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Second Great Awakening Began
Religious revival -
Eli Whitney Patented the Cotton Gin
Pulled seeds from the cotton balls, which made it faster to get cotton. -
Thomas Jefferson Elected President
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Gabriel Prosser Slave Revolt
Enslaved blacksmith who planned large slave rebellion in Richmond area. -
Marbury v. Madison
First Supreme Court cases that applied Judicial review -
Louisiana Purchase
Land deal between U.S. and France which doubled the size of U.S. -
Beginning of Lewis and Clark Expedition
Jefferson asked Congress to fund an expedition through Louisiana territory to Pacific Ocean. -
Chesapeake-Leopard Affair
Naval engagement that occurred on coast of Norfolk between British and Chesapeake where Leopard(British) attacked looking for deserters from Royal Navy. -
Embargo Act
Prohibits American ships from trading in all foreign ports, mostly against Britain and France. -
James Madison Elected President
Democratic-Republican defeated Federalist Pinckney. -
Non-Intercourse Act
Congress replaced Embargo Act and lifted embargoes for shipping except for British and French ports. -
Francis Cabot Lowell Smuggled Memorized Textile Mill Plans From Manchester, England
Spied on British textile industry and memorized the plans to recreate them for his own mills. -
Death of Tecumseh
During War of 1812, he was killed during the Battle of Thames in Canada. -
The British Burn Washington DC
British hoped that burning DC would cause the fall of America in response to the American attack on the City of York -
Hartford Convention
Series of meetings where the New England Federalists party met to discuss their grievances concerning the ongoing War of 1812 and political problems. -
Treaty of Ghent Ratified
Ended War of 1812 between U.S. and Great Britain, where peace was negotiated. -
Battle of New Orleans
Last major battle of the War of 1812, America won against invading British army. -
End of the War of 1812
Ended with the Treaty of Ghent created two centuries of peace between the U.S. and Britain. -
Era of Good Feelings Began
Period after War of 1812 where Americans began to feel a sense of unity. -
James Monroe Elected President
Fifth president, last president during First Party System. -
Rush-Bagot Treaty
Treaty between U.S. and Great Britain after the War of 1812 that limited naval armaments on the Great Lakes. -
Anglo-American Convention
Set the boundary between Missouri Territory in the U.S. and British North America. -
Panic of 1819
Banks throughout the country failed, mortgages failed, agriculture fell, and unemployment. -
McCulloch v. Maryland
The state of Maryland lacked the power to tax the bank. -
Adams-Onis Treaty
Also known as the Transcontinental or Florida Purchase Treaty between the U.S. and Spain that gave Florida to the U.S. and defined boundaries between the U.S. and New Spain. -
Dartmouth College v. Woodward
The court ruled that the charter was protected under the contract clause of the U.S. Constitution. -
Missouri Compromise
Missouri was admitted as a slave state and Maine as a free state, which made it equal. -
Denmark Vesey Slave Revolt
Attempt at uprising slaves and freedmen in Charleston, SC. -
Monroe Doctrine
Doctrine that warns European Nations that the U.S. will no longer tolerate further colonization. -
Gibbons v. Ogden
Clarified the commerce clause and affirmed Congressional power. -
Erie Canal Completed
Waterway that made New York the empire state, the leader in population, industry, and economic strength. -
John Quincy Adams Elected President
Only election to be decided by House of Representatives, against Andrew Jackson. -
Robert Owen Founded the New Harmony Community
A utopia society created in Indiana by Robert Owen. -
Charles B. Finney Led Religious Revivals in Western New York
Showed Finney had a very powerful preaching style. -
Lyman Beecher Delivered His "Six Sermons on Intemperance"
The six sermons are on nature, occasions, signs, evils, and the remedy of intemperance. -
Horace Mann Elected Secretary of the Massachusetts Board of Education
Took part in all of the education reform that was happening during this period of time. -
Tariff of Abominations
Protective tariff passed to protect industry in U.S. -
Andrew Jackson Elected President
Seventh president and american soldier. -
Catherine Beecher Published "Essays on The Education of Female Teachers"
Promoted women as natural teachers and advocated for expansion and development of teacher training programs. Claimed work of a teacher is more important to society than doctor or lawyer. -
Trail of Tears Began
A march made by Cherokee Indians when they were forced to moved from their homeland of Georgia to the Indian territory. -
Indian Removal Act
Congress passed the act as a way of moving Indians out of East and to West where they had designated the "Indian Territory". -
Joseph Smith Founded the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-Day Saints
Joseph Smith founded the Mormon Church. -
Nullification Crisis Began
Convention declared that the tariffs of 1828 and 1832 were unconstitutional and unenforceable within the state of South Carolina -
Worcester v. Georgia
Cherokee Indians are protected from the actions of state governments. -
Andrew Jackson Vetoed the Re-Charter of the Second Bank of the United States
Argued that in the form presented to him it was incompatible with"justice", "sound policy", and the Constitution. -
Black Hawk War
Conflict between the United States and Native Americans led by Black Hawk, a Sauk leader. -
Creation of the Whig Party in the U.S.
The Whigs supported the supremacy of the U.S. Congress of the Presidency. -
Treaty of New Echota
Ceded Cherokee land to U.S. in exchange for compensation. -
Texas Declared Independence from Mexico
Houston's army won against Mexican forces at San Jacinto. Houston elected president of Republic of Texas. -
Battle of Alamo
Group of Texans led by George Collinsworth and Benjamin Milam captured fort at Alamo and seized control of San Antonio. -
Andrew Jackson Issued Specie Circular
Required payment of government land to be in gold or silver. -
First McGuffey Reader Published
Series of elementary school reading books. -
Transcendentalist Club's First Meeting
Club was a meeting-place for these young thinkers and an organizing ground for their idealist frustration with the general state of American culture and society at the time. -
Panic of 1837
Financial crisis, prices went up and unemployment went down in United States. -
Martin Van Buren Elected President
American statesman who served as the 8th president. -
Ralph Waldo Emerson gave the "Divinity School Address"
Sparked controversy because it attacked formal religion and argued for self-reliance and intuitive spiritual experience. -
Webster-Ashburton Treaty
Resolved border issues between United States and British North American colonies(present Canada). -
Treaty of Wanghia with China
Diplomatic agreement between Qing-dynasty and U.S.. -
James Polk Elected President
Politician who served as the 11th president. -
Beginning of Manifest Destiny
Belief that settlers were destined to expand across North America. -
U.S. Annexation of Texas
Texas entered U.S. as slave state. Broadened differences in U.S. over issues of slavery and set off Mexican War. -
Start of the Mexican War
War between United States and Mexico because of belief to spread "manifest destiny" across continent. -
Bear Flag Revolt
Small group of settlers in California rebelled against Mexican government. Stated California as independent republic. -
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
End of Mexican War, added 525,000 miles of land. Includes present day Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming. -
Gold Rush Began in California
News of gold brought 300,000 people from rest of United States and abroad. -
John Humphery Noyes Founded the Oneida Community
After hearing warrants were issued for several of his loyal followers, the group left Vermont for Oneida, New York, where Noyes knew some friendly perfectionist with land. -
Henry David Thoreau Published "Civil Disobedience"
Individuals should not overrule or disregard their consciences and they have the ability to stop the government from making them victims of injustice. -
Commodore Matthew Perry Entered Tokyo Harbor Opening Japan to U.S.
Opened trade for America to Japan who hasn't traded in over 200 years. -
Gadsden Purchase
Present day south Arizona and south west New Mexico. Purchased from treaty signed by U.S. ambassador to Mexico, James Gadsden. -
Kanagawa Treaty
Treaty between United States and Tokugawa Shogunate. Opened ports of Shimoda and Hakodate for American trade and permitted establishment of U.S. consulate in Japan.
