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The Second Great Awakening
The Second Great Awakening was a Protestant religious revival during the early 19th century in the United States. -
Supreme Court declares parts of the Judiciary act of 1789 unconstitutional.
In Marbury, the Supreme Court ruled that Congress cannot pass laws that are contrary to the Constitution. -
Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase was the acquisition of the Louisiana territory by the United States from France in 1803. -
Lewis and Clark Expedition
The Lewis and Clark Expedition was the first American expedition to cross what is now the western portion of the United States. -
New Jersey ends slavery
After the Revolutionary War, many northern states rapidly passed laws to abolish slavery, but New Jersey did not abolish it until 1804 -
African Slave Trade ends
The U.S. Congress passes an act to prohibit the importation of slaves into any port or place within the jurisdiction of the United States from any foreign kingdom, place, or country. -
Robert Fulton builds the first steamboat
In 1807, Fulton and Livingston together built the first commercial steamboat, the "North River Steamboat". -
Non-Intercourse Act
In the last sixteen days of President Thomas Jefferson's presidency, the Congress replaced the Embargo Act of 1807 with the almost unenforceable Non-Intercourse Act of March 1809. -
The War of 1812
The War of 1812 was a conflict fought between the United States, the United Kingdom, and their respective allies. -
Missouri Compromise
The Missouri Compromise made Northern states free and Southern states slave. -
Monroe Doctrine
The Monroe Doctrine was a United States policy of opposing European colonialism in The Americas beginning in 1823. -
The Erie Canal is opened
After more than two years of digging, the 425-mile Erie Canal was opened on October 26, 1825, by Governor Clinton -
Indian Removal Act
The Indian Removal Act was signed into law by President Andrew Jackson on May 28, 1830 -
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad begins operation
he Baltimore and Ohio Railroad is the oldest railroad in the United States and the first common carrier railroad, with its first section opening in 1830. -
Nat Turner Rebellion
Nat Turner Rebellion was a slave rebellion that took place in Southampton County, Virginia, during August 1831. -
The Trail of Tears
The Trail of Tears was a series of forced removals of Native American nations from their ancestral homelands to an area west of the Mississippi River -
The Liberator begins publication
The Liberator was a weekly newspaper published by William Lloyd Garrison in Boston -
The Gag Rule
Gag rule, in U.S. history, any of a series of congressional resolutions that tabled, without discussion, petitions regarding slavery.
