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thomas jefferson elected
the third president of the us. the election constitutes the first peaceful transfer on power from one political party to another in the us. -
louisiana purchase
north and south were fighting over louisiana for votes -
war of 1812
war hawks led america into a war with britain over jay's treaty. creates a sense of nationalism and legitimize the usa -
McCulloch v Maryland
a court case that occurred when maryland tried to tax the national bank to death. established the the federal government has more power than the states do -
missouri compromise
provides the administration of maine as a free state along with missouri as a slave state, thus maintaining power between north and south. -
andrew jackson elected
won a plurality of electoral votes in the election of 1824, but still lost to john quincy adams when the election was deferred to the house of representatives -
the liberator begins publication
was an abolitionist newspaper founded by william lloyd garrison and isaac knapp -
nullification crisis
a us sectional political crisis, during the presidency of andrew jackson, which involved a confrontation between sc and the federal gov. -
tocqueville publishes democracy in america
it was received at once by the scholars and thinkers of europe as a profound, impartial, and entertaining exposition of the principals of popular, representative self-government -
emerson publishes self reliance
is an essay written by american transcendentalist philosopher and essayist ralph waldo emerson. -
Dorothea dix visits her first jail with insane inmates
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fredrick douglass publishes his autobiography
joined a black church and regularly attended abolitionist meetings. he also subscribed to william lloyd garrison's weekly journal the liberator -
seneca falls convection
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fugitive slave act
abolitionist nicknamed it "bloodhound law" for the dogs that were used to track down runaway slaves. -
uncle tom's cabin published
best selling novel by harriet beecher stowe; it followed a runaway slave and her young child as they tried to make it to freedom. -
thoreau publishes walden
one of the most powerful and influential writers america has produced. his prose style was equalized. -
whitman publishes leaves of grass (1st edition)
spent most of his life writing this, until his death -
fredrick douglass publishes autobiography
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dred scott decision
resided in a free state and territory (where it was prohibited) was not entitled to his freedom. Africans were not and could never be citizens of the us. -
john browns attacks harper's ferry
brown attempted to attract more black recruits. he tried recruiting fredrick douglass as a liaison officer to the slaves in am meeting held in a quarry at chambers burg, PA. -
abraham lincoln elected
abraham lincoln elected -
civil war begins
civil war began
