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The Second Great Awakening Begins
Protestant religious revival and membership rose rapidly among Baptist and Methodist congregations -
Thomas Jefferson was elected President
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Gabriel Prosser Slave Revolt
Led slave revolts in Richmond, VA -
Louisiana Purchase
Doubled the size of the United States. -
Marbury v. Madison
Established the principle of judicial review by John Marshall -
Lewis and Clark Expedition
First American expedition to cross the western portion of the United States. -
Embargo Act
Signed by President Thomas Jefferson, it prohibited American ships from trading in all foreign ports. -
Chesapeake-Leopard Affair
Naval engagement that occurred off the coast of Norfolk, Virginia, -
Eli Whitney Patented the Cotton Gin
He applied for a patent in 1793, but was not validated until 1807. -
James Madison Elected President
Democratic-Republican 4th candidate beat Charles Cotesworth Pinckney (Federalist) -
Non-Intercourse Act
Replaced the Embargo Act of 1807, it lifted all bans on American shipping except for those bound for British or French ports. -
Rush-Bagot Treaty
This treaty limited naval weapons/equipment on the Great Lakes . -
Beginning of Manifest Destiny
It was a territorial expansion of the United States from the end of the War of 1812 to the beginning of the American Civil War, -
Death of Tecumseh
He was killed in a battle during the War of 1812 -
Francis Cabot Lowell Smuggling
He smuggled memorized textile mill plans form England (Manchester) into the U.S -
Battle of New Orleans
British forces withdraw completely from Louisiana -
British Burn Washington D.C.
British attack against Washington, D.C. during the War of 1812. -
Hartford Convention
New England Federalists met to discuss grievances concerning the War of 1812 -
End of War of 1812
Canada kept their land and forced everyone out. -
Treaty of Ghent Ratified
This treaty ended the War of 1812 between the U.S and Great Britian -
Era of Good Feelings Begin
It was a mood of victory at the end of the War of 1812 (It didn't stay that way) -
James Monroe Elected President
He is known for the Monroe Doctrine and only served as President for two terms. -
Anglo-American Convention
Restoration of slaves between the United States of America and Great Britain and Ireland -
Adams-Onis treaty
Between the United States and Spain it ceded Florida to the U.S. -
McCulloch v. Maryland
Maryland tried to impede on operation of the Second National Bank (They had a tax on money not from Maryland) -
Panic of 1819
This was caused by trying to make the Second National Bank more conservative. -
Dartmouth College v. Woodward
The aftermath settled public versus private charters and resulted in the rise of the American business corporation and the American free enterprise system. -
Missouri Compromise
Missouri was claimed as a slave state and Maine as a free state. -
Charles B. Finney Led Religious Revivals in West New York
He conducted revival meetings across north-eastern states and won many converts. -
Denmark Vesey Slave Revolt
Vesey led 1,848 slaves against their masters. -
Monroe Doctrine
European powers had to stay out of the Western Hemisphere. -
Gibbons v. Ogden
Resulted in that the Supreme Court of the United States held that the power to regulate interstate commerce, granted to Congress by the Commerce Clause of the United States Constitution, -
John Quincy Adams Elected President (Corrupt Bargain)
The House elected Adams over Jackson (Even though Jackson had won through electoral college) -
Robert Owen Founded the New Harmony Community
Owen was a Welsh industrialist and social reformer,he purchased the land with the intention of creating a new utopian community -
Erie Canal Completed
It was built to create a navigable water route from New York City and the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes. -
Lyman Beecher Delivered His "Six Sermons Address"
Intemperance: The excessive use of alcohol -
Horace Mann Elected Secretary of the Massachusetts Board of Education
Whig politician dedicated to promoting public education -
Andrew Jackson Elected President
It was a rematch between Jackson and Adams -
Tariff of Abominations
This tariff protected industry in the North (while making the South angry) -
Catherine Beecher Published "Essays on the Education of Female Teachers"
She believed that women have inherent qualities that make them the preferred sex as teachers -
Indian Removal Act
It authorized the president to grant unsettled lands west of the Mississippi in exchange for Indian lands -
Nullification Crisis Began
The convention declared that the tariffs of 1828 and 1832 were unconstitutional and unenforceable within the state of South Carolina -
Black Hawk War
It was a brief conflict between the US and Native Americans led by Black Hawk(Sauk) -
Worcester v. Georgia
Vacated the conviction of Samuel Worcester. The Georgia criminal statute that prohibited non-Native Americans from being present on Native American lands without a license from the state. -
Andrew Jackson Vetoed the Re-Charter of the Second Bank of the U.S
He argued that it was incompatible with “justice,” “sound policy” and the Constitution. -
Creation of the Whig Party in the U.S
It was created in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic Party. -
Treaty of New Echota
The legal basis for the Trail of Tears, and the forcible removal of the Cherokee Nation from Georgia. -
Transcendental Club's First Meeting
Frederic Henry Hedge, Ralph Waldo Emerson, George Ripley, and George Putnam. The second meeting was 11 days after the first one. -
Texas Declared Independence from Mexico
The formal declaration of independence of the Republic of Texas from Mexico -
Battle of the Alamo
(In San-Antonio, Texas) 13-day siege, Mexican troops launched an assault on the Alamo Mission -
Andrew Jackson Issued Specie Circular
Pursuant to the Coinage Act and carried out by Van Buren. It required payment for government land to be in gold and silver. -
First McGuffey Reader Published
They were textbooks in American schools from the mid-19th century to the mid-20th century -
Panic of 1837
It was a financial crisis in the US -
Martin Van Buren Elected President
He was President during the Panic of 1837 -
Joseph Smith Founded the Church of Jesus Christ
On the Latter-Day Saints. Also called Mormons. -
Ralph Waldo Emerson gave the "Divinity School Address"
Emerson gave this address to the graduating class at Harvard Divinity School -
Trail of Tears Began
The Cherokee were forced to give up their lands east of the Mississippi River and to migrate to an area in present-day Oklahoma -
Webster-Ashburton Treaty
It resolved several border issues between the United States and Canada. -
Treaty of Wanghia with China
Between the US and Qinq Dynasty, the US gained the right to trade in Chinese ports, and gaining additional legal rights in China. -
James Polk Elected President
He defeated Henry Clay (Whig) for the presidency -
US Annexation of Texas
greatest territorial expansion of the United States -
Start of Mexican War
Mexican Succession, and they fought over territories, US won Texas -
Bear Flag Revolt
The California Republic militarily controlled an area north of San Francisco, -
John Humphrey Noyes Founded Oneida Community
This community was a perfectionist religious communal society founded in Oneida, New York. -
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
It added an additional 525,000 square miles to United States territory, including Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming. -
Gold Rush Began in California
James W. Marshall found the first traces of gold in California -
Henry David Thoreau Published Civil Disobedience
He stated that individuals should not permit governments to overrule -
Matthew Perry Entered Tokyo Harbor Opening Japan to the US
He forced Japan to open ports and trade with the West. -
Gadsden Purchase
US purchased now-present southern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico -
Kanagawa Treaty
First treaty between the United States of America and the Tokugawa Shogunate
