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Eli Whitney Patented the Cotton Gin
Eli Whitney made a cotton gen, which separated the seeds of cotton from cotton-caused a increase in slavery -
Gabriel Prosser Slave Revolt
giant slave revolt outside of Richmond, failed since someone told about it -
Second Great Awakening Began
time period where social reforms come up, and more people became religious -
Thomas Jefferson elected President
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Louisiana Purchase
the purches of the Louisiana territory by the United States from France -
Marbury v. Madison
mportant case in Supreme Court history, was the first U.S. Supreme Court case to apply the principle of "judicial review" -- the power of federal courts to void acts of Congress in conflict with the Constitution -
Beginning of Lewis and Clark Expedition
mission was to explore the unknown territory, establish trade with the Natives and affirm the sovereignty of the United States in the region. One of their goals was to find a waterway from the US to the Pacific Ocean. -
Embargo Act
was designed to punish France and Britain as well as protect American shipping from any further acts of aggression by either nation. -
Chesapeake-Leopard Affair
This is the most famous example of impressment, in which the British seized American sailors and forced them to serve on British ships -
James Madison Elected President
elceted president -
Non-Intercourse Act
replecement of the Embargo Act - This Act lifted all embargoes on American shipping except for those bound for British or French ports -
Death of Tecumseh
died in the Battle of the Thames -
The British Burn Washington DC
British attack against Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States, during the War of 1812. -
Treaty of Ghent Ratified
ended the War of 1812 between the United States and Great Britain -
Hartford Convention
New England Federalist Party met to discuss their grievances concerning the ongoing War of 1812 and the political problems arising from the federal government -
Francis Cabot Lowell Smuggled Memorized Textile Mill Plans From Manchester, England
smuggled textile plans from England- lead to industrial rev -
End of the War of 1812
No clear winner in the war, Us gained respect -
Battle of New Orleans
Last major battle of the war of 1812, Andrew Jackson became a war hero -
Era of Good Feeling Began
the mood of victory that swept the nation at the end of the War of 1812 - one party system -
Rush-Bagot Treaty
treaty between the United States and the United Kingdom limiting naval armaments on the Great Lakes and Lake Champlain, following the War of 1812. -
James Monroe Elected President
elected president -
Anglo-American Convention
signed by Britain and the U.S. Allowed New England fisherman to access Newfoundland fisheries, set the northern border for the Louisiana territory. Allowed joint occupation of the Oregon country -
Adams-Onis Treaty
was a treaty between the United States and Spain that ceded Florida to the U.S. and defined the boundary between the U.S. and New Spain. -
Panic of 1819
the first major peacetime financial crisis in the United States
caused - Banks throughout the country failed; mortgages were foreclosed, forcing people out of their homes and off their farms. -
Dartmouth College V. Woodward
was a landmark decision in United States corporate law from the United States Supreme Court dealing with the application of the Contract Clause of the United States Constitution to private corporations. -
Missouri Compromise
Missouri was admitted as a slave state, Maine as a free state, and slavery was prohibited in the Louisiana Purchase north of latitude 36°30′N -
Denmark Vesey Slave Revolt
led an aborted slave rebellion in Charleston; it aggravated the anxiety about possible federal interference with the institution of slavery -
Monroe Doctrine
the doctrine warns European nations that the United States would not tolerate further colonization in the west hempispere -
Gibbons v. Ogden
was a landmark decision in which 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, encompassed the power to regulate navigation. -
Tariff of Abominations
tax tariff- was the highest tariff in U.S. peacetime and its goal was to protect industry in the northern United States from competing European goods by increasing the prices of European products. -
Erie Canal Completed
made in New York
connected eri with the hudson river -
John Quincy Adams Elected President (Corrupt Bargain)
he was elected president because of Henry clay picking him from the house, then Clay became sec of state and Jackson said it was corrupt -
Robert Owen Founded the New Harmony Community
The community attracted a hodgepodge of individuals, from scholars to crooks, and fell apart due to infighting and confusion after just two years. -
Horace Mann Elected Secretary of the Massachusetts Board of Education
big figure in the education reform -
Andrew Jackson Elected President
elected president -
Lyman Beecher Delivered His “Six Sermons on Intemperance”
Beechers speech talked about the remedy of intemperance and mentions nature,occasions,signs, and evils -
Catherine Beecher Published Essays on the Education of Female Teachers
talked about the importance of being female teachers and talked about internal improvements -
Indian Removal Act
The law authorized the president to negotiate with southern Indian tribes for their removal to federal territory west of the Mississippi River in exchange for their lands. signed by Jackson -
Joseph Smith Founded the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-Day Saints
Mormon church -
Charles B. Finney Lead Religious Revivals in Western New York
A revival preacher who lead large revivals In Rochester and New York City. He created the "anxious bench". He was for temperance and was antislavery. He would eventually become the president of Oberlin College. -
Worcester v. Georgia
On review of the case, the Supreme Court in Worcester v. Georgia ruled that because the Cherokee Nation was a separate political entity that could not be regulated by the state, Georgia's license law was unconstitutional and Worcester's conviction should be overturned. -
Andrew Jackson Vetoed the Re-Charter of the Second Bank of the United States
Part of his war against the banks, wanted to take the money from the big bank and put it into pet banks -
Nullification Crisis Began
fight b/w President Andrew Jackson and the South Carolina legislature, which declared the 1832 tariff null and void in the state and threatened secession if the federal government tried to collect duties. It was resolved by a compromise negotiated by Henry Clay -
Black Hawk War
A war in Illinois between and alliance of Sauk and Fox Indians under Black Hawk against white settlers in an effort to overturn what Black Hawk considered and illegal treaty ceding tribal lands in that state to the United States. This war was notable for the viciousness of the white military efforts. -
Creation of the Whig Party in the U.S.
the Whigs supported the supremacy of the US Congress over the Presidency and favored a program of modernization, banking, and economic protectionism to stimulate manufacturing.
were against Jackson -
Treaty of New Echota
Signed by only 500 Cherokee Indians who were bribed saying that all 17,000 Cherokee's must leave within 2 years to go to land in Louisiana Territory. IF not they would be forced to leave by the United States Army on the Trail of Tears. -
Martin Van Buren Elected President
elected president, jacksons approved -
Texas Declared Independence from Mexico
Texas secedes from mexico because of their laws -
Battle of the Alamo
battle that Texans lost to Mexicans, but gave the Texans motivation to win -
Andrew Jackson Issued Specie Circular
gov would only accept gold or sliver in payment for fed land -
Transcendental Club’s First Meeting
meeting place for the same thought and frustration of american culture -
First McGuffey Reader Published
nearly every schoolchild read from, also had contained both English lessons as well as patriotic and moral lessons -
Panic of 1837
Jackson vetos recharter of second bank, leading to gov funds being withdrawn -
Ralph Waldo Emerson gave the “Divinity School Address”
gave “Divinity School Address” address at divinity college which caused controversy -
Trail of Tears Began
as part of Andrew Jackson's Indian removal policy, the Cherokee nation was forced to give up its lands east of the Mississippi River and to migrate to an area in present-day Oklahoma. -
John Humphrey Noyes Founded the Oneida Community
founded in putney, Vermont and moved to Oneida NY
Members were called perfectionists and bible communists -
Webster-Ashburton Treaty
Solved the border issues between Us and British north american colonies -
Treaty of Wanghia with China
diplomatic agreement that solved issue of trade between us and china -
James Polk Elected President
11th president -
U.S. Annexation of Texas
texas joined us -
Start of the Mexican War
War between us and mexico -
Bear Flag Revolt
independence rebellion caused by american settlers in Cali Sacramento valley against Mexican authorities -
John Humphrey Noyes Founded the Oneida Community
a radical Utopian community established in New York, in which complex marriage (free love), male consistence (a form of birth control), and controlled breeding to create a new superior generation, were all practiced. the community lasted for over thirty years because artisans made advanced steel traps and the Oneida Community Plate (made of silver). -
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
peace with mexico, add 525k square miles to us -
Gold Rush Began in California
Started when gold was found by James w. Marshall at sutters mill in colona, Cali -
Henry David Thoreau Published Civil Disobedience
talked about the how citizen should disobey the gov and certain laws -
Commodore Matthew Perry Entered Tokyo Harbor Opening Japan to the U.S.
Perry brought navy to japan to open trade with us -
Gadsden Purchase
us bought region of present day southern Arizona and southwest New mexico from mexico -
Kanagawa Treaty
treaty between japan and us, its marked the end of Japanese seclusion
