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The Second Great Awakening
Burned over district: Millerites, Mormans. -
Thomas Jefferson was elected president
Yay! -
Gabriel Prosser and the Slave Revolt
Gabriel planned to revolt; was postponed from the rain. -
Madison versus Marbury
Marbury sued Madison for stripping a position from existence. -
Louisiana Purchase
Jefferson bought (a portion) of the west from Napoleon. -
Beginning of Lewis and Clark Expedition
Lewis and Clark explore the new west lands. -
Eli Whitney Gains the Cotton Gin Patent
The patent was granted on MArch 14th, 1794; wasn't valid until 1807. -
Chesapeake and Leonard Affair
Leonard fired in the Chesapeake for insane reasons. -
Embargo Act
Jefferson blocked Americans from trading with anyone to protect from war. -
The Non-Intercourse Act
Madison shut off America from all trade. -
James Madison President
Federalist Chalres Cotesworth Pinckney lost. -
Francis Cabot Lowell steals plans.
Just what the title says. -
Manifest Destiny
"God has told us to go west! (Mumbles) And also to murder thousands." -
Death of Tecumseh
Tecumseh was killed by William Henry Harrison. -
The Burning of Washington D.C.
The British Burn D.C.; part of war of 1812 -
The Harford Convention
Convention in which the New England federalist party discussed their problems with war and the government. -
The Battle of New Orleans
Last major battle of the War of 1812. -
Treaty of Ghent Ratified
Though the document was signed on Christmas Eve, 1814, it took two months to be ratified. -
End of the War of 1812
The War of 1812's end. -
James Monroe Elected
James Monroe is elected as president. -
Era of Good Feelings Began
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Rush - Bagot Treaty
Limited Naval armaments in Lake Champlain and The Great Lakes. Between America and Britain. -
McCulloch versus Maryland
This was a landmark showing the power of the federal court over states. -
Dartmoth versus Woodward
Woodward tries to take Dartmoth's charter. >:( -
Panic of 1819
The first major peacetime financial crisis. -
The Anglo-American Convention
Set boundaries between the British and Americans in America. -
Adams-Onis Treaty
A treaty that bought Florida and solidified lines from New Spain and America. -
The Missouri Compromise
Compromise about slave states and free states. -
Denmark Vesey Slave Revolt
A revolt planned for June 1822. Man executed -
Monroe Doctrine
Monroe declared that America was no longer in the colonial age. -
Corrupt Bargain
John Quincy Adams and Clay. -
Gibbons V. Ogden
Court controls commerce. -
Charles B Finney Revivals
1825 to 1835. -
New Harmony Community Creation
Another forest people place. -
Erie Canal Finished
The Erie Canal became the first canal to be completed. -
Six Sermons of Intemperance
"Don't drink!" -
The Tariff of Abominations
A 45% tariff was placed on goods; hurt the south. -
Andrew Jackson Elected
Very big, very important towards America's holding institutes. -
Whig Party Emerges
"We hate Jackson." -
Latter Day Saints Founded
Joseph Smith uses his lovely face and his golden plates to vex the crowds into joining him. -
Indian Removal Act
:'( -
A.J. Refuses to Recharter Second Bank of America
Jackson says "no" to the bank that is for itself, not the people. -
Nullification Crisis
S.C. wanted seccession. -
Woechester Versus Georgia
"Only the court's can have say over Indian lands." -
Essays on the Education of Female Teachers Published
Furthered women's education and rights. -
Treaty of New Echota
Major Ridge ceded Cherokee land to the U.S. for compensation. He sold the masses out. -
Transcendental's Hold Their First Club Meeting
Forest people. -
The First McGuffey Reader
Children's reader: furthered education. -
Andrew Jackson Issues Specie Circular
Payment of government land to be in gold or silver. -
Battle of the Alamo
Key battle that helped the Texans win their independence. -
Texas Declared Independence
From Mexico. -
Martin Van Buren Elected President
Pawn President. -
Panic of 1837
A financial crisis; Jackson blamed. -
Horace Mann Becomes the Head of Massachusetts Board of Education
Education is lit. -
Trail of Tears Began
Forced removal of Indians. -
The Black Hawk War
A brief Indian war. Led by Black Hawk (Sauk) -
R.W.E. Gives Divinity Address
A really good transcendentalism speech. -
The Webster-Ashburton Treaty
Settled the northeast boundary disputes between America and Britain. -
James Polk Elected
Won against Henry Clay. Highlighted tensions about slavery. -
Treaty of Whangia (Or Peace)
Treaty with China. -
U.S. Annexation of Texas
U.S. acknowledges Texas as a republic. -
Bear Flag Revolt
Small revolt of American settlers against the Mexicans in California. -
Mexican War Start Date
A war with Mexico ignited by settlers in Texas. -
Oneida Community Creation
A transcendentalist community in New York. -
Gold Rush in California
Gold being found led settlers flowing into California. -
The Guadalupe Hidalgo Treaty
"Treaty of peace friendship"; added part of the present day west to America. (Colorado, New Mexico, California...) -
Civil Disobedience Published
Resistance to civil government. -
Matthew Perry Opens Up American-Japanese Trade
First time trade with Japan and the West in over 200 years. -
Gadsden Purchase
Purchased from Mexico by James Gadsden. -
Kanagawa Treaty
Treaty between America and the Tokugawa shogunate.