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Antebellum America

  • Bill of rights

    Bill of rights
    The Bill of Rights are passed, enshrining a number of individual rights into the Constitution.
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    Antebellum America

  • Battle of fallen timbers

    Battle of Fallen Timbers ends in defeat for Ohio tribes. "Mad Anthony" Wayne gains prominence for his leadership.
  • louisinana

    The Louisiana Purchase doubles the size of the United States.
  • embargo

    The Embargo is passed, forbidding all foreign trade. The U.S. suffers a steep recession.
  • confederation

    Tecumseh's Confederation unites against white settlers in the Midwest. It suffers a grave defeat at Tippecanoe to the army of William Henry Harrison.
  • war of 1812

    The War of 1812 is fought, ending with the United States intact. The Star Spangled Banner is written by Francis Scott Key.
  • war of 1812

    The war of 1812 continues on to this time period of 1815
  • erie canal

    The Erie Canal opens and revolutionizes the New York and Midwest economies. New York City secures its role as America's commercial capital.
  • Nat turner

    Nat Turner launches a failed slave revolt in Virginia, leading to numerous reprisals and restrictions on slave activity.
  • De santa anna

    The Republic of Texas is founded as settlers break away from the Mexican dictatorship of Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna.
  • Bank wars

    The Bank Wars end with the defeat of the Second Bank of the United States. Andrew Jackson considers it his finest achievement.
  • trail of tears

    Most Southern Indian tribes are relocated to Oklahoma in the Trail of Tears.
  • Us

    United States greatly expands its territory in the Southwest after the Mexican-American War.
  • Gold rush

    The California Gold Rush increases the population and wealth of San Francisco and northern California in legendary fashion.
  • underground railroad

    The Underground Railroad, The Fugitive Slave Act, the caning of Senator Charles Sumner, Dred Scott v. Sandford, "Bleeding Kansas", and the failed uprising of John Brown highlight the degenerating atmosphere on slavery.