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John Quincy Adams elected as President
John Quincy Adams is elected as the sixth president of the United States. -
Erie Canal Completed
The Erie Canal marked a major transportation achievement which made New York and New YOrk ity ascend commercially. -
Thomas Jefferson Dies
Thomas Jefferson dies on the fiftieth anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. -
John Adams dies
Several hours after the death of Thomas Jefferson, John Adams dies at the age of 90 in Massachusetts. -
Slavery becomes illegal in New York
In 1827, slavery became illegal in New York. -
Andrew Jackson Elected
Andrew Jackson became the seventh president of the United States. He is known for founding the Democratic Party and for his support of individual liberty. -
Tariff of Abominations
Also known as the Tariff of 1828, it worked as a protective tariff passed by the U.S. Congress. It was known as the Tariff of Abominations because of the effects in had on southerners. -
Indian Removal Act
The Indian Removal Act granted the government the ability to move the indians to the west to provide land for the federal government. -
The "Underground Railroad" Established
The Underground Railroad worked as a way for escaped slaves to survive on the long road to the North. It consisted of a series of safehouses owned by white people who risked their lives to help escaped slaves. -
Nat Turner's Rebellion
Nat Turner, a Baptist slave preacher, leads a revolt in Southamton County, Virginia, killing at least 57 white people. Alabama makes it illegal for black people to preach because of this. -
Andrew Jackson reelected as President
Andrew Jackson is reelected as President and vetoes the charter for 2nd U.S. Bank. -
Oberlin College founded in Ohio
Oberlin College is founded in Ohio which was one of the first to admit black students. By 1860 one-third of the students at Oberlin College were black. -
Nullification Crisis
The Tariff of 1832 failed in that it was not able to cover the protective barriers of the legislation. South Carolina passed an ordinance of nullification in 1832 in which they threatened to secede if the federal government collected the tariff duties. -
Whig Party created
The Whig Party was created to oppose the polices of Andrew Jackson and his actions towards the Bank of the United States. -
Texas declares independence from Mexico
Texas declares independence from Mexico -
Van Buren Elected
Van Buren was elected with 170 electoral votes to his opponents 73 for William Henry Harrison. -
Panic of 1837
With Andrew Jackson as president, the state banks received government money to withdraw from the Bank of the United States. Many state banks broke down as a result of the Specie Circular that was issued by Jackson -
William Henry Harrison elected President
William Henry Harrison is inaugurated on March 4th, 1841. He was only in office for a month before dying on April 4th. He was succeeded by John Tyler. -
John Tyler Elected
John Tyler became president a month after William Henry Harrison died of pneumonia. Tyler kept Harrison's cabinet until his veto of the bill of fiscal corporation led to all the members except Daniel Webster leaving. -
Texas Annexation
The United States annexed Texas as a state in 1845. -
James K. Polk Elected President
James K. Polk was elected as the Democratic candidate in the Election of 1844. The campaign concerned two main issues, the annexation of Texas, and the occupation of Oregon. -
United States - Mexican War begins
With conflict over the U.S. annexation of Texas, Mexico still considered Texas part of itself. The US was granted all land from Texas to California except for the Gadsen Purchase as a result of this war in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. -
Iowa becomes 29th state
On December 28th, 1846, Iowa became the 29th state when James K. Polk signed the Iowa admission bill into law. -
Wisconsin becomes a state
Wisconsin becomes the 30th state in 1848. -
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
This treaty ended the Mexican-American War in which Mexico gave up all claims to land from Texas to California for $15 million. -
Zachary Taylor Elected as President
Zachary Taylor is elected president, he ran under the democratic side. His victory is in due part to the seperation of the Whig party. -
49ers Gold Rush
After gold was discovered in California in 1849, thousands of people flocked to the west in hopes of gold and riches. -
Millard Fillmore becomes President
Millard Fillmore succeeded Taylor after he died, Fillmore supported compromise and attempted to help unify the Whig party. -
Compromise of 1850
A series of measure put in place by Douglas to resolve the slavery and territorial issues that arose after California was admitted as a free state. -
Fugitive Slave Act
The fugitive slave act was a part of the compromise of 1850 that declared that all people were to assist in the return of fugitive slaves and made it illegal to hold fugitives. -
Gadsen Purchase
Region of present day southern Arizona and New Mexico purchased by the USA from Mexico. -
Franklin Pierce Elected President
Franklin Pierce was the Democratic candidate for the President in 1852 and the 14th president of the United States of America. -
Kansas Nebraska Act
The Kansas Nebraska Act was written by Stephan Douglas and repealed the Missouri Compromise. It was decided by popular sovereignty in these two states -
Dred Scott v Sanford
Dred Scott, a slave who had lived in the free state of Illinois and the free territory of Wisconsin before moving back to the slave state of Missouri. It was decided that Scott was property and the court could not take away property under the 5th Amendment -
James Buchanan becomes President
James Buchanan becomes the 15th president of the United States. -
Raid on Harper's Ferry
John Brown led a group of followers in the raid of arsenal in Harper's Ferry, Virginia. -
Origins of Species published
The Origin of Species was written by Charles Darwin.
