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Supreme Court Declares parts of the Judiciary Act of 1789 unconstitutional
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The Second Great Awakening
The Second Great Awakening was a Christian revivalist movement that featured large revival meetings where zealous preachers expressed their ideas to the American public which sparked social reformation. -
Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase doubled the size of the U.S, gave the country complete control of the port of New Orleans, and provided territory for westward expansion. -
Lewis and Clark Expedition
A journey made by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, during the presidency of Thomas Jefferson, to explore the American Northwest, newly purchased from France, and some territories beyond. The expedition started from St. Louis, Missouri, and moved up the Missouri River and down the Columbia River to the Pacific Ocean. -
New Jersey Ends Slavery
In 1804 the New Jersey Legislature passed "An Act for the Gradual Abolition of Slavery." It stated that females born of slave parents after July 4,1804, would be free upon reaching 21 years of age, and males would have to be 25. -
African Slave Trade Ends
In January 1807, with a self-sustaining population of over 4 million slaves in the South, some Southern congressmen joined with the North in voting to abolish the African Slave Trade, which became effective January 1, 1808. -
Robert Fulton Builds First Steamboat
The Steamboat took passengers form NYC tot Albany and back again, a round trip of 300 mi, in 62 hours. -
Non-intercourse Act
In the last 16 days of President Jefferson's presidency, the Congress replaced the Embargo Act of 1807 with the almost unenforceable Non-Intercourse Act. This act lifted all embargoes on American shipping except for those bound for British or French ports. -
The War of 1812
Conflict fought between the U.S and Great Britain over British violations of U.S maritime rights. It ended with the exchange of ratifications of the Treaty of Ghent. -
Missouri Compromise
The Missouri Compromise was an effort by Congress to defuse the sectional and political rivalries triggered by the request of Missouri late in 1819 for admission as a state in which slavery would be permitted. At the time, the U.S contained 22 states, evenly divided slave and free. -
Monroe Doctrine Declared
This was a foreign policy set forth by President Monroe in 1823 that discouraged European intervention in the Western Hemisphere. -
The Erie Canal is Opened
(finished 1825) It was the longest artificial waterway and the greatest public works project in North America. The canal put New York on the map as the Empire State-- the leader in population, industry, and economic strength. -
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad begins Operation
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad is the oldest railroad in the U.S and the first common carrier railroad, with its first section opening in 1830. -
Indian Removal Act
This act was signed by Andrew Jackson authorizing the president to grant unsettled lands west of the Mississippi in exchange for Indian lands within existing state borders. A few tribes went peacefully, but many resisted the relocation policy. -
Nat Turner Rebellion
Nat Turner's Rebellion was one of the largest slave rebellions ever to take place in the U.S, and it played an important role in the development of antebellum slave society. -
The Liberator Begins Publication
Created by abolitionist crusader William Lloyd Garrison, the weekly newspaper was the most influential antislavery periodical in the pre-Civil War period of U.S history. It represented the majority opinion of the Northerners, reacted militantly by defending slavery as a "positive good" and by legislating. -
Trail of Tears
As part of Andrew Jackson's Indian removal policy, the Cherokee nation was forced to give up its lands east of the Mississippi River and to migrate to an area in present-day Oklahoma. The Cherokee called this journey the "Trail of Tears" because of the horrible effects.
