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1816
Second Bank of the United States is established. First protective tariff goes into effect. -
1817
Rush-Bagot Treaty between the United States and Great Britain. -
1818
The Convention of 1818 establishes the northern border of the Louisiana Purchase at the 49th parallel. -
1819
Panic of 1819; Supreme Court issues McCulloch v. Maryland decision; United States and Spain agree to the Transcontinental -
1820
Congress accepts the Missouri Compromise -
1821
Maine and Missouri become states, and Florida becomes a territory. -
1823
President Monroe announces the Monroe Doctrine -
1824
Supreme Court issues Gibbons v. Ogden decision; John Quincy Adams wins the presidential election by what some claim is a "corrupt bargain" with Henry Clay. -
1828
Andrew Jackson wins the presidency.