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Judiciary Act of 1789
The first session of the First United States Congress, it established the federal judiciary of the United States. -
The Second Great Awakening
Establishment of reform movements to address injustices and alleviate suffering such as the Temperance Movement, the Women's suffrage Movement and the Abolitionist Movement in which people advocated for emancipation on religious grounds -
Louisiana Purchase
United States acquired the vast domain of Louisiana Territory, some 828,000 square miles of land from France which expanded the U.S. -
New Jersey Ends Slavery
Northern states rapidly passed laws to abolish slavery, but New Jersey was the last northern state to abolish slavery which ended in 1804 -
Lewis and Clark Expedition
Their mission was sent by president Jefferson to explore the unknown territory, bought in the Louisiana Purchase to establish trade with the Natives. -
African Slave Trade Ends
Stopped of slaves from being transported into the United States -
Robert Fulton Builds Steamboat
The first commercial steamboat, the North River Steamboat aka Clermont, which carried passengers between New York City and upstream to the state capital Albany, New York. -
Non-Intercourse Act
Lifted all embargoes on American shipping except for those bound for British or French ports -
War of 1812
In an attempt to cut off supplies from reaching the enemy, both sides attempted to block the United States from trading with the other -
Missouri Compromise
Missouri was admitted as a slave state, Maine as a free state, and slavery was prohibited in the Louisiana Purchase north of latitude 36°30′N, except for Missouri -
Monroe Doctrine
Policy of opposing European colonialism in The United States -
Erie Canal is Opened
Traversed 363 miles from Albany to Buffalo. It was the longest artificial waterway and the greatest public works project in North America -
Ohio and Baltimore Railroad
Oldest railroad in the United States and the first common carrier railroad -
Indian Removal Act
Signed into law by President Andrew Jackson, authorizing the president to grant unsettled lands west of the Mississippi in exchange for Indian lands within existing state borders -
Nat Turner Rebellion
Rebellion led by Nat Turner, rebel slaves killed from 55 to 65 people, the largest and deadliest slave uprising in U.S. history. -
Trail of Tears
Forced removals of Native American nations from their homelands in the Southeastern United States to an area west of the Mississippi River. -
The Gag Rule
Provided that petitions relating to slavery would be laid on the table without being read or referred to committee.
