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Thomas Jefferson elected
Thomas Jefferson was elected president. -
Louisiana Purchased
the territory of Louisiana was purchased -
War of 1812
war between Britian and the US -
McCulloch v. Maryland
decision by the supreme court to impose tax on the bank -
Missouri Comprimise
admittance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state -
Andrew Jackson Elected
Andrew Jackson was Elected president -
The Liberator begins publication
abolitionist newspaper -
Nullification Crisis
The Nullification Crisis was a United States sectional political crisis in 1832-33, during the presidency of Andrew Jackson. -
Tocqueville Publishes Democracy in America
Tocqueville Publishes Democracy in America -
Emerson publishes Self-Reliance
Emerson publishes Self-Reliance -
Dorothea Dix visits her first prison with insane inmates
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Fredrick Douglas publishes his Autobiography
Fredrick Douglas publishes his Autobiography -
Fredrick Douglass publishes his autobiography
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Seneca Falls Convention
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fugitive slave act
penalized officials who did not arrest runaway slaves -
Uncle tom's cabin published
a book that underlined just how bad slavery was -
thoreau publishes walden
thoreau publishes walden -
Whitman publishes leaves of grass
Whitman publishes leaves of grass -
Dred Scott decision
the decision was made that dred scott was not free even in a free state -
John Brown attacks Harper's ferry
John Brown raids Harper's Ferry -
Abraham Lincoln Elected
Abraham Lincoln was Elected president -
Civil war begins
the civil war began
