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Eli Whitney Patented the Cotton Gin
He created a machine to remove seeds from cotton -
Gabriel Prosser Slave Revolt
25 slaves planned to rise up and attack their masters and create an Army -
Thomas Jefferson Elected President
TJ was elected as the third president of the United States showing a peaceful shift from one political party being in power to the other -
Louisiana Purchase
A land agreement between the US and the french where the french sold land to the united states for 15 million -
Marbury v. Madison
was a supreme court case hearing that established the idea of Judicial Review -
Beginning of Lewis and Clark Expedition
Lewis and Clark set out on an expedition to explore the newly purchased land "Louisiana Purchase" -
Embargo Act
Prohibited all american ships from trading in all foreign ports -
Chesapeake-Leopard Affair
Naval engagement on the coast of Norfolk between the united states and united kingdom -
James Madison Elected President
The democratic-republican had defeated federalist candidate Charles Cotesworth -
Non-Intercourse Act
this act lifted all embargo's on American shipping except for British or French -
Francis Cabot Lowell Smuggled Memorized Textile Mill Plans From Manchester
He had brought the plans and instructions smuggled into the United States -
Death of Tecumseh
Shawnee Indian military leader -
The British Burn Washington DC
The British had created an attack putting the united states capital under fire including the white house -
Treaty of Ghent Ratified
This treaty ended -
Harford Convention
Meeting in harford to discuss the grievances concerning the war of 1812 and the political problems arising -
End of the War of 1812
The end of the naval war between the US and UK over maritime rights -
Battle of New Orleans
This was a militaristic battle battle between the United States and United Kingdom over New Orleans -
Era of Good Feeling Began
The mood of victory had swept the nation after a moment of victory after the war of 1812 -
James Monroe Elected President
He was the fifth United States president who played a major role in United States foreign policy -
Rush-Bagot Treaty
Treaty between the navies of the United States and United Kingdom based upon the naval usage of the great lakes. -
Anglo-American Convention
The convention respecting fisheries, boundary and the restoration of slaves between the US and UK -
Adams-Onis Treaty
Agreement between the United States and Spain that resulted in the united states attaining Florida -
McCulloch v. Maryland
established the Necessary and Proper clause of the US Constitution -
Missouri Compromise
effort by congress to settle rivalries over the request for missouri -
Panic of 1819
Was the first major financial crisis in the United States following the war of 1812 -
Dartmouth College V. Woodward
Supreme Court decision based upon an issue of state power and contracts -
Charles B. Finney Lead Religious Revivals in Western New York
Forceful religious voice that added to the religious tensions taking place in New York from the 1820's to 1850's -
Denmark Vesey Slave Revolt
He was an alleged ring leader of a slave revolt. It is said his plan was to take over Charleston and sail back to Haiti for refuge -
Monroe Doctrine
Policy opposing European colonialism in the United States -
Gibbons v. Ogden
New york state law gave Livingston and Fulton a 20 year monopoly of navigation of state waters. -
Robert Owen Founded the New Harmony Community
Robert Owen had relocated the village of harmony to Pennsylvania -
John Quincy Adams Elected President
The first election where the winner lost the popular vote -
Erie Canal Completed
The canal connecting the great lakes with New York city had been completed -
Tariff of Abominations
Tariff placed by congress to protect industry in the Northern United States -
Lyman Beecher Delivered His “Six Sermons on Intemperance”
Lyman had published writing about the nature and occasions of intemperance -
Andrew Jackson Elected President
General who had served in both houses of congress had -
Creation of the Whig Party in the U.S.
A political party formed in the 19th century that was opposed to Andrew Jacksons views -
Catherine Beecher Published Essays on the Education of Female Teachers
Created writing to express that women deserve a higher status in education and life. -
Indian Removal Act
This law was passed to authorize the removal of native Americans by getting them to go out west -
Worcester v. Georgia
Determined that a statue that criminalized Native Americans not on native american lands with a license was unconstitutional -
Andrew Jackson Vetoed the Re-Charter of the Second Bank of the United States
Andrew Jackson had vetoed the second bank as to him he saw it incompatible with "Justice" and "Sound Policy" of the constitution -
Black Hawk War
Brief war between the united states and native Americans led by black hawk -
Nullification Crisis Began
Determined that the tariffs of 1828 and 1833 were unconstitutional -
Treaty of New Echota
The Cherokee Indians had gave up land in hopes for compensation and better treatment -
First McGuffey Reader Published
The new England primer, the principle textbook for millions of colonists and early Americans. -
Horace Mann Elected Secretary of the Massachusetts Board of Education
President of Massachusetts was voted as the boards first secretary -
Ralph Waldo Emerson gave the “Divinity School Address”
Speech that was gave to the Harvard graduation class of 1838 -
Trail of Tears Began
Due to Indian removal policies the Cherokee Indians were forced to give up lands and leave out west. -
Second Great Awakening Began
The second great awakening was a revival of the protestant religion during the 19th century -
Webster-Ashburton Treaty
Resolved multiple border issues between the United States and the British north american colonies -
Treaty of Wanghia with China
Diplomatic agreement between the qing dynasty and the united states based upon peace -
Start of the Mexican War
War between the united states and mexico had begun -
Henry David Thoreau Published Civil Disobedience
Resistance to the civil government was an essay wrote that expressed disgust towards slavery and war -
John Humphrey Noyes Founded the Oneida Community
It was a perfectionist community founded by John Humphrey in New York
