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The war of 1812 ended in 1815
The war finally came to an end in 1815. It was also saw as a second independance war from Britain. -
Tariff of 1816
This tariff was brought on by the load of cheap goods that was dropped on the United States after the war of 1812. It was put on because the people of New England could not keep up with the low prices. So this raised rates to 20%. -
James Monroes takes office
James Monroe took presidency in 1817. He served eight years. -
Mississippi is let into the union
Mississippi is let into america as the twentieth state. -
crush indian uprising in flordia and georgia
Secretary of War John C. Calhoun orders Andrew Jackson to stop Seminole Indian uprisings in the Floridas and southern Georgia; Andrew Jackson also receives a private letter from the president urging such action. -
debates over Missouri being a state begins
Debates over Missouri's admission to the Union are triggered in February by New York Republican congressman James Tallmadge, Jr. Tallmadge introduces an amendment to the Missouri statehood bill prohibiting further introduction of slavery in Missouri, despite the fact that 2,000 slaves already reside in the territory. -
Transcontinental Treaty
The Transcontinental Treaty, also known as the Adams-Onis treaty, is resolved in February after the conclusion of negotiations dating back to July 1818. The treaty transfers the Floridas from Spain to the United States for $5 million, and advances the U.S. border across Mexico to the Pacific Ocean. Spain also relinquishes claims to the Oregon Territory. Secretary of State John Quincy Adams orchestrates the proceedings with the Spanish minister to Washington, Luis de Onis. -
McCulloch v. Maryland
Maryland is ruled against. It built federal power but a huge blow on state's rights. -
Monroes second term begins
Monroe begins his second presidential term. -
Missouri admitted
Missouri is admitted as the twenty-fourth state of the Union. -
Monroe doctrine
In his annual address to Congress, Monroe formally articulates the foreign policy position that becomes known as the "Monroe Doctrine." It meets with widespread approval and political consent -
Cherokee's cheif objects
Cherokee chiefs arrive in Washington, D.C., to object to the government's removal policies and plead for their sovereign right to stay in Georgia. -
Tariff of 1824
Monroe signs the Tariff of 1824 into law, implementing protectionist measures in support of local manufactures and goods. Complaints arise in the South with cotton-growers fearful of British retaliation for the increase in price. Northern manufacturers are pleased with the law. -
John Quincy Adam
John Quincy Adams is sworn in as the sixth president of the United States. -
Indian removal act
Indian Removal policy of President Andrew Jackson was prompted by the desire of white settlers in the South to expand into lands belonging to five Indian tribes. -
Nat Turner's rebellion
A local slave rebellion in Southampton County, Virginia, led by Nat Turner, a black slave, killed sixty white citizens. -
First wagons crossing oregon trail
The first wagons crossed the Continental Divide on the Oregon Trail at Wyoming's South Pass when Captain Benjamin Bonneville and Joseph R. Walker navigated one hundred and ten men with twenty-one wagons into the Green River Valley. -
Compromise Tariff Act
The United States Congress passed a compromise tariff act in response to South Carolina's objections. The state of South Carolina subsequently withdrew the Nullification Ordinance upon its approval. -
First whig party
a presidential nominating convention held in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, in December 1839. This was the first national convention of the Whig Party of the United States. -
William Henry Harrison
He was elected president and died 32 days after he was in office,
