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Date |
Event(s) |
| 1 | 1795 | - 1795: New French constitution, French Revolution Ends
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| 2 | 1796 | - 1796: Napoleon defeats Austrians in Italy; start of Napoleonic Wars
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| 3 | 1797 | - 4 Mar 1797: John Adams takes office as 2nd president of the United States
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| 4 | 1800 | - 1800: Napoleon acquires Louisiana from Spain under the Treaty of San Ildefonso; this Treaty is kept secret for 2 years.
- 1800: Washington, D.C. becomes the new Capitol of the U.S. (Moved from Philadelphia)
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| 5 | 1801 | - 4 Mar 1801: Thomas Jefferson sworn in as 3rd president of the United States
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| 6 | 1803 | - 30 Apr 1803: Louisiana Purchase
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| 7 | 1804 | - 1804: Napoleon crowned Emperor
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| 8 | 1809 | - 4 Mar 1809: James Madison sworn in as 4th president of the United States
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| 9 | 1812 | - 18 Jun 1812: Congress declares war on Great Britain; war of 1812 begins.
- 19 Sep 1812: A hurricane destroys ships on the River and on Lake Pontchartrain. Many soldiers at Ft. St. Philip die.
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| 10 | 1814 | - 1814: Napoleon Abdicates; exiled to Elba
- 14 Sep 1814: Francis Scott Key writes the Star Spangled Banner.
- 24 Dec 1814: War of 1812 ends; treaty signed with British at Ghent, Belgium.
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| 11 | 1815 | - 1815: Napoleon surrenders; exiled to St. Helena
- 8 Jan 1815: Andrew Jackson defeats British in the Battle of New Orleans
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1795 - 1815 (19 years)