White House In The 1800s

Funding for the War of 1812 became our countries prime concern, which nearly left our Capitol in ashes. On August 24, 1814, British troops set fire to the Capitol, and only a sudden rainstorm

“The british started taking U.S.seamen from ships to serve for the british. June of 1812 was when president James Madison declared war on britain and the first area that the US hit was canada then a british colony.After Napoleon hinted he would stop restrictions, President James Madison blocked all trade with Britain that November.” (history.com staff) “Thames in the Northwest, the victories at Chippewa and Fort Erie on the Niagara front, the rousing defense of Baltimore in the Chesapeake, and the crushing defeat of the British at New Orleans.”(Hickey) were some of the victories that America won during the War of 1812. Heroes were made in this war and lead them into presidency some examples are “Andrew Jackson, John Quincy Adams, James Monroe, and William Henry Harrison – and three men into the vice-presidency – Daniel D. Tompkins, John C. Calhoun, and Richard M. Johnson.”(Hickey) nearing the end of the war of 1812 peace talks were beginning to start taking place. Deals were being made in Ghent, Belgium on December 24, 1814, commissioners signed the Treaty of Ghent, british forces were not aware of there being peace and attacked New Orleans suffering into defeat. “Though The War of 1812 is remembered as a minor conflict it lead to the treaty of Ghent which brought

On May 20, 1862, the Homestead Act was passed (Homestead Act). This act stated that any adult citizen who had never borne arms against the United States government could claim 160 acres of surveyed government land (Homestead Act). The government

The United States suffered many defeats to British, Canadian and Native American troops throughout The War of 1812. With the burning of the nation’s capital in Washington D.C., on August of 1814, we had to take a stand. On January 8, 1815, The U.S. and Britain meet in known it know as the Battle of New Orleans. Military general, Andrew Jackson was elemental for the U.S. victory of the battle. With Jackson’s aggressive tactics, American troops were able to defeat British invasions in New Orleans. The victory vaulted Jackson to national stardom, and helped foil plans for a British invasion of the American frontier. However, the Battle of New Orleans ultimately sparked a flame of extreme patriotism and led to the War of 1812 being classified

The United States still had success though. They burned the Governor’s mansion and captured the capitol of Canada, but in retaliation the British burned the US’s capitol and the White House. At the same time Washington, DC burned General Andrew Jackson was winning numerous battles like the Battle of New Orleans. This battle may have taken place after the war came to an end, but it was his greatest victory because it gave us access to the port of New Orleans. On Christmas Eve 1814 a peace treaty, the Treaty of Ghent, was signed.

1862 - Congress passed the Homestead Act in  opening the Great Plains for Americans to settle in. This however, took most the Native American's land away from them. 1890 - The

At the end of the election, James won again. He carried over eleven states and had won 128 electoral votes. James not only won the northern states but also the southern states, such as Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Vermont. Dewitt Clinton exclusively won eighty nine votes. As the start of his second term, he knew that he was going to have problems of the war against Great Britain. In June 1812, the War of 1812 had officially begun. The War of 1812 contributed the worst and best moments of James Madison’s presidency. During the war, the government had only a few financial resources. Furthermore, James had a limited inefficient military. Throughout the war, the English soldiers attacked Washington D.C. and burnt the White House. In 1815, the soldiers defeated the British troops in New Orleans. After the long fight with Great Britain, they were unwilling to be at war with the U.S. so they backed off the war, and peace was finally made. John Adams remarked, "Madison brought more glory to the United States than any of his three predecessors in

The first president for the United States of America was George Washington. George Washington was born on February 22, 1732, in Westmoreland, Virginia. He was the oldest of his parents, Augustine and Mary’s six other children. From 1775 to 1783 George Washington served as the Commander in Chief of the Continental Army. In 1789, Washington took the oath of office and was announced the first president of the United States of America. Washington was the only president to be elected unanimously through the Electoral College. Washington was also the only president to be inaugurates in two different cities. Washington also established the tradition of cabinet advisors, the advisors of his cabinet were John Jay as Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Henry Knox as Secretary of War,

In 1921 at the age of thirty-nine years old Franklin Delano Roosevelt contracted polio after he swam in the water at a Boy Scout Camp. Shortly afterwards, George Foster Peabody told the New York Governor Roosevelt a story about a young polio victim who was cured by swimming in the year round 88 degree Fahrenheit water at Warm Springs, Georgia (Minchew, 2003). President Roosevelt visited Warm Springs forty-one times, first arriving in 1924, and he continued to visit at least once a year during his presidency. He enjoyed staying at Warm Springs so much, that in 1926 Roosevelt decided to purchase the property from George Foster Peabody. In 1927 he turned the property into the Warm Springs Foundation to help find a treatment for polio and invited many in the community to come swim with him in the pools at the foundation. The Little White House was built in 1932 for President Roosevelt so that he could visit the area more frequently and escape from his presidential duties. The importance of the Little White House was that American citizens in the rural areas of Georgia were able to rally around the new president during the Great Depression as he was seen by the community as a friend rather than a politician.

George Washington laid the first cornerstone of the Whitehouse on October 13, 1972 in a freemason ceremony. The eight-year construction was completed in 1800, with George Washington overseeing the construction of the house he himself never occupied. President John Adams was the first to live in the residence. When Thomas Jefferson was elected in 1801 John Adams had put in so much work on the interior design he did not want to leave but as it was the presidential home he unwillingly left after only a few months in residence.

In 1862 the Homestead Act was passed. The government was offering 160 acres in the plains, for very little money. Many farmers in the east could not afford land to farm in their area so they took the deal. This deal meant that if the farmers could successfully farm their land in the plains for 5 years, that farmer would own it. Many couldn’t pass it up and moved their families to the Great Plains area. They built homes and began their new lives. Some lives in wooden shack like houses while others lived in what were called dugouts. These were literally homes dug into the land. Within 50 years approximately 300,000 people populated the Great Plains.

In the 1800s and 1900s one problem was the poor living conditions in New York City and other cities. In the 19th century, more and more people began crowding including immigrants seeking a better life than the one they left behind. In New York City, buildings that had once been single family dwellings were increasingly divided into multiple living spaces (known as tenements) to accommodate this growing population. These buildings were most often cramped from the number of people who lived there, poorly lit and and lacked indoor plumbing and proper ventilation. Jacob August Riis was a Danish-American social reformer, muckraking journalist and social documentary photographer.

Finally, Ta-Nehisi Coates shows his support for this claim in his article “The First White President.” In this article Coates discusses how minorities, such as African Americans, have always been outsiders because of society’s racism, but with President Trump they lost all hope of becoming insiders. Before, with Obama as president, minorities had some hope of becoming insiders, “Barack Obama delivered to black people the hoary message that if the work twice as hard as white people anything is possible” which gave light to the possibility of change, but with a different society in charge, all minorities were now more outsiders than before (Coates). This is not a new division, for African American people have always been pushed to the outside.

(4) Surviving many years, The White House has been with us for a very long time. It has endured many decades from the late 1700s to the present. This monumental building, centered in America, has withstood many trials, including being set to flame. (2) Since the area around The White House is a lovely green, it really complements the white, limestone coating that covers the exterior of the building. (5) Although there are many topics of which are important, there are three topics that are essential to knowing the history of this American icon: the building of the mansion, the modern day White House, and its legacy.

You will enjoy being a guest in President Harry S. Truman's Little White House. Adopted by Truman in 1946, as the Winter Presidential home. A 45-minute tour will take you back to life during the cold war. You will see Truman's desk, where he made presidential decisions and his beautiful wood and velvet covered furniture. Built in 1890, the peaked gable house with its white shuttered windows, are a sight you don't want to