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Believing she had seen a vision, Mother Ann founded one of the earliest communalist societies.
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The Second Great Awakening was a time of religious revival and fervor.
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Due to the expansion of cotton farming, slavery became increasingly important to the Southern economy.
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The invention of the cotton gin encouraged the expansion of slavery because it made the processing of cotton easier.
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Jefferson was the first Democratic-Republican President of the United States.
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The Louisiana Purchase of the Jefferson Administration doubled the size of the U.S.
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The Non-Importation Act forbade the importation of British goods.
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The Embargo Act prohibited American ships from trading in foreign ports.
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The abolition of the salve trade ensured that no more salves would be imported into the United States.
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Madison's election was yet another victory of the Democratic-Republican Party.
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The War of 1812 was an international conflict between the United States and Britain that stemmed largely from British impressment of American Sailors.
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Monroe was elected to the presidency as a Democratic-Republican.
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The Panic of 1819 was an economic recession that stemmed from falling prices following the War of 1812.
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Joseph Smith, a heretic, claimed he had received a vision from God and founded the Mormon faith.
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Mexico, in 1821, became independent from Spain.
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A Democratic-Republican, John Q. Adams only served one term.
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Freedom's Journal was the first African American newspaper.
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The election of Jackson, a Democrat, symbolized a transfer of power by peaceful means.
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The Book of Mormon was the founding document of Mormonism.
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Nat Turner led a group of slaves in a violent uprising in Virginia.
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William Lloyd Garrison founded an anti-slavery newspaper called The Liberator.
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The American Anti-Slavery Society was founded to oppose slavery.
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Americans living in Texas revolted because the Mexican government outlawed slavery.
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Martin van Buren, a Democrat like Jackson, served only one term.
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With the hope to establish a perfect society, Noyes founded the Oneida settlement.
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Albert Brisbane, influenced by Fourierism, published The Social Destiny of Man in order to support his version of communalist living.
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A Whig, Harrison died during his month in office.
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After Harrison's death, Tyler, a Whig, became president and served only one term.
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Polk, a Democrat, became president in 1845 and served one term.
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Thoreau built his cabin to escape the artificiality of society.
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The Irish Potato Famine caused a large scale immigration to the United States from Ireland.
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The Seneca Falls Convention was lead primarily by Elizabeth Stanton and Susan Anthony.
