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1800: The United States Presidential Election of 1800, in which Thomas Jefferson was elected as the third President of the United States.
1801: The Battle of Alexandria, a French victory during the French Revolutionary Wars.
1802: The Treaty of Amiens, a peace treaty between France and the United Kingdom.
1803: The Louisiana Purchase, in which the United States purchased a large portion of land from France.
1804: The Lewis and Clark Expedition, which explored the western region of the United States.
1805: The Battle of Trafalgar, a significant naval victory for the British during the Napoleonic Wars.
1806: The Lewis and Clark Expedition reaches the Pacific Ocean.
1807: The Abolition of the slave trade in the British Empire.
1808: The Peninsular War between France and an alliance of Spanish, British and Portuguese forces begins.
1809: The Battle of Wagram, a decisive victory for the French during the Napoleonic Wars.
1810: Mexico declares its independence from Spain.
1811: The Battle of Tippecanoe, a conflict between the United States and an alliance of Native American tribes.
1812: The United States declares war on the United Kingdom, beginning the War of 1812.
1813: The Battle of Leipzig, also known as the Battle of Nations, a major battle during the Napoleonic Wars.
1814: The Treaty of Ghent, which ended the War of 1812 between the United States and the United Kingdom.
1815: The Battle of Waterloo, a significant defeat for the French during the Napoleonic Wars.
1816: The Year Without a Summer, caused by the eruption of Mount Tambora.
1817: The First Seminole War begins in Florida.
1818: The Convention of 1818, which established the Canada-United States border.
1819: The Adams-Onis Treaty, in which Spain ceded Florida to the United States.
1820: The Missouri Compromise, a compromise between pro-slavery and anti-slavery factions in the United States.
1821: Mexico gains independence from Spain.
1822: The Congress of Verona, a meeting of the major European powers to discuss the political situation in Spain and Portugal.
1823: The Monroe Doctrine, a foreign policy statement issued by the United States.
1824: The presidential election of 1824, which was decided in the House of Representatives.
1825: The Erie Canal opens, connecting the Hudson River to Lake Erie.
1826: The Treaty of Yandaboo, a peace treaty between the British and the Burmese.
1827: The Russo-Turkish War, a conflict between Russia and the Ottoman Empire.
1828: The Tariff of Abominations, a protective tariff in the United States.
1829: The Catholic Emancipation Act, which removed certain legal disabilities of Roman Catholics in the United Kingdom.
1830: The Belgian Revolution, which resulted in the separation of Belgium from the United Kingdom of the Netherlands.
1831: The Nat Turner’s rebellion, a slave rebellion in Virginia.
1832: The Black Hawk War, a conflict between the United States and the Sauk and Fox tribes.
1833: The Nullification Crisis, a political crisis in the United States over states’ rights and tariffs.
1834: The Slavery Abolition Act, which abolished slavery in the British Empire.
1835: The Texas Revolution begins, leading to the independence of Texas from Mexico.
1836: The Battle of the Alamo, a significant battle during the Texas Revolution.
1837: The Panic of 1837, a financial crisis in the United States.
1838: The Trail of Tears, the forced relocation of Native American tribes to Indian Territory.
1839: The Opium War between China and the United Kingdom begins.
1840: The Treaty of Waitangi is signed in New Zealand, between Maori chiefs and representatives of the British Crown.
1841: The First Anglo-Afghan War begins.
1842: The Webster-Ashburton Treaty is signed, resolving border disputes between the United States and the British colonies in Canada.
1843: The Disruption of the Church of Scotland, a major schism in the Scottish Presbyterian Church.
1844: The Millerite Movement, a religious movement in the United States, predicts the end of the world.
1845: The Annexation of Texas by the United States.
1846: The Mexican-American War begins.
1847: The Battle of Chapultepec, a significant battle during the Mexican-American War.
1848: The California Gold Rush begins.
1849: The First Women’s Rights Convention is held in Seneca Falls, New York.
1850: The Compromise of 1850, a series of laws passed to resolve disputes between pro-slavery and anti-slavery factions in the United States.
1851: The Great Exhibition, the first World’s Fair, is held in London.
1852: The Uncle Tom’s Cabin, an anti-slavery novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe, is published.
1853: The Gadsden Purchase, in which the United States purchased land from Mexico.
1854: The Kansas-Nebraska Act, which led to the expansion of slavery into the western territories.
1855: The Crimean War begins between Russia and an alliance of the Ottoman Empire, France, Britain, and Sardinia.
1856: The Sacking of Lawrence, a raid on the abolitionist stronghold of Lawrence, Kansas by pro-slavery forces.
1857: The Indian Rebellion of 1857, a major rebellion against British rule in India.
1858: The Transatlantic telegraph cable is laid, allowing for faster communication between Europe and North America.
1859: The John Brown’s raid on Harper’s Ferry, an armed slave rebellion led by abolitionist John Brown.
1860: The election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States.
1861: The American Civil War begins.
1862: The Battle of Antietam, a major battle during the American Civil War.
1863: The Emancipation Proclamation, issued by President Abraham Lincoln, which declared all slaves in Confederate territory to be free.
1864: The Red River Campaign, a campaign during the American Civil War.
1865: The end of the American Civil War and the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln.
1866: The Fenian Rising, an attempted rebellion in Ireland against British rule.
1867: The British North America Act, which created the Dominion of Canada.
1868: The impeachment of President Andrew Johnson.
1869: The completion of the transcontinental railroad in the United States.
1870: The Franco-Prussian War begins.
1871: The Paris Commune, a socialist government in Paris