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2nd Great Awakening Begins
protestant religious revival, sparked other reform movements -
Whitney's Cotton Gin
increased demand for slave labor -
Jefferson Elected President
first peaceful transfer of power from one political party to another -
Gabriel Prosser Slave Revolt
(Richmond, VA) information leaked before revolt, those involved hanged -
Louisiana Purchase
nearly doubled the size of the U.S. -
Marbury V. Madison
supreme court can declare acts of congress unconstitutional (judicial review) -
Lewis and Clark Expedition
first American journey across soon-to-be western U.S. -
Embargo Act
prohibited American ships from trading in foreign ports -
Chesapeake-Leopard Affair
naval skirmish between Britain/U.S. that led to embargo of 1807 -
James Madison Elected President
attempted to avoid war, but declared it anyway because of impressment -
Non-Intercourse Act
lifted embargoes on every country except for Britain or France (mostly innefective) -
Lowell's Smuggled Plans
allowed the industrial revolution (textile mills) to travel to America -
Death of Tecumseh
battle of Thames, end of Tecumseh's Confederacy -
The British Burn DC
the British burned D.C., capturing the capital and occupying it for 24 hours -
Hartford Convention
amend the constitution to avoid further crises, but secede if need be -
Treaty of Ghent Ratified
formally ended the war of 1812 -
End of the War of 1812
treaty of Ghent signed in 1814, settled boundary between U.S. and Canada -
Battle of New Orleans
last major battle of the War of 1812, made Jackson a hero -
James Monroe Elected President
Monroe Doctrine and Era of Good Feelings -
Rush-Bagot Treaty
limited U.S./U.K. naval fleets in great lakes -
Era of Good Feelings
temporarily united the two political parties -
Anglo-American Convention
America and Britain agreed to share Oregon (split at 49th parallel) -
Adams-Onis Treaty
treaty between U.S. and Spain, Florida becomes U.S. territory -
McCulloch V. Maryland
states cannot go over federal gov't's head, implied powers (bank tax case) -
Panic of 1819
first major peacetime financial crisis caused by influx of British goods and excessive speculation -
Dartmouth V. Woodward
John Marshall rules that they can't change the charter because it is a contract -
Missouri Compromise
admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state to keep the balance -
Denmark Vesey Slave Revolt
Charleston, SC: slave revolt that never took place because someone told the authorities, everyone involved was executed -
Monroe Doctrine
all European powers are to stay out of the western hemisphere -
Gibbons V. Ogden
power over interstate commerce included power to regulate navigation -
JQA's Corrupt Bargain
JQA made a deal with Henry Clay - he got to be president, Clay got to be SOS (JQA's reputation soiled, Jackson looked better) -
Eerie Canal Completed
cities grew along canal, improved transportation -
Charles G. FInney Leads Religious Revivals
innovative preacher, father of modern revivalism -
Owen Founds New Harmony
utopian society in new harmony indiana -
Beecher's "Six Sermons"
major documents in temperance movement -
Tariff of Abominations
high protective tax that hurt the south and benefited the north -
Jackson Elected President
ascension of "common man" -
Indian Removal Act
Jackson had the right to "negotiate" land with Native Americans -
Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-Day Saints
founded by Joseph Smith, beginnings of Mormon church -
Trail of Tears
forced migration of Native Americans westward -
Worcester V. Georgia
ruled that Georgia had no claim to Cherokee lands, but Jackson ignored it -
Nullification Crisis
in response to the tariff of abomination, South Carolina claimed they had the right to nullify the tariff (based on Kentucky and Virginia resolutions), almost caused SC to secede -
Jackson Vetoes Recharter for BUS
jackson thought the executive branch to be more powerful (even though the reason he vetoed the bank was because he said it was too powerful) -
Black Hawk War
the Sauk, led by Black Hawk, fought back against relocation -
Creation of the Whig Party
created as an opposition party to jacksonian democrats -
Treaty of New Echota
treaty giving Cherokee land to Georgia in exchange for compensation -
Beecher: Essay on the Education of Female Teachers
feminist work -
First McGuffey Reader Published
contributed to educational reform and overall literacy among young Americans -
Transcendental Club's First Meeting
began the transcendentalist movement in literature and philosophy -
Battle of The Alamo
A major Texan defeat that inspired them to fight harder for independence. -
Specie Circular
payment for gov't land had to be paid for in gold or silver -
Texas Declares Independence
beginning of Texas revolution -
Martin Van Buren Elected
succeeded Jackson as president -
Horace Mann Elected Secretary of Massachusetts Board of Education
reformed the school system by hiring qualified teachers, making them non-denominational, and more. -
Panic of 1837
economic panic caused by Jackson's specie circular -
Emerson's "Divinity School Address"
expression of transcendentalist philosophy -
Beginning of Manifest Destiny
"right" to expansion -
Webster-Ashburton Treaty
resolved border issues with Britishcolonies in Canada -
James Polk Elected
defeated Henry Clay -
Treaty Of Wanghia
trading privileges with China -
Annexation of Texas
Texas was incorporated into the U.S. -
Bear Flag Revolt
short-lived independence rebellion in Sacramento Valley -
Start of Mexican War
Armed conflict between Mexico and the U.S. -
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
officially ended Mexican war -
Noyes' Oneida Community
utopian society in oneida, new york -
Civil Disobedience
transcendentalist viewpoint on government protest -
Gold Rush
large westward expansion in search of gold -
Gadsden Purchase
Acquisition of present-day Arizona and New Mexico -
Matthew Perry Enters Tokyo Harbor
establishes link between U.S. and Japan -
Kanagawa Treaty
officially opened trade between Japan and America
