1801-1850 (No Napoleon)

A list of events from 1801 to 1850 in the No Napoleon timeline.

Spanish-American War
In the early 19th century, the Americas were encompassed in tension among the republican regime of the and the monarchist regimes of the  and. The British had been at war with the United States several decades prior, during the, when the colonists revolted from the Crown. While several documents and acts were put in place that would make the British recognize American independence. The remaining citizens loyal to the Crown had migrated to Quebec, which would be divided into two by the, east of which the Loyalists would mostly reside.

Despite the overall notion of Independence, many did not consider the United States an independent republic, and rather a radical regime that was still under control of the British monarchy. The United Kingdom had begun to impose upon the Americans, by supporting Indian raids in the (which had been put down by the American government) and briefly forced  upon American seamen by the Royal Navy for the. President had urged Congress to declare war on the British Empire and their  to stop such oppression. However, many American politicians felt negatively about the proposal for a war that did not seem justifiable, pointing to the that assured peace, and the proposal was rejected.



By the 1820s, the British threat had mostly subsided, and a new threat was growing. Several American ships had been sunk by Spanish fleets, many of which were directed to ships from the Spanish colony of, as retaliation against American settlers in the land. The American government grew concerned, believing that such injustices were becoming a problem within the Latin American colonies by the Spanish government itself. Without little evidence, the Monroe administration accused the Spanish of mistreatment in her colonies, coupled with the intention of American expansion in Spanish possessions, and the recent naval hostilities.

By 1823, President Monroe officially declared war on the Kingdom of Spain, beginning the.