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Cumberland Road
Construction started to build the first road
Additions were added to make it longer. 1850 the last add on was completed. It reached all the way to Illnois -
Era of Good Feelings
Peace, pride and progress until 1825 -
Rush Bagot Agreement
Limited naval power on the Great Lakes for both British Canada and the United States -
Erie Canal
Construction has began -
Jackson's Troops Invade
Jackson's troops invaded Florida to capture Seminole raiders -
Convention of 1818
Set border between the United States and Canada at 49N latitude -
McCulloch v. Maryland
This created the national bank -
Thomas Cole
Thomas Cole moved to the US from Britain -
Adam-Onis Treaty
Settled all border disputes between Spain and the United States -
Missouri Compromise
Settled all the conflicts that had arose from their application of statehood -
James Fenimore Cooper
Cooper's book The Spy was published. It was a story set during the American Revolution. -
Mexico broke free from Spain
President Monroe began to worry for he thought European countries would start to come for the Americas. -
Books
Cooper published yet another book! Now The Pioneers was released -
Monroe Doctrine
The Monroe Doctrine was created on this December day! Warning the Europeans not to interfere with the Americas -
Gibbons v. Ogden
Says that the states could not interfere with the power of Congress -
The Election of 1824
Andrew Jackson won the popular vote but didnt have enough electoral votes to win. So John Quincy Adams became president instead -
Erie Canal
Finally completed! Moved from Lake Erie to New York -
Hudson River School
The Hudson River School was created! They created paintings that reflected national pride. -
Schools
Massachusetts lawmakers created a state board of education -
Art Changes
Changes in the style has began to change, now the are making the American landscape more scenes from people's daily life.