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Second Great Awakening (1800-1870s) (2)
The Second Great Awakening was a Protestant revival movement during the early nineteenth century. -
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Thomas Jefferfson
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Barbary Pirates (Tripoli) 3
the first of two Barbary Wars, in which the United States and Sweden fought against the four North African states known collectively as the "Barbary States". The United States successfully defeated Qaramanli's forces with a combined naval and land assault by the United States Marine Corps. The U.S. treaty with Tripoli concluded in 1805 included a ransom for American prisoners in Tripoli, but no provisions for tribute. -
Louisiana Purchase (1803) 1
Louisiana Purchase (1803)
The Louisiana Purchase encompassed 530,000,000 acres of territory in North America that the United States purchased from France in 1803 for $15 million. The territory made up all or part of fifteen modern U.S. states between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains. https://www.monticello.org/thomas-jefferson/louisiana-lewis-clark/the-louisiana-purchase/ -
Maubury vs Madison
A landmark U.S. Supreme Court case that established the principle of judicial review in the United States, meaning that American courts have the power to strike down laws and statutes that they find to violate the Constitution of the United States. -
Lewis and Clark expodition 1
Lewis and Clark Expedition
The Lewis and Clark Expedition from August 31, 1803, to September 25, 1806, also known as the Corps of Discovery Expedition, was the United States expedition to cross the newly acquired western portion of the country after the Louisiana Purchase. https://www.history.com/topics/westward-expansion/lewis-and-clark -
Burr Hamilton Duel 2
Burr/Hamilton Duel (1804)
In one of the most famous duels in American history, Vice President Aaron Burr fatally shoots his long-time political antagonist Alexander Hamilton. Hamilton, a leading Federalist and the chief architect of America's political economy, died the following day. -
Cheaspeake - Leopard Affair 3
Chesapeake-Leopard Affair (1807)
The Chesapeake–Leopard affair was a naval engagement off the coast of Norfolk, Virginia, on June 22, 1807, between the British fourth-rate HMS Leopard and the American frigate USS Chesapeake. -
Embargo Act 3
Embargo Act (1807)
At Jefferson's request the two houses of Congress considered and passed the Embargo Act quickly in December 1807. All U.S. ports were closed to export shipping in either U.S. or foreign vessels, and restrictions were placed on imports from Great Britain. -
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James Madison
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Nonintercourse act 1, 3
Nonintercourse Act of 1809
In the last sixteen days of President Thomas Jefferson's presidency, the Congress replaced the Embargo Act of 1807 with the almost unenforceable Non-Intercourse Act of March 1809. This Act lifted all embargoes on American shipping except for those bound for British or French ports. -
Macon's Bill No. 2, 3
Macon’s Bill No. 2 (1810)
Macon's Bill Number 2, which became law in the United States on May 14, 1810, was intended to motivate Great Britain and France to stop seizing American ships, cargoes, and crews during the Napoleonic Wars. The law lifted all embargoes with Britain and France for three months. -
Fletcher v. Peck
Fletcher v. Peck (1810)
Fletcher v. Peck, 10 U.S. 87, was a landmark United States Supreme Court decision in which the Supreme Court first ruled a state law unconstitutional. The decision also helped create a growing precedent for the sanctity of legal contracts and hinted that Native Americans did not hold complete title to their own lands. -
Battle of Tippecanoe
Battle of Tippecanoe (1811)
Battle of Tippecanoe, (November 7, 1811), victory of a seasoned U.S. expeditionary force under Major General William Henry Harrison over Shawnee Indians led by Tecumseh's brother Laulewasikau (Tenskwatawa), known as the Prophet. The U.S. victory broke Tecumseh's power and ended the threat of an Indian confederation. -
War of 1812 3
The War of 1812 (18June1812–17February1815) was a conflict fought between the United States and its Indigenous allies on one side, and the United Kingdom, its dependent colonies in North America, Indigenous allies, and Spain on the other. It was caused by British restrictions on U.S. trade and America's desire to expand its territory, the United States took on the greatest naval power in the world, Great Britain.
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Treaty of Ghent 3
Treaty of Ghent (1814)
On December 24, 1814, The Treaty of Ghent was signed by British and American representatives at Ghent, Belgium, ending the War of 1812. By terms of the treaty, all conquered territory was to be returned, and commissions were planned to settle the boundary of the United States and Canada. -
The Hartford Convention 2
The Hartford Convention was a series of meetings from December 15, 1814 to January 5, 1815, in Hartford, Connecticut, United States, in which the New England Federalist Party met to discuss their grievances concerning the ongoing War of 1812 and the political problems arising from the federal government's increasing power. The Hartford Convention resulted in a declaration calling on the Federal Government to protect New England and to supply financial aidToNewEngland'sBadlyBatteredTradeEconomy. -
Henry Clay's American System 3
Henry Clay’s American System (1816)
The American system was a national economic plan put forth by Senator Henry Clay of Kentucky and the Whig party throughout the first half of the 19th century. The plan consisted of three major components: Pass high tariffs (taxes) on imports to protect American businesses and to increase revenues. -
American Colonization Society 2
American Colonization Society (1817)
The American Colonization Society (ACS) was formed in 1817 to send free African-Americans to Africa as an alternative to emancipation in the United States. In 1822, the society established on the west coast of Africa a colony that in 1847 became the independent nation of Liberia. -
Rush Bagot Agreement 2
Rush Bagot Agreement (1817)
This "System" consisted of three mutually reinforcing parts: a tariff to protect and promote American industry; a national bank to foster commerce; and federal subsidies for roads, canals, and other "internal improvements" to develop profitable markets for agriculture. -
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James Monroe
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Cultural Nationalism 1
Cultural Nationalism
The term “cultural nationalism” refers to movements of group allegiance based on a shared heritage as in language, history, literature, songs, religion, ideology, symbols, land, or monuments. Cultural nationalists emphasize heritage or culture, rather than race or ethnicity or institutions of statehood. -
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Era of Good Feelings 1
Era of Good Feelings (1817-1829)
Era of Good Feelings, also called Era of Good Feeling, national mood of the United States from 1815 to 1825, as first described by the Boston Columbian Centinel on July 12, 1817. The “era” proved to be a temporary lull in personal and political leadership clashes while new issues were emerging. -
Seminole Raid of 1818 2
Seminole Raid of 1818
These skirmishes, led by forces under General Andrew Jackson between 1817–1818, became known as the First Seminole War. These campaigns attacked several key Seminole locations and forced the tribe farther south into Florida. Following the war, the United States effectively controlled east Florida. -
Onís-Adams Treaty or the Florida Purchase Treaty (1819) 3
Onís-Adams Treaty or the Florida Purchase Treaty (1819)
The Adams-Onís Treaty of February 12, 1819, also known as the "Transcontinental Treaty," which settled border disputes between the United States and the Spanish Empire, proved vital to the nation's security. -
Panic of 1819, 2
Panic of 1819
The Panic of 1819 was the first widespread and durable financial crisis in the United States that slowed westward expansion in the Cotton Belt and was followed by a general collapse of the American economy that persisted through 1821. -
Dartmouth vs. Woodward 1
Dartmouth College v. Woodward (1819)
Woodward (1819) In Dartmouth College v. Woodward, 17 U.S. 481 (1819), the Supreme Court ruled that the state of New Hampshire had violated the contract clause in its attempt to install a new board of trustees for Dartmouth College. This case also signaled the disestablishment of church and state in New Hampshire. -
McCulloch v. Maryland (1819), 1
McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) is one of the first and most important Supreme Court cases on federal power. In this case, the Supreme Court held that Congress has implied powers derived from those listed in Article I, Section 8. The “Necessary and Proper” Clause gave Congress the power to establish a national bank. -
Tallmadge Amendment (1820), 1
Representative James Tallmadge proposed as a condition of Missouri's statehood that no further slaves could be imported into the state and all children born after Missouri's admission to the Union shall be born free. This condition, known as the Tallmadge amendment, set out a plan for gradual emancipation in Missouri. -
Missouri Compromise (1820) 1
In an effort to preserve the balance of power in Congress between slave and free states, the Missouri Compromise was passed in 1820 admitting Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state. In 1854, the Missouri Compromise was repealed by the Kansas-Nebraska Act. https://guides.loc.gov/missouri-compromise -
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Commonwealth System (1820ish) 2
The Commonwealth System was a broad system of state mercantilism. This system included legislative support for road and canal companies and grants of limited liability to help businesses start up -
Cohens v. Virginia (1821) 1
Cohens v. Virginia, 19 U.S. 264, is a landmark case by the Supreme Court of the United States that is most notable for the Court's assertion of its power to review state supreme court decisions in criminal law matters when the defendant claims that their constitutional rights have been violated. -
Gibbons v. Ogden (1821) 1
Cohens v. Virginia, 19 U.S. 264, is a landmark case by the Supreme Court of the United States that is most notable for the Court's assertion of its power to review state supreme court decisions in criminal law matters when the defendant claims that their constitutional rights have been violated. -
Monroe Doctrine (3)
Monroe Doctrine (1823)
The Monroe Doctrine is the best known U.S. policy toward the Western Hemisphere. Buried in a routine annual message delivered to Congress by President James Monroe in December 1823, the doctrine warned European nations that the United States would not tolerate further colonization or puppet monarchs. -
“Corrupt Bargain” of 1824 (2)
In return for Clay's support, Adams appointed Clay as the Secretary of State. Jackson's supporters termed the appointment a “corrupt bargain,” arguing that it displayed a corrupt system in which the elite insiders forged coalitions in pursuit of self-interests, ignoring the will and voice of the people. -
Erie Canal (2)
The Erie Canal. The Erie Canal opened on October 26, 1825, providing overland water transportation between the Hudson River on the east and Lake Erie at the western end. Popularly known as “Clinton's Folly,” the eight-year construction project was the vision of New York Governor DeWitt Clinton. -
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John Quincy Adams
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American Temperance Society (1826) (2)
The American Temperance Society was the first U.S. social movement organization to mobilize massive and national support for a specific reform cause. Their objective was to become the national clearinghouse on the topic of temperance. Within three years of its organization, ATS had spread across the country. -
“Tariff of Abominations” (1828) (3)
The tariff of 1828 raised taxes on imported manufactures so as to reduce foreign competition with American manufacturing. Southerners, arguing that the tariff enhanced the interests of the Northern manufacturing industry at their expense, referred to it as the Tariff of Abominations. -
American Peace Society founded (1)
The American Peace Society is a pacifist group founded upon the initiative of William Ladd, in New York City, May 8, 1828. Ladd was an advocate of a "Congress and High Court of Nations." The society organized peace conferences and regularly published a periodical entitled Advocate of Peace. -
Revolution (Election) of 1828 (1)
It was held from Friday, October 31 to Tuesday, December 2, 1828. It featured a rematch of the 1824 election, as President John Quincy Adams of the National Republican Party faced Andrew Jackson of the Democratic Party. ... Adams swept New England but won only three other small states. -
Spoils System (1)
Spoils System
The spoils system was instituted by Democratic President Andrew Jackson. "To the victor goes the spoils" meant that every government job belonged to the party in power. This drawing was meant to depict Jackson's decision-making in appointing members of his party to government positions. -
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Andrew Jackson
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Indian Removal Act (2)
In 1830, he signed the Indian Removal Act, which gave the federal government the power to exchange Native-held land in the cotton kingdom east of the Mississippi for land to the west, in the “Indian colonization zone” that the United States had acquired as part of the Louisiana Purchase. https://www.history.com/topics/native-american-history/trail-of-tears -
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Peggy Eaton Affair (2)
Peggy Eaton Affair (1830-1831)
The Petticoat Affair (also known as the Eaton Affair) was a political scandal involving members of President Andrew Jackson's Cabinet and their wives, from 1829 to 1831. The Petticoat Affair rattled the entire Jackson Administration and eventually led to the resignation of all but one Cabinet member. -
Nat Turner’s Rebellion (1831) (2)
Nat Turner's Rebellion, also known as the Southampton Insurrection, was a rebellion of enslaved Virginians that took place in Southampton County, Virginia, in August 1831, led by Nat Turner. The rebels killed between 55 and 65 people, at least 51 of whom were White. -
McCormick invents the Mechanical Reaper (1831)(2)
The mechanical reaper was invented by Cyrus McCormick in 1831. This machine was used by farmers to harvest crops mechanically. The McCormick mechanical reaper replaced the manual cutting of the crop with scythes and sickles. This new invention allowed wheat to be harvested quicker and with less labor force. -
Cherokee Nation v. Georgia (1831) (1)
The Supreme Court held that all Cherokee lands belonged to the United States. The Supreme Court held that the Cherokee Nation had rights to gold on their lands. The Supreme Court held that Georgia could not take away Cherokee lands. -
Trail of Tears (1)
Trail of Tears (1831)
The Trail of Tears was part of a series of forced displacements of approximately 60,000 Native Americans of the Five Civilized Tribes between 1830 and 1850 by the United States government known as the Indian removal. Tribal members "moved gradually, with complete migration occurring over a period of nearly a decade." -
Worchester v. Georgia (1832) (1)
Worcester v. Georgia, 31 U.S. 515, was a landmark case in which the United States Supreme Court vacated the conviction of Samuel Worcester and held that the Georgia criminal statute that prohibited non-Native Americans from being present on Native American lands without a license from the state was unconstitutional. -
Nullification Crisis (1832) (1)
The nullification crisis was a conflict between the U.S. state of South Carolina and the federal government of the United States in 1832–33. In November 1832 South Carolina adopted the Ordinance of Nullification, declaring the tariffs null, void, and nonbinding in the state. -
Jackson’s Bank War (1832) (1)
The Bank War was the political struggle that ensued over the fate of the Second Bank of the United States during the presidency of Andrew Jackson. In 1832, Jackson vetoed a bill to recharter the Bank, and began a campaign that would eventually lead to its destruction. -
American Antislavery Society (1833) (2)
The American Anti-Slavery Society hoped to convince both white Southerners and Northerners of slavery's inhumanity. The organization sent lecturers across the North to convince people of slavery's brutality. The speakers hoped to convince people that slavery was immoral and ungodly and thus should be outlawed -
Species Circular (1836) (1)
In July 1836, President Andrew Jackson issued the Specie Circular. Under this act, the government would only accept gold or silver in payment for federal land. This act prevented working-class Americans from purchasing federal land in the West, including in Ohio, due to the lack of gold and silver. -
The Alamo (3)
The Alamo (1836)
The Battle of the Alamo was a pivotal event in the Texas Revolution. Following a 13-day siege, Mexican troops under President General Antonio López de Santa Anna reclaimed the Alamo Mission near San Antonio de Béxar, killing most of the Texians and Tejanos inside. -
John Deere invents the Steel Plow (1837) (2)
In 1837, Deere developed and manufactured the first commercially successful cast-steel plow. The wrought-iron framed plow had a polished steel share. This made it ideal for the tough soil of the Midwest and worked better than other plows. -
Panic of 1837
Panic of 1837
The Panic of 1837 was a financial crisis in the United States that touched off a major depression, which lasted until the mid-1840s. Profits, prices, and wages went down, Westward expansion was stalled, unemployment went up, and pessimism abounded. The panic had both domestic and foreign origins. -
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Martin Van Buren
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“Log Cabin and Hard Cider” Campaign of 1840
Whigs took advantage of this quip and declared that Harrison was "the log cabin and hard cider candidate", a man of the common people from the rough-and-tumble West. They depicted Harrison's opponent, President Martin Van Buren, as a wealthy snob who was out of touch with the people. -
Irish Potato Famine (1840s) (3)
The Irish Potato Famine, also known as the Great Hunger, began in 1845 when a fungus-like organism called Phytophthora infestans (or P. infestans) spread rapidly throughout Ireland. The infestation ruined up to one-half of the potato crop that year, and about three-quarters of the crop over the next seven years. -
Shakers (2)
Shakers (1840s)
Like other Utopian societies founded in the18th and19th centuries, the Shakers believed it was possible to form a more perfect society upon earth. Spontaneous dancing returned around the 1840s, but by the end of the 19th century dancing ceased during worship. -
Dorothea Dix and Mental Hospitals (1840s) (2)
Her efforts are credited with the establishment of 32 state mental hospitals throughout the United States. In 1841, Miss Dix visited a Boston jail to teach a Sunday School class. There she found mentally ill people confined under inhumane conditions. -
American Renaissance (1840s) (1)
American Renaissance, also called New England Renaissance, period from the 1830s roughly until the end of the American Civil War in which American literature, in the wake of the Romantic movement, came of age as an expression of a national spirit. -
Brook Farm (1841) (2)
Brook Farm was an experimental commune and agricultural cooperative in West Roxbury, Massachusetts (now part of Boston). It was established in 1841 by Unitarian minister and author George Ripley (1802–80), a leader of the Transcendental movement. At Brook Farm the transcendentalists strove to establish social harmony. -
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Commonwealth v. Hunt (1842) (1)
Hunt, (1842), American legal case in which the Massachusetts Supreme Court ruled that the common-law doctrine of criminal conspiracy did not apply to labour unions. Until then, workers' attempts to establish closed shops had been subject to prosecution. -
Webster-Ashburton Treaty (1842) (3)
The Webster–Ashburton Treaty, signed August 9, 1842, was a treaty that resolved several border issues between the United States and the British North American colonies. Signed under John Tyler's presidency, it resolved the Aroostook War, a nonviolent dispute over the location of the Maine–New Brunswick border. -
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James K. Polk
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Seneca Fall Convention (1848) (2)
The Seneca Falls Convention was the first women's rights convention. It advertised itself as "a convention to discuss the social, civil, and religious condition and rights of woman". Held in the Wesleyan Chapel of the town of Seneca Falls, New York, it spanned two days over July 19–20, 1848. -
Oneida Community (1848) (2)
The Oneida Community was a perfectionist religious communal society founded by John Humphrey Noyes and his followers in 1848 near Oneida, New York.The Oneida Community practiced communalism (in the sense of communal property and possessions), complex marriage, male sexual continence, and mutual criticism. -