada; British repulsed,—Nov. 11.
PORTER made a successful cruise in the Pacific with the Essex.
1814. BATTLE OF TOHOPEKA, or Horse-Shoe Bend, Ala.; last of the Creek War,—March 27.
AMERICAN frigate Essex captured off Chile,—March 28.
WILKINSON repulsed at La Colle Mill, Canada,—March 30.
Peacock captured British brig Epervier, off Florida,—April 29.
Wasp captured British sloop Reindeer, near English Channel,—June 18.
GENERALS SCOTT AND RIPLEY captured Fort Erie,—July 3.
BATTLE OF CHIPPEWA, Canada; Scott defeated Riall,—July 5.
BATTLE OF LUNDY’S LANE, Canada, the most obstinate of the war,—July 25.
FIRST BATTLE of Fort Erie, Drummond repulsed,—Aug. 15.
Ross dispersed Americans at Bladensburg, Md.,—Aug. 24.
WASHINGTON D. C., captured; public buildings burned,—Aug. 24.
BATTLE OF LAKE CHAMPLAIN; American victory, Sept. 11.
BATTLE OF PLATTSBURG, N. Y.; Prevost, British, defeated by McComb,—Sept. 11.
Ross defeated Americans at North Point, Md.; death of Ross,—Sept. 12.
BROOKS’ unsuccessful bombardment of Fort McHenry, Md.,—Sept. 13.
BRITISH bombarded Fort Boyer, Mobile Bay, without success,—Sept. 15.
SECOND BATTLE of Fort Erie; Brown dispersed besiegers,—Sept. 17.
JACKSON drove British from Pensacola, Fla.,—Nov. 7.
AMERICAN flotilla surrendered to the British, at Lake Borgne, La.,—Dec. 14.
CONVENTION at Hartford, Conn., opposed to the war,—Dec. 15.
BATTLE nine miles from New Orleans; Jackson retired to intrenchments,—Dec. 23.
TREATY OF GHENT, Belgium (peace), signed,—Dec. 24.
1815. BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS, fourteen days after treaty of peace,—Jan. 8.
BRITISH squadron captured the frigate President, off New Jersey,—Jan. 15.
BRITISH Cyane and Levant captured by Constitution, off Madeira Islands,—Feb. 20.
WAR against Algiers declared by Congress,—March 3.
Hornet captured British brig Penguin, off Brazil,—March 23.
1816. BANK OF UNITED STATES re-chartered for twenty years; capital, $35,000,000,—April 10.
INDIANA admitted into the Union,—Dec. 11.
1817. ALABAMA TERRITORY formed,—March 3.
JAMES MONROE inaugurated president; “era of good feeling,”—March 4.
SEMINOLES and Creeks began depredations in Georgia and Alabama.
MISSISSIPPI admitted into the Union,—Dec. 10.
1818. JACKSON seized Spanish forts in Florida.
JOINT occupation of Oregon by United States and Great Britain agreed upon.
PENSACOLA, Fla., seized by Jackson; Spanish officials sent to Cuba,—May 25.
ILLINOIS admitted into the Union,—Dec. 8.
1819. FLORIDA ceded to the United States by Spain,—Feb. 22.
ARKANSAS TERRITORY formed,—July 4.
ALABAMA admitted into the Union,—Dec. 14.
1820. ACCESSION of George IV. to throne of Great Britain,—Jan. 29.
MISSOURI COMPROMISE ACT passed,—March 3.
MAINE admitted into the Union,—March 15.
1821. MEXICO became independent of Spain,—Feb. 24.
MONROE began second presidential term,—March 5.
MISSOURI admitted into the Union,—Aug. 10.
1823. FLORIDA TERRITORY formed,—March 3.
“MONROE DOCTRINE” enunciated in the annual message,—Dec. 2.
1824. LAFAYETTE visited the United States.—Aug. 15.