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Second Great awakening
The Second Great awakening was a Protestant religious revival during the 19th century in the US, -
Eli Whitney Patented the Cotton Gin
The cotton gin was a machine that revolutionized the production of cotton by speeding up the process of removing seeds from cotton fiber. -
Gabriel Prosser Slave Revolt
Gabriel Prosser was the leader of an unsuccessful slave revolt in Richmond Virginia. This plan would have work but two slaves who wanted to protect their master betrayed the plot to Virginia authority. This led to Proctor and his following to the countryside where they were killed and executed. -
Thomas Jefferson Elected President
It was the first peaceful transfer of power from one political power to another. -
Louisiana purchase
It's when the US brought up to 828,000,000 square miles of territory from France. This stretched from the Mississippi river in the east to the rocky mountains in the west and from the Gulf of Mexico in the South to the Canadian border in the north. -
Marbury vs Madison
It was supreme court case that established the principle of judicial review in the US. The principle of judicial review means federal courts have the power to void acts of Congress in conflict with the Constitution. -
Beginning of Lewis and Clark Expedition
It was a mission to explore the Northwest from the Mississippi river to the Pacific Ocean led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. -
Embargo Act
It was a law passed by Congress forbidding all exportation of good from the US. The hope was to weaken Britain and France by shoping trade however this did more harm than good. -
Chesapeake-Leopard Affair
The Chesapeake a US frigate was boarded by a British ship,the Leopard. The Chesapeake was not fully armed -
James Madison Elected president
He was the fourth president in the US. He was advocate for a strong federal government. Her led the Us into the war of 1812 -
Non-Intercourse Act
This act maintained the embargo only against Britain and France but did not ban trade with other European countries. -
Francis Cabot Lowell Smuggled Memorized Textile plans from Manchester,England
Francis Cabot Lowell a Boston merchant spied on new British textile industry. He was unable to buy drawing or a model of a power loom which British used to make textiles. So he commit it to memory and recreated it. -
Death of Tecumseh
Tecumseh was the leader of a Indian force who organized interracial resistance to the encroachment of white settlers. His death marked the end of Indian resistance east of the Mississippi river. -
The British Burn Washington DC
This is the British revenge for the sacking of York when they American set fire to the parliament,Government house and other building in Canadian capital. -
Treaty of Ghent Ratified
It was the peace treaty that ended the War of 1812 between the US and UK -
Harford Convention
It was declaration calling on the Federal Government to protect New England and to supply financial aid to New England's badly battered trade economy. It also added the two-third majority vote in order for war to be declared -
Battle of New Orleans
The future president Andrew Jackson with a butch of fighters. Deliver a frontal assault on the British army. This victory vaulted Jackson to national stardom -
End of the War of 1812
The treaty of Peace and Amity between Britain and the US ended the war by terms that all conquered territory was to be returned, and commission were planed to settle the boundary of US and Canada. -
Era of Good Feeling Began
It is the name applied to the period in the US that corresponds with the term of James Monroe. This attitude that the US had was become know isolationism. -
Rush bagot treaty
It was a treaty between the US and UK limiting naval armaments on the Great lakes and Lake Champlain. -
James Monroe elected president
He is best know was establishing a foreign doctrine called the Monroe plane.He also help oversee the major westward expansion. -
Anglo-American Convention
The convention of 1818 was a treaty between the US and Britain that sent the 49th parallel as the boundary between British North American and the US across the West -
Adams-Onis Treaty
The US and Spain defined the western limit of the Louisiana purchase and surrendered the Pacific Northwest but in return the Us recognized Spain sovereignty over Texas -
McCulloch v.Maryland
In this case the Supreme Court held that Congress has implied powers derived from those listed in Article 1,Section 8. The"Necessary and Proper"Clause gave Congress the power to establish a national bank. -
Missouri Compromise
It 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. -
Panic of 1819
After the post War of 1812 economic expansion ended. banks throughout the country failed;mortgages were foreclosed,forcing people out of their home and farms, These falling prices impaired agriculture and manufacturing which trigger widespread employment. -
Dartmouth College V.Woodward
New Hampshire had attempted to take over Dartmouth College by revising it's colonial charter. The supreme court ruled that ruled its charter was protected under the contract clause of the U:S constitution. -
Denmark Vesey Slave Revolt
He orchestrate a rebellion followed by a mass exodus to Charleston to Haiti. The plan was for the slaves to rise up and slay their master and sail to Hati however it did not go through since two slaves revealed their plans to their own and Vesey was hanged. -
Monroe Doctrine
A statement of foreign policy which proclaimed that Europe should not interfere in affairs whiting the US or in development of other countries in the Western Hemisphere. -
John Quincy Adams Elected President(Corrupt Bargain)
When the 1824 election ended without any candidate receiving a majority in the electoral college, the House of Representatives awarded the election to John Quincy Adams. -
Gibbons v.Ogden
It was a landmark decision in which the supreme court of the US held that the power to regulate interstate commerce. -
Erie Canal Completed
It was a canal that connected Lake Erie and the Great Lakes system to the Hudson river. This gave western states direct access to the Atlantic ocean -
Charles B. Finney Lead Religious Revivals in western New York
He is know as the Father of Modern Revivalism. He was a leader in the Second Great Awakening in the US. Finney's significance was innovative preaching and service procedure. -
Robert Owen founded the new harmony community
The settlement of Harmonies was founded in 1814 originally however they sold the land to Robert Own in 1825 who renamed the town to New Harmony. -
Catherine Beecher published Essay on education of Female teachers
Beecher was advocate for female right and she opened up the western female institute however it closed 5 year older, She even worked on the Board of National education, However she is best know for her reader ability and she wrote book such as female education. -
Tariff of Abominations
This tariff sought to protect northern and western agricultural products from competition with foreign import. -
Andrew Jackson Elected president
He was the seventh president of the United States he was elected thanks to him leading and winning the battle Orleans which made him a national hero.He was also the first president that was impeached. His actions lead to the Radical Reconstruction. -
Creation of the Whig Party in the U.S.
It was an american political party formed in the 1830s to oppose President Andrew Jackson and the Democrats. Whigs stood for protective tariffs,national banking, and federal aid for internal improvements. -
Indian Removal Act
The Indian Removal Act was signed into law by President Andrew Jackson. It authorize the president to grant unsettled lands west of the Mississippi in exchange for Indian lands within existing state borders. A few went peacefully but many resisted the relocation policy. -
Joseph Smith Founded the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-Day-Saints
He founded an religion called Mormon. Mormon often used to refer to members of these churches. Mormonism is characterized by a unique understanding of the God hand. -
Worcester V. Georgia
It was a case in which the United States Supreme Court vacated the conviction of Samuel Worcester and held that Georgia criminal statue that prohibited non-Native American from being present on Native American lands without a license from the state was unconstitutional. -
Andrew Jackson Vetoed the Re-Charter of the Second Bank of the United States
Andrew Jackson vetoed the bill re-chartering the Second Bank by arguing that in the form presented to him was incompatible with justice and the Constitution. -
Nullification Crisis Began
It was the confrontation between the state of South Carolina and the federal government. The federal government attempt to declare null and void within the sate and federal tariffs. -
Black Hawk War
This was a war between the US and Native Americans led by Black Hawk. Plenty of prominently figures in the U.S. history took place in this war such as Abraham Lincoln. -
Treaty of New Echota
This was signed by a small minority of the Cherokee, ceded to the United States all Cherokee land east of the Mississippi river for 5 million in exchange for their 7 million acres of ancestral land. However many did not support it. -
Battle of the Alamo
It was during the early stages of Texas' war for independence from Mexico a group of Texan overwhelm the Mexican garrison at almost and captured the fort. The Texans manage to held the fort for 13 days however the Mexicans broke through and order to take no prisoner. The battle of Alamo became a symbol of legacy of Alamo. -
Transcendental club's first meeting
This was a club formed by Bangor,Maine,Frederic,Hodge,Waldo,Emerson and Unitarian minsters George Ripley and George Putnam. The purpose was to follow up on correspondence between Hodge and Emerson. This group introduce transcendentalism . -
First McGuffey reader published
It was a series of elementary school reading books. That were widely use in American schools. They were written by William Holmes McGuffey. These thought readers to read then any other textbooks. -
Texas declared independence from mexico
The Texas Declaration of independence was the formal declaration of Independence of the Republic of Texas from mexico. This was issue during the revolution of mexico -
Andrew Jackson Issued Specie Circular
This act made it so the government would only accept gold or sliver in payment for federal land. The main reason he did this was thinks to high inflation. -
Horace Mann Elected Secretary of the Massachusetts Board of Education
A vigorous reform movement arose in 1837. In Massachusetts they created the board of education. Horace Mann was very passionate about his role. -
Panic of 1837
It was an economic panic caused by many things such as the Bank of deiced to try to stream money leaving the country bu raising interest rates. Which led to the collapse of a main cotton bonkers in New Orleans which crash the economy. Many banks failed and factories laid off workers. -
Martin Van Buren Elected President
He was the eighth president of the US he serve as the vice president and Secretary of state under Andrew Jackson. He also was a major player in the development,growth, and success of the Democratic party. -
Ralph Waldo Emerson gave the "Divinity School Address
It is the speech Ralph Waldo Emerson gave the graduating class of Harvard Divinity School. -
Trials of Tears Began
Due to Andrew Jackson Indian removal policy, the Cherokee nation was forced to give up its land and migrate to Modern day Oklahoma. The Cherokee people call it the Trail of Tears. -
Lyman Beecher"Six sermons of Intemperance
Lyman Beecher was a graduate of Yale. He also published the book called the Six Sermon on Intemperance that talks to about six different sermons. -
Webster-Ashburton Treaty
It was a treaty between the U.S and Great Britain establishing the northern eastern boundary of the U S and providing for Anglo-U.S cooperation. -
Treaty of Wanghia with china
The treaty set fixed tariffs in ports and gave american the right to buy land for churches and hospitals, This treaty overturned china law about learning a new language . -
James Polk Elected president
He was the 11th president of the US that is best know for his territorial expansion of the nation mainly through Mexican-American War -
Beginning of Manifest Destiny
The manifest density is a phrase coined in 1845 that expressed the philosophy that drove 19th century U.S territorial expansion. The US believe it was their destiny to expand its dominion and spread democracy across the US. -
U.S Annexation of Texas
Thanks to the Annexation of Texas the US manage to gain over 500,000 square miles. That expand from Rio Grande to the Pacific ocean. -
Start of the Mexican war
The war was waged between the US and Mexico from 1846 to 1848 to help fulfill america"manifest destine" to expand territory. -
Bear Flag Revolt
A small group of American settlers in California rebelled against the Mexican government and p proclaimed California and independent republic -
John Humphrey Noyes founded the Oneida Community
The Oneida community were called perfectionists or bible communists.The community flourished for 30 years.They stay alive by farming and logging before the steel trap has been invented. This group became the bass of industrial enterprise that include silverware and silks, The community was organized in 48 departments. They follow complex marriage. -
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
The treaty ended the Mexican-American War in favor in the US. This treaty added an additional 525,00 square miles to the US territory. That is modern day New Mexico,Utah,and Wyoming and Mexico gave up all claims to taxes. -
Gold rush began in California
It started when gold was found by James W. Marshall found gold at american river base of the sierra Nevada mountains near Coloma,California. This news quickly spared and people from all over came seeking riches from California . -
Henry David Thoreau published civil disobedience
Civil Disobedience is a strong case for acting on one ;s individual conscience and not blindly following laws and government policy. This protest inspire many around the world. -
Commodore Matthew Perry entered Tokyo harbor opening Japan to Us
Matthew Perry of the US Navy while commanding a squadron sailed into Tokyo harbor in demand that they open us to enter for trade. -
Gadsen Purchase
It is also know as the Treaty of La mesilla. This is when the Us brought nearly brought 30,0000 square miles of northern mexico in exchange for 10 million dollars. -
Kanagawa Treaty
It was the treaty of US and Japan government that opened the ports of Shimoda and Hakodate to American trade and permitting establishment of a US consulate in Japan
