- 1810
| Feb 01 | US Population 7,239,881; Black population - 1,377,808 (19%). | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 28 | First US fire insurance joint-stock company organized, Philadelphia. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 23 | John Jacob Astor organizes Pacific Fur Co (Astoria, Oregon). | Ref: 5 |
- 1811
| Jan 02 | US Senator Thomas Pickering is first senator censured (revealed confidential documents communicated by the President of the US). | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 15 | In a secret session, Congress plans to annex Spanish East Florida. | Ref: 2 |
| Apr 12 | The first US colonists on Pacific coast arrive at Cape Disappointment, WA. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 20 | Fulton’s steamboat, New Orleans, built in Pittsburgh, sailed down the Ohio and MS rivers to New Orleans. It was the first steamboat in western waters. Passage on the New Orleans was $30. | Ref: 4 |
| Nov 07 | Battle of Tippecanoe, U.S. victory over Shawnee Indians in Indiana. | Ref: 5 |
- 1812
| Jan 12 | First cargo arrives in New Orleans by steam, from Natchez. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 21 | The famous Y-bridge in Zanesville, OH was approved for construction. | Ref: 4 |
| Feb 11 | Massachusetts Governor Elbridge Gerry signed a re-districting law favoring his party -- giving rise to the term "gerrymandering." | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 03 | US Congress passes first foreign aid bill (aids Venezuela earthquake vicitims). | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 15 | First Russian settlement in California, Russian River. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 15 | Second settlement of Russians in America at Cazadero, California. | Ref: 10 |
| Apr 30 | (new state) There aren’t many states that can boast an abundance of pelicans, but Louisiana, the 18th state to enter the United States of America, has plenty. That’s why it calls itself the Pelican State and the state bird is the eastern brown pelican. Named in honor of Louis XIV of France, Louisiana has several other nicknames: Sportsman’s Paradise, Sugar State (that’s beet sugar), and Creole State. | Ref: 4 |
| Sep 30 | Russia establishes a fort near Bodega Bay, California. | Ref: 10 |
- 1813
| Feb 23 | First US raw cotton-to-cloth mill founded in Waltham MA. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 16 | The first mass production factory starts up making pistols. | Ref: 62 |
| Sep 07 | The earliest known printed reference to the United States by the nickname "Uncle Sam" occurs in the Troy Post. | Ref: 2 |
| Oct 29 | The Demologos, the first steam-powered warship, is launched in New York City. | Ref: 2 |
| Nov 03 | American troops destroy the Indian village of Tallushatchee in the Mississippi Valley. | Ref: 2 |
- 1814
| Mar 27 | U.S. troops under Gen. Andrew Jackson inflict a crushing defeat on the Creek Indians at Horseshoe Bend in Northern Alabama. | Ref: 2 |
- 1815
| Jan 30 | Burned Library of Congress reestablished with Jefferson's 6500 volumes. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 02 | To put an end to robberies by the Barbary pirates, the United States declares war on Algiers. | Ref: 2 |
| Mar 03 | US declares war on Algiers for taking US prisoners & demanding tribute. | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 06 | US flotilla ends piracy by Algiers, Tunis & Tripoli. | Ref: 5 |
- 1816
| Apr 10 | The Second Bank of the United States chartered. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 07 | First double decked steamboat, the Washington, arrived in New Orleans. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 29 | America's first savings bank conceived- Bank for Savings in the City of New York. | Ref: 10 |
| Dec 02 | The first savings bank in the United States, the Philadelphia Savings Fund Society, opened for business. | Ref: 70 |
| Dec 11 | (new state) The Hoosier state, IN, entered the United States of America as the 19th state. The nickname, meaning rustic, is not a good decription of Indpls, the major metropolis that is its capital. However, much of the state is still farmland, and the little state flower, the peony, grows in many Hoosier front yards. The cardinal, the state bird, is also the state bird of each of the states (except Michigan) that border IN: IL, Kentucky and Ohio. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 28 | American Colonization Society organizes. | Ref: 5 |
- 1817
| Feb 05 | First US gas company incorporated, Baltimore (coal gas for street lights). | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 17 | A street in Baltimore became the first to be lighted with gas from America's first gas company. | Ref: 70 |
| Mar 03 | The first commercial steamboat route from Louisville to New Orleans is opened. | Ref: 2 |
| Mar 03 | Mississippi Territory is divided into Alabama Territory & Mississippi. | Ref: 5 |
| May 16 | First steamboat on the Mississippi, The "Washington" goes into service. | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 04 | Construction begins on the Erie Canal, to connect Lake Erie and the Hudson River. | Ref: 2 |
| Oct 20 | The 1st Mississippi showboat leaves Nashville on its maiden voyage. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 10 | (new state) Mississippi, the state with the same name as the mighty river that borders it, and the 20th state, entered the USA this day. Although the Indian word, Mississippi, translates to ‘father of waters’, Mississippi’s nickname is the Magnolia State. Not so coincidentally, the state flower is the magnolia. The mockingbirds sitting on the branches of the magnolia trees are the state birds. Jackson, one of the largest cities in the state is also the state capital. Now, class, how were we taught to remember how to spell this state? All together now: M-i-s, s-i-s, s-i-p-p-i; or M-i-s-s, i-s-s, i-p-p-i; or M-i-crooked letter-crooked letter-i, crooked letter-crooked letter-i, humpback-humpback-i. | Ref: 4 |
- 1818
| Mar 18 | Congress approves first pensions for government service. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 04 | Congress decides the U.S. flag would consist of 13 red and white stripes and 20 stars, with a new star to be added for every new state. | Ref: 70 |
| Apr 07 | General Andrew Jackson conquers St Marks FL from Seminole Indians. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 16 | The U.S. Senate ratifies the Rush-Bagot amendment to form an unarmed U.S.-Canada border. | Ref: 2 |
| Apr 18 | A regiment of Indians and blacks is defeated at the Battle of Suwanna, in Florida, ending the first Seminole War. | Ref: 2 |
| Apr 28 | President James Monroe proclaims naval disarmament on the Great Lakes and Lake Champlain. | Ref: 2 |
| May 24 | General Andrew Jackson captures Pensacola FL. | Ref: 5 |
| May 28 | First steam-vessel to sail Great Lakes launched. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 19 | US & Chicasaw Indians sign a treaty. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 20 | The United States and Britain establish the 49th Parallel as the boundary between Canada and the United States and agree to joint control of the Oregon Territory. | Ref: 2 |
| Dec 03 | (new state) Illinois (from an American Indian word meaning ‘tribe of superior men’) is the name of the 21st state to enter the United States of America. Many superior men have hailed from Illinois, the most famous being Abraham Lincoln. The ‘Illinois rail-splitter’ is buried in the city where he was married and began his legal career, Springfield, the capital of Illinois. Also known as the Prairie State, Illinois calls the tiny, but beautiful violet, the state flower, while state bird honors were bestowed on the brightly colored cardinal. | Ref: 4 |
- 1819
| Feb 22 | Spanish minister Do Luis de Onis and U.S. Secretary of State John Quincy Adams sign the Florida Purchase Treaty, in which Spain agrees to cede the remainder of its old province of Florida to the United States. | Ref: 3 |
| Mar 02 | Territory of Arkansas organized. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 02 | US passed its first immigration law. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 02 | First successful agricultural journal ("The American Farmer") begins. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 26 | Odd Fellows Lodge established in Baltimore. | Ref: 5 |
| May 22 | The Savannah, the first steam-propelled vessel to attempt a transatlantic crossing, departs from Savannah GA. (It will arrive in Liverpool, England on June 20).This day is now celebrated in the United States as National Maritime Day. | Ref: 4 |
| Jun 20 | The paddle-wheel steamship Savannah arrives in Liverpool, England, after a voyage of 27 days and 11 hours--the first steamship to successfully cross the Atlantic. (It departed from Savannah GA on May 22). | Ref: 2 |
| Dec 14 | (new state) Alabama is admitted as the 22nd state, making 11 slave states and 11 free states. | Ref: 2 |
|
US History 1810 to 1819 Chronology