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1812 |
The War of 1812 which has also been called the second War for Independence, between the United States and Great Britain |
1817 - 1818 |
The First Seminole War when American slave owners travelled to Spanish Florida in search of runaway African slaves and Seminole Indians who had been trading weapons with the British in the War of 1812. |
1823 |
James Monroe implemented the Monroe Doctrine in 1823 which declared against foreign colonization or intervention in the Americas. |
1813-15 |
New York State Senator, 1813-15 |
1815-19 |
New York Attorney-General, 1815-19 |
1821-29 |
United States Senator, 1821-29 |
1829 |
Governor of New York, 1829 |
1829-1831 |
Secretary of State, 1829-1831 (under Jackson) |
1831 |
Minister to England, 1831 |
1833-1837 |
Vice President, 1833-1837 (under Jackson) |
1835 - 1836 |
The Texas Revolution (October 2, 1835 – April 21, 1836) which included the famous Battle of the Alamo. Texas settlers from the United States to join the Texan Army which defeated the Mexican Army |
1837 |
He became the 8th President of America in 1837 and served for 4 years until 1841 |
1837 |
Bank failures and food riots known as the "Panic of 1837." |
1838 |
More than 15,000 Cherokee Indians were forced to march from Georgia to Oklahoma Indian Territory. Approximately 4,000 died from starvation and disease along the “Trail of Tears.” |
1846 |
Mexican-American War begins and ends in 1848 |
1847 |
Treaty of Cahuenga ends Mexican-American War |
1859 |
Oregon admission to the US |
1860 |
Pony Express begins |
1862 |
Martin Van Buren died of asthmatic suffocation on July 24, 1862 in New York |
Martin Van Buren Timeline |
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