1816 The American Colonization Society is founded in Washington, D.C. on December 28.Timeline State: District of ColumbiaTimeline Country: United StatesTimeline Subjects: slaveryEra: 1801-1900 Read more about 1816
1816 On December 11, Indiana becomes the nineteenth state.Timeline State: IndianaTimeline Country: United StatesTimeline Subjects: statehoodEra: 1801-1900 Read more about 1816
1816 On December 4, James Monroe of Virginia is elected the fifth President of the United States. Timeline State: VirginiaTimeline Country: United StatesTimeline Subjects: politicsEra: 1801-1900 Read more about 1816
1812 On June 12, the United States declares war on Great Britain thus initiating the War of 1812.Timeline State: N.A.Timeline Country: United StatesTimeline Subjects: warEra: 1801-1900 Read more about 1812
1810 On March 6, in Fletcher v. Peck the U.S. Supreme Court rules that it has the authority to declare state laws unconstitutional.Timeline State: District of ColumbiaTimeline Country: United StatesTimeline Subjects: lawEra: 1801-1900 Read more about 1810
1808 On December 7, James Madison of Virginia is elected the fourth President of the United States.Timeline State: VirginiaTimeline Country: United StatesTimeline Subjects: politicsEra: 1801-1900 Read more about 1808
1808 On January 1, the United States terminates its participation in the international slave trade.Timeline State: N.A.Timeline Country: United StatesTimeline Subjects: slaveryEra: 1801-1900 Read more about 1808
1807 On August 7, Robert Fulton of New York develops the first steamboat.Timeline State: New YorkTimeline Country: United StatesTimeline Subjects: transportationEra: 1801-1900 Read more about 1807
1806 Noah Webster publishes A Compendious Dictionary of the English Language in New Haven, Connecticut.Timeline State: ConnecticutTimeline Country: United StatesTimeline Subjects: literatureEra: 1801-1900 Read more about 1806
1805 On June 15, the Twelfth Amendment to the Constitution, which reorders the presidential selection process, becomes law with its ratification by New Hampshire.Timeline State: N.A.Timeline Country: United StatesTimeline Subjects: constitutional amendmentsEra: 1801-1900 Read more about 1805
