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Second Great Awakening Began
Starting with religion becoming a priority in America lead to other types of reforms -
Eli Whitney patented the Cotton Gin
Created the cotton gin and interchangeable parts helping the industrialization. -
Gabriel Prosser Slave Revolt
Blacksmith slave that planned a slave revolt in Richmond -
Thomas Jefferson was elected president
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Marbury vs. Madison
Saying the Constitution couldn't issue the writs to Supreme Court. Jefferson denied Madison writs so he made a petition -
Louisiana Purchase
A 15,000 purchase made by the U.S from France to get the territory from the Mississippi River to the Rocky mountains -
Beginning of Lewis and Clark expedition
Lewis and Clark left St. Louis on the Mississippi River to the Pacific ocean to explore the Northwest -
Chesapeake-Leopard Affair
A battle in Norfolk, Virginia with the USS Chesapeake and HMS Leopard navy ships shooting at each other. Britain won this battle -
Embargo Act
Law prohibiting U.S trade to foreign ports -
Non-intercourse Acr
Took off all the embargo but France and Britain -
James Madison elected President
Was the Forth president and was Democrat-Republican. Known as the "Father of Our Constitution". Last of the Founding Fathers -
Francis Cabot Lowell Smuggled Memorized Textile Mill Plans from Manchester,England
Built the american textile manufacture industry -
Death of Tecumseh
Died in Battle of Thames during the War of 1812 between the British -
The British Burn Washington DC
British attack during the war of 1812 -
End of the War 1812
War was started Jun 18,1812 because Britain blockade to France, the way they treated the naval, and the Indians -
Harford Convention
Federalist party meet to talk about increase government and the War of 1812 -
Treaty of Ghent Ratified
This treaty ended the War of 1812 between America and Great Britain. Started in Ghent Belgium -
Battle of New Orleans
One of the bloodiest battles fought during the War of 1812 between U.S and Great Britain -
Era of God Feeling Began
Two parties came together and made on political party(Republicans) -
James Monroe Elected President
Fifth president of the United States and wrote the Monroe Doctrine. Known for the "Era of Good Feelings" -
Rush Bagot-Treaty
Treaty between the U.S and Great Britain to remove navy from the Great Lakes. -
Anglo American Convention
Treaty between Great Britain,America, slaves, and Ireland creating boundary and respect for fisheries -
McCulloch vsMaryland
Maryland tried to imply taxes on the bank in other staes -
Panic of 1819
After the "Era of Good Feelings" a drop economically banks were closing and people were forced out of farms and homes -
Dartmouth college vs Woodward
Was a private college by political parties wanted to make it an public institution but was unconstitutional by contract clause -
Adams-Onis Treaty
Was a treaty between the U.S and Spain to purchase Florida from Spain. -
Missouri Compromise
Missouri wanted to join the union as a slave state but in order Maine had to join as a free state -
Denmark Vesey Slave Revolt
Was planned by a former slave who bought his freedom but the revolt didn't happen. Could've been the biggest revolt but was stopped by whites in Charleston -
Monroe Doctrine
Doctrine made to protect America and Latin America from European countries -
Gibbons vs Ogden
Supreme Court said that the sates didn't have the power to regulate commerce granted by congress -
Robert Owen Founded the New Harmony Community
Created by Harmonist in the woods but Robert Owens bought the land to be a utopia -
John Quincy Adams elected president(Corrupt Bargain)
Sixth president . Jackson believed that his rival Henry Clay helped him win the election causing the corrupt bargain -
Erie Canal completed
Took two years to complete but made transportation in the North easier. From New York to the Great Lakes -
Lyman Beecher Delivered His "Six Sermons on Intemperance"
Book on Intemperance about how it's a sin to prohibit it -
Horace Mann Elected Secretary of the Massachusetts Bored of Education
Education reformer and Whig party politician promoting public education -
Andrew Jackson elected president
7th president but ran twice for presidency. Was seen as more like a king instead of president since he abused his power -
Tariff of Abominations
Tariff passed to protect the industry in Northern U.S -
Catherine Beecher Published Essays on the Education of Female Teachers
Was a teacher known for her opinion on women education and educating the young and school improvements -
Joseph Smith Found the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saint
Leader of Mormons and the Latter Day Saint movement. Published the Book of Mormons -
Indian Removal Act
Andrew Jackson had forced Indians off their land because some say them as an inferior race. -
Trail of Tears Began
Indian removal trail form the Southeast to the West of the Mississippi River -
Nullification Crisis Began
Political crisis during Jackson presidency which was confrontation between South Carolina and the federal government -
Black Hawk War
Small war between the U.S and native Americans lead by an Indian named Black Hawk. -
Worcester v. Georgia
Worcester and non Indians were helping the Cherokee violating the constitution. -
Andrew Jackson Vetoed the Re-Charter of the Second Bank of the United States
Vetoed the bank to help smaller farmers and western have enough money because the market power had increases -
Creation of the Whig Party in the U.S
Political party in the US.Four of the Presidents where in the party. -
Treaty of New Echota
Treaty between the U.S and the Cherokee forcing the Indians off the land for compensation -
First McGuffey Reader Published
Was a book used to help educate kids and came in 6 volumes -
Andrew Jackson Issued Specie Circular
Payment to the government for public land had to be silver or gold -
Battle of Alamo
Battle between the Mexicans and Americans that lasted 13 days -
Texas Declared Independence from Mexico
Texas had left Mexico after the Texas Revolution -
Transcendental Club's First Meeting
Frederick Henry Hedge, Ralph Waldo Emerson, George Ripley, George Putnam met in Massachusetts to discuss the real first meeting -
Panic of 1837
A financial crisis in the United States the made wages, profits and prices drop but didn't end till the mid 1840 -
Martin Van Buren Elected President
Part of the Democratic Republican party and was the 8th president -
Ralph Waldo Emerson gave the "Divinity School Address"
Was Ralph speech to the graduating class at Harvard Divinity College -
Webster- Ashburton Treaty
Treaty fixing issues between the Northern American State and Britain -
Treaty of Wanghia with China
Treaty saying the U.S has the rights to Chinese trade ports and being in China -
U.S Annexation of Texas
Led to the Mexican War which brought us the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo and the territory of California and Texas -
Beginning of Manifest Destiny
Americans expedition to the West coast helped with native removal and western settlement -
James Polk Elected President
Was the 11th president and the 13th speaker for house of representatives and governor of Tennessee -
Bear Flag Revolt
Rebellion of people in California against Mexican authorities -
Start of the Mexican War
Armed war between U.S and the United Mexican States -
Gold Rush Began In California
James W. Marshall was the first to find gold in California. After that more people started towards California -
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Treaty added land near California, Arizona and Nevada -
Henry David Thoreau Published Civil Disobedience
Citizens refused to obey the laws, demand, order, anything that had to do with the government -
Commodore Matthew Perry Entered Tokyo Harbor Opening Japan to the U.S
Commodore of U.S navy and commanded a number of ships to enter Japan -
Gadsden Purchuse
Purchase of Arizona and New Mexico by James Gadsden -
Kanagawa Treaty
Treaty between America and Tokugawa Shogunate allowing ships to travel there -
John Humphrey Noyes Founded the Oneida Community
Was a preacher and a socialist made a utopia and practiced complex marriages.
