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Thomas Jefferson elected
President Thomas Jefferson was elected -
Louisiana Purchased
the territory of Louisiana was purchased -
War of 1812
war between Britain and U.S. -
McCulloch v. Maryland
decision by the Supreme Court, imposing a tax on all notes of banks not chartered in Maryland -
Missouri Compromise
allowed the admission of Maine as a free state along with Missouri as a free state -
Andrew Jackson elected
President Andrew Jackson elected -
The Liberator begins publication
newspaper founded by William Lloyd Garrison -
Nullification Crisis
U.S. political crisis during Jackson presidency -
Tocqueville publishes Democracy in America
Tocqueville publishes Democracy in America -
Emerson publishes Self-Reliance
Emerson publishes Self-Reliance -
Dorthea Dix visits her first jail with insane inmates
Dorthea Dix visits her first jail with insane inmates -
Frederick Douglass publishes his autobiography
Frederick Douglass publishes his autobiography -
Frederick Douglass publishes his Autobiography
Frederick Douglass publishes his Autobiography -
Seneca falls Convention
a woman's rights convention–the first ever held in the United States -
Fugitive Slave Act
used to track down runaway slaves -
Uncle Tom's Cabin published
anti-slavery novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe -
Thoreau publishes Walden
Thoreau publishes Walden -
Whitman publishes Leaves of Grass
Whitman publishes Leaves of Grass -
Dredd Scott Decision
the decision made that Dredd Scott was not free even in a free state -
John Brown attacks Harper's Ferry
abolitionist raids ferry in hopes to end slavery -
Abraham Lincoln elected
President Abraham Lincoln was elected -
Civil War begins
Confederates bombarded Union soldiers at Fort Sumter
