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Second great awakening began
Religious revival in the early 19th century -
Eli Whitney Patented the Cotton Gin
The Cotton Gin increased the cultivation of Cotton -
Gabriel Prosser Slave Revolt
Slave rebellion planned by Gabriel Prosser in Richmond -
Thomas Jefferson was elected president
Jefferson won the election of 1800 -
Marbury v. Madison
Formed the basis of Judaical review in America -
Louisiana Purchase
Huge purchase of land under the presidency of Thomas Jefferson -
Beginning of Lewis and Clark Expedition
Lewis and Clark explored the land obtained from the Louisiana Purchase -
Chesapeake-Leopard Affair
A naval engagement that occurred off the coast of Norfolk -
Embargo Act
Prohibited American ships from trading with foreign ports -
James Madison Elected president
James Madison won the election of 1808 -
Non-Intercourse Act
Lifted all embargoes on American shipping except for British and French Ports -
Beginning of Manifest destiny
After the war of 1812, American believed that they had to expand west, this was called Manifest Destiny -
Death of Tecumseh
Tecumseh was a Shawnee leader killed in battle -
The British Burn Washington DC
The British burn Washington DC in an attack during the war of 1812 -
Battle of New Orleans
American Victory against the the British army -
Hartford Convention
The New England federalist party met to discuss grievances of the war of 1812 -
Treaty of Ghent ratified
The treaty of Ghent ended the war of 1812 -
Era of Good Feeling Began
Began after American moral increased after the war of 1812 -
End of war of 1812
The war of 1812 ended with the treaty of Ghent -
James Monroe Elected President
James Monroe won the election of 1816 -
Anglo-American convention
Set the boundary between the Missouri territory in the U.S. and British North America (present day Canada) -
Rush-Bagot Treaty
Treaty between America and the UK limiting naval power in the great lakes -
Adams-Onis treaty
The Treaty in which Spain ceded from Florida -
McCulloch v. Maryland
The Supreme Court ruled that congress has implied powers -
Panic of 1819
First major economic crisis in America -
Dartmouth College v. Woodward
Held the charter of Dartmouth college -
Missouri Compromise
Missouri entered the union as a slave state, and Main entered as a free state -
Denmark Vesey Slave Revolt
A slave revolt that was planned, but never executed. -
Monroe Doctrine
The Monroe doctrine opposed European colonialism in the Americas -
John Quincy Adams Elected president (Corrupt Bargain)
John Quincy Adams was elected in 1824 -
Gibbons v. Ogden
The Supreme Court held the power to regulate interstate commerce -
Charles B. Finney lead Religious Revival in Western New York
Charles B. Finney was the best preacher of the second great awakening and preached in "Camp Meetings" -
Robert Owen founded the New Harmony Community
An experiment in which Robert Owen tried to create a perfect Utopia -
Erie Canal Completed
The Erie Canal Allowed trade across the state of New York -
Lyman Beecher Delivered his "Six Sermons on Intemperance"
Beecher delivered this speech to rebel against drinking -
Horace Mann Elected secretary of the Massachusetts board of Education
Horace Mann was an education reformer and whig politician -
Andrew Jackson Elected President
Andrew Jackson was elected in 1828 -
Tariff of Abominations
Designed to protect industry in the north -
Creation of the Whig Party in the U.S.
The Whig party formed when Andrew Jackson was in office -
Indian removal act
Forced Indians to move west of Mississippi -
Andrew Jackson Vetoed the Re-Charter of the Second bank of the United States
Jackson Vetoed charter because he believed the back was unconstitutional -
Worcester v. Georgia
The Supreme Court vacated the conviction of Samuel Worcester -
Nullification crisis began
Declared the tariffs of 1828 and 1832 unconstitutional -
Black Hawk War
A brief conflict between Americans and Native Indians -
Treaty of New Echota
Legalized the trail of tears -
Catherine Beecher Published "Essays on the Education of Female Teachers"
Listed the reason why Females should be more involved in education -
First McGuffey Reader Published
This book was used as a textbook for grades 1-6 -
Martin Van Buren elected president
Martin Van Buren won the election of 1836 -
Andrew Jackson Issued Specie Circular
It required government land to be payed off with gold and silver -
Battle of the Alamo
A Thirteen day battle led by general Antonio López -
Texas declared independence from Mexico
Texas declared independence, and they wanted to join the union -
Transcendental Club's first meeting
Several men met to discuss about forming the Transcendental Club -
Panic of 1837
Huge financial crisis in America that lasted until the mid 1840s -
Tail of tears began
The trail of tears was the path that the Indians were forced to take when migrating west. Many people died along the way -
Joseph Smith Founded the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-Day states
Led the Mormons to Illinois -
Ralph Waldo Emerson gave the "Divinity School Address"
A speech that was given at Harvard, and it said some radical things for time -
Francis Cabot Lowell Smuggled Memorized Textile Mill plans from Manchester, England
By doing this, Lowell developed Lowell mills in America -
Webster-Ashburton Treaty
Solved many boarder issued between America and British North America -
James Polk elected President
James Polk won the election of 1844 -
Treaty of Wanghia with China
This treaty between America and China covered a lot of areas, including fixed tariffs on trade -
U.S. Annexation of Texas
President James Polk oversaw the greatest territorial expansion for the U.S. -
Bear Flag Revolt
A small group of Americans in California declared California independent from Mexico -
Start of the Mexican War
War between American and Mexico about Texas -
John Humphrey Noyes founded the Oneida community
The Oneida community was an experiment in New York that practiced new ideas, such as birth control -
Gold Rush Began in California
The gold rush began when the word of mouth was that gold was found in California -
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Ended the war, and gave 525,000 square miles to the U.S. -
Henry David Thoreau Published Civil Disobedience
This book talked about people needing to prioritize themselves over the dictates of law -
Commodore Matthew Perry Entered Tokyo Harbor Opening Japan to the U.S.
Matthew Perry tried to reestablish regular trade with japan -
Gadsden Purchase
The U.S. purchased present day southern Arizona, and southwest New Mexico -
Kanagawa Treaty
First treaty between the U.S. and the Tokugawa Shogunate.
