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Mennonites
The Mennonites were created in 1688. They emigrated from Germany to he United states. They tried to end slavery in the United States.
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Eli Whitney built a factory in Hamden,Connecticut
Eli Whitney built a factory in Hamden, Connecticut to manufacture more cotton gins. His factory helped the industrialization. -
Denmark Vesey buys his independence
In 1800 Denmark Vesey bought his independence and became a preacher at a local African American church. -
First Textile Mill in Waltham, Massachusetts
Francis Cabot Lowell built the first centralized textile mill in Waltham, Massachusettes. -
American Colonization Society (ACS)
The american Colonization Society was formed in order to assist the founding of Liberia. Many Southerner supported the American Colonization Society because they were affraid of the rise of African Americans.
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The Rush-Bagot Agreement
In 1817, President Monroe signed the Rush-Bagot Agreement. The treaty was named after negotiators. This agreement called for the reduction of warships that both sides held in the Great Lakes Region. I got this picture at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Rush-Bagot-treaty-marker.jpg -
The American border gets extended
In 1818 both Great Britain and the United States agreed to extend the American border from the Great Lakes to the Rocky Mountains. I found this picture at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:RockyMountainsLocatorMap.png -
Demark Vesey begins his journey
In 1822, Vesey decides to take action regarding the slavery in the south. His plan was to seize slavery in Charlston, South Carolina. -
Hartford Female Seminary
In 1823, Catherine Beecher and Mary Lyon created the Hartford Female Seminary in Connecticut. The seminary was strictly to educate women.
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The Monroe Document
In December of 1823, Monroe defined the nation’s role in what became known as the Monroe Doctrine. Doument stated that the United States would not get involved in the affairs of any European nations at any time. The United States would not allow any foreign powers to colonize within the western hemisphere. The United states offially reconized the the colonies in the weasern hemisphere.
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House of Representatives decide the election.
February of 1825, the House of Representatives had to vote to decide the new president in the election of 1824. John Quiny Adams won the election. I got this picture at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:JQAdams.png -
Andrew Jackson elected president of the US
In 1828, Jackson beame the United States seventh president to take office. I got this picture from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Andrew_Jackson2_1862_Issue-2c.jpg -
Tariff of 1828
Before Jackson was elected president, Congress passed the Tariff of 1828. The tariff was implemented as a means of discouraging the purchasing of foreign goods and as a stimulus for American manufacturing of products. I got this picture from the blakboard website, in the Dividing Nation tab. On page 7. -
Indian Removal Act
Another issue for Jackson was the conflict between the pioneers and the Native Americans. The Five Civilized Tribes, were victims to their states removal policies. President Jackson supported their actions that in 1830, he endorsed the Indian Removal Act. I got this picture from the blackboard websit, in the Dividing Nation tab. On page 10. -
Nat Turner atempts to lead seventy African Americans to saftey.
Nat Turner tried to lead seventy Aferican Americans in raids on white families living in southeastern Virginia. He failed and was hung with twenty other slaves. -
The Liberator
In 1831, William Lloyd Garrison began publishing the Liberator.The Liberator was an anti-slavery newspaper that expressed a radical approach to emancipation.
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Worchester vs. Geargia
Worcester filed a suit in favor of the Cherokee people against Georgia. This became known as Worcester vs. Georgia. I found this picture at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Worcester.jpg -
South Carolina Threatens to secede from the union
After another tariff was passed, the state of South Carolina declared that they would not recognize existing or future tariffs, and they threatened to secede from the union. I got this piture fron the blakboard website, in trhe Dividing Nation tab. On page 7. -
Andrew Jackson Vetoes the Cherter to the National Bank
Andrew Jakson vetoed the bill that would issue a new charter to the bank. The new charter was going to extend the old charter from expiring in 1836. I found this piture at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Andrew_jackson_head.gif -
Anti-Slavery Society
William Lloyd Garrison founded the Anti=Slavery Society in 1833. The group spread its message by distributing its literature in the northern region of the US.
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The Force Bill
He responded to South Carolina’s threat, of seceding from the union, by imposing the Force Bill, which was passed by Congress in 1833. This bill called for the use of force, should South Carolina refuse to collect the tariff. I got this piture from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Jackson -
The Compromise Bill
The same day that Jackson’s Force Bill was issued, Henry Clay ntroduced the Compromise Tariff, which seemed to satisfy the state and federal government. I got this picture from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Henry_Clay.JPG -
Gag Rule
The Gag Rule was passed by congress in 1836. The rule prohibited any anti-slavery petitions making their way to the House of Representatives foe the next eight years.
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Martin Van Buren was elected President
Martin Buren was eleced president in 1836. One year after his election the panic of 1837 broke out. I got this picture from the blackboard websit, in the Dividing Nation tab. On page 14. -
The Panic of 1837
Due to the mismanagement of government funds that centered around the National Bank, the nation experienced the Panic of 1837. The crisis eventually led to a severe depression that affected the economy of the nation. I got this picture from the blackboard website, in the Dividing Nation tab. On page 14. -
Imigration came to the United States
The Irish came to America to excape the potato famine in their homeland. The Germans came to excape political turmoil.
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National Anti-Slavery Standard
Lydia Child became editor of the National Anti-Slavery standard in 1841. I found this picture on the blackboard site in the dividing nation tab. In section 4, on page 17. -
Prison Reform and Mental Hospitals
Dorothea Dix tried to reform prison institutions by visting them and writing down her observations. Her Observations led to a mental hospital in Massachusetts and other part of the country.
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American Republican Party
In 1843 the American Republican Party fromed. Their goal was to compose a new naturalizing law, that stated that the immigrants couldn't apply for citizenship untill living and working in the states for 21 years.
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The Irish immigrants attack the American Republican Party
The Irish immigrants attacked the American Republican Party. They attacked because the party wanted to make a new naturalizing law saying that the immigrants could not be a citizen untill living in the states for 21 years.
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Life and Times of Federick Douglass
In 1845, Federick Douglass published an autobiography called the Life and Times of Fegerick Douglass. His story went on beyond the United States.
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The Irish-Potato Famine
the Irish-Potato Famine began in 1845 and lasted untill 1849. The famine lead to thousands of Irish people to leave their homeland.
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Methodist Episcopol Church
The churches in the south broke off to the Methodist Episcopol Church.
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The Germans came to America for Refuge
Begining in 1848, the Germans came to the United States to excape political turmoil.
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Maine Bans Alcohol
In 1851, Maine Became the first state to ban the production and sales of alcohol.
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