Timeline of the history of the United States (1820–1859)

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This section of the timeline of United States history concerns events from 1820 to 1859.

Contents

1820s

Presidency of James Monroe

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U.S. territorial extent in 1820

Presidency of John Quincy Adams

Presidency of Andrew Jackson

1830s

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U.S. territorial extent in 1830

Presidency of Martin Van Buren

1840s

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U.S. territorial extent in 1840

Presidency of William Henry Harrison

Presidency of John Tyler

Presidency of James K. Polk

Presidency of Zachary Taylor

1850s

Presidency of Millard Fillmore

Presidency of Franklin Pierce

Presidency of James Buchanan

A writer at the Newberry Rising Sun of South Carolina aptly characterizes the forthcoming American Civil War from four years' distance In 1857 Newberry Rising Sun predicts coming civil war.jpg
A writer at the Newberry Rising Sun of South Carolina aptly characterizes the forthcoming American Civil War from four years' distance

See also

Further reading

General survey

1820s

1830s

1840s

1850s