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Second Great Awakening Began
Protestant religious revival during the early 19th century in the United States -
Thomas Jefferson was elected president
He served as the third President of the United States and was elected the second Vice President of the United States under John Adams -
Gabriel Prosser Slave Revolt
Led a movement in the Richmond area in 1800 to revolt slavery. Literate. -
Francis Cabot Lowell Smuggled Memorized Textile Mill Plans from Manchester, EN
Lowell thought that in order for the US to have a practical power loom, they would have to steal it from Britain -
Lousiana Purchase
acquisition of the Louisiana territory by the United States from France. -
Marbury Vs Madison
landmark case by the United States Supreme Court which forms the basis for the exercise of judicial review in the United States under Article III of the Constitution. -
Beginning of Lewis + Clark Expedition
Lewis and Clark began their exploration through the western side of the USA -
Embargo Act
prohibited American ships from trading in all foreign ports -
Chesapeake-Leopard Affair
naval engagement that occurred off the coast of Norfolk, Virginia between the British warship HMS Leopard and the American frigate USS Chesapeake. -
Eli Whitney Patented Cotton Gin
Eli Whitney (1765–1825) applied for a patent of his cotton gin on October 28, 1793; the patent was granted on March 14, 1794, but was not validated until 1807 -
James Madison Elected President
The Democratic-Republican candidate James Madison defeated Federalist candidate Charles Cotesworth Pinckney decisively. -
Non-Intercourse Act
lifted all embargoes on American shipping except for those bound for British or French ports. -
Rush-Bagot Treaty Signed
Rush-Bagot treaty signed -
Beginning Of Manifest Destiny
This era, from the end of the War of 1812 to the beginning of the American Civil War, has been called the "age of manifest destiny". -
Death of Tecumseh
Native American Shawnee warrior and chief, who became the primary leader of a large, multi-tribal confederacy in the early years of the nineteenth century. -
The British Burn Washington DC
Happened during war of 1812 -
Treaty of Ghent Ratified
The Treaty of Ghent (8 Stat. 218) was the peace treaty that ended the War of 1812 between the United States of America and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Both sides signed it on December 24, 1814, in the city of Ghent, Belgium. -
Hartford Convention
series of meetings between 1814 and 1815 -
End of the War of 1812
War ended 3 years after beginning -
Battle of New Orleans
series of engagements fought, constituting the last major battle of the War of 1812 American combatants -
Era of Good Feelings Began
Era of Good Feelings marked a period in the political history of the United States that reflected a sense of national purpose and a desire for unity among Americans -
James Monroe Elected President
Fifth president of USA -
Anglo-American Convention
The Convention respecting fisheries, boundary and the restoration of slaves between the United States of America and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland -
Adams-Onis Treaty
ceded Florida to the U.S. and defined the boundary between the U.S. and New Spain. -
Panic of 1819
The Panic of 1819 was the first major peacetime financial crisis in the United States followed by a general collapse of the American economy persisting through 1821 -
Dartmouth College V Woodward
a landmark decision in United States corporate law from the United States Supreme Court -
McCulloch Vs Maryland
McCulloch v. Maryland, 17 U.S. 316, was a landmark decision by the Supreme Court of the United States. -
Missouri Compromise
The Missouri Compromise is the title generally attached to the legislation passed by the 16th United States Congress -
Denmark Vesey Slave Revolt
free slave in south carolina; a mulatto who inspired a group of slaves to seize charleston, south carolina in 1822, but one of them betrayed him and he and his thirty-seven followers were hanged before the revolt started. -
Monroe Doctrine
The Monroe Doctrine was a United States policy of opposing European colonialism in The Americas beginning in 1823. -
Gibbons Vs Ogden
Supreme Court of the United States held that the power to regulate interstate commerce -
John Quincy Adams Elected President
John Quincy Adams was an American statesman who served as the sixth president. -
Charles B Finney Lead Religious Revivals in Western NY
presbyterian minister appealed to his audience's sense of emotion rather than their reason. -
Robert Owen Founded the New Harmony Community
purchased the town in 1825 with the intention of creating a new utopian community and renamed it New Harmony. -
Erie Canal Completed
The Erie Canal is a canal in New York that is part of the east–west, cross-state route of the New York State Canal System -
Lyman Beecher Delivered His "Six Sermons on Intemperance"
American Temperance Society co-founder and leader -
Tariff of Abominations
designed to protect industry in the northern United States. -
Andrew Jackson Elected President
re-match between incumbent President John Quincy Adams, and Andrew Jackson -
Joseph Smith Founded the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-Day Saints
founded mormonism in new york in 1830 with the guidance of an angel -
Indian Removal Act
authorized the president to negotiate with southern Indian tribes for their removal to federal territory -
Trail of Tears
series of forced removals of Native American nations from their ancestral homelands -
Worcester v Georgia
Conviction of Samuel Worcester because he did not have citizen license in Georgia. -
Andrew Jackson Vetoed the Re-Charter of the Second Bank of US
The Bank War refers to the political struggle that developed over the issue of rechartering the Second Bank of the United States during the presidency of Andrew Jackson -
Nullification Crisis Began
involved a confrontation between South Carolina and the federal government. -
Ralph Waldo Emerson gave the "Divinity School Address"
Transcendentalist, leading to the later essays "Self-Reliance" and "The American Scholar." -
Black Hawk War
brief conflict between the United States and Native Americans led by Black Hawk, a Sauk leader -
Creation of Whig Party
Whig Party was formally organized in 1834 -
Treaty of New Echota
forcible removal of the Cherokee Nation from Georgia -
Battle of Alamo
The Battle of the Alamo was a pivotal event in the Texas Revolution. -
First McGuffey Reader Published
A traditional reader including stories, poems, and new word drills. -
Texas Declared Independence from Mexico
The Texas Declaration of Independence was the formal declaration of independence of the Republic of Texas from Mexico in the Texas Revolution -
Andrew Jackson Issued Specie Circular
The Specie Circular is a United States presidential executive order issued by President Andrew Jackson in 1836 pursuant to the Coinage Act -
Panic of 1837
financial crisis in the United States that touched off a major recession that lasted until the mid-1840s -
Martin Van Buren Elected President
Martin Van Buren was an American statesman who served as the eighth President of the United States from 1837 to 1841. -
Webster-Ashburton Treaty
treaty resolving several border issues between the United States and the British North American colonies -
Treaty of Wanghia with China
diplomatic agreement between Qing-dynasty China and the United States -
James Polk Elected President
The presidency of James K. Polk began on March 4, 1845, when he was inaugurated as the 11th President of the United States -
US Annexation of Texas
During his tenure, U.S. President James K. Polk oversaw the greatest territorial expansion of the United States to date. -
Start of Mexican War
Started in 1846 -
Bear Flag Revolt
short-lived independence rebellion precipitated by American settlers in California's Sacramento Valley against Mexican authorities. -
John Humphrey Noyes Founded Oneida Community
He founded the Putney, Oneida, and Wallingford Communities -
Horace Mann Elected Secretary
American educational reformer and Whig politician dedicated to promoting public education -
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
treaty added an additional 525,000 square miles to United States territory -
Gold Rush Began In California
The California Gold Rush began on January 24, 1848, when gold was found by James W. Marshall at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California. -
Henry David Thoreau Published Civil Disobedience
Resistance to Civil Government is an essay by American transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau that was first published in 1849. -
Commodore Matthew Perry Entered Tokyo Harbor Opening Japan to US
Opened the US to japan -
Gadsden Purchase
29,670-square-mile region of present-day southern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico -
Kanagawa Treaty
On March 31, 1854, the Convention of Kanagawa or Kanagawa Treaty was the first treaty between the United States of America and the Tokugawa Shogunate -
Catherine Beecher Published Essays on Education of Female Teachers
known for her forthright opinions on female education -
Transcendental Club's First Meeting
protest against the arid intellectual climate of Harvard and Cambridge.
