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1809 - James Madison becomes US President
1812 - war of 1812 includes british and US
1814 - the british set white house on fire
1815 - Napoleon is defeated at Waterloo
1816 - James Monroe is elected US President
1820 - Missouri Compromise balances # of free and slave US states
1821 - Peru and Mexico gain independence from Spain
1823 - Monroe doctrine issued
1824 - John Quincy Adams is elected US President
1825 - Erie Canal Completed / First public railroad operates in England
1828 - Andrew Jackson is elected US President
1831 - Nat Turner leads slave rebellion
1833 - Slavery is abolished by the British empire
1836 - Martin Van Buren is elected US President
1837 - Alexandrina Victoria becomes queen of Britain
1840 - William Henry Harrison is elected US President
1841 - John Tyler becomes US President when Harrison dies of pneumonia
1844 - James K. Polk is elected US President
1846 - war with Mexico begins
1848 - war ends with Mexico
1848 - Zachary Taylor is elected US President
1849 - California Gold rush begins
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