Pre Civil War History Timeline By Teacher Profile Period: 1790 to 1840 Second Great Awakening Mar 14, 1794 Creation of the Cotton Gin Period: Mar 4, 1801 to Mar 4, 1809 Thomas Jefferson Presidency Feb 24, 1803 Marbury v. Madison Period: Apr 30, 1803 to Sep 23, 1806 Louisiana Purchase and Lewis/Clark Expedition Period: Jun 18, 1812 to Feb 17, 1815 War of 1812 Mar 6, 1820 Missouri Compromise Period: 1829 to 1837 Andrew Jackson's Presidency May 28, 1830 Indian Removal Act Aug 21, 1831 Nat Turner Revolt 1833 Start of the Abolitionist Movement Period: Oct 2, 1835 to Apr 21, 1836 Texas War of Independence Period: Apr 25, 1846 to Feb 2, 1848 Mexican-American War Jan 24, 1848 California Gold Rush Start Jul 19, 1848 Seneca Falls Convention 1850 Compromise of 1850 May 30, 1854 Kansas-Nebraska Act 1857 Dred Scott v. Sandford Period: 1861 to 1865 Abraham Lincoln Presidency Period: Apr 12, 1861 to Apr 9, 1865 Civil War