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The Second Great Awakening
A protestant revival movement that made made soul-winning the primary function of ministry and stimulated several moral and philanthropic reforms, including temperance and the emancipation of women with increased membership to many churches which has caused numerous major social changes to American society -
The Romantic Movement
An artistic , literary, musical and intellectual movement that was established to go against being told on how to interpret ideas all ideas which would make major change the social beliefs of many American citizens -
Marbury V. Madison
A 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, statutes, and some government actions that violate the Constitution of the United States which would be a major change to the U.S's political structure -
The Louisiana Purchase
The acquisition of the territory of Louisiana by the United States from France which gave the U.S control of the Mississippi River and the port city of New Orleans that would be used by farmers to ship their crops and get paid to make major economic progression -
The Lewis and Clark Expedition
The first expedition to cross the western portion of the United States with the purpose of exploring unknown territory for establishing trade with the Natives, affirm the sovereignty of the United States in the region, and finding a waterway from the US to the Pacific Ocean which these discoveries lead to many economic and social expansions of the U.S's growth -
The Embargo Act of 1807
A general embargo passed by the United State Congress and signed by President Thomas Jefferson that prohibited American ships from trading in all foreign ports making a major change to the foreign policy -
The Steamboat
Robert Fulton invented the steamboat that would be used for the new U.S to carry products to markets and occasionally transport passengers which would revolutionize the economy during industrialization -
Nonintercourse Act of 1809
An act that lifted all embargoes on American shipping except for those bound for British or French ports and prohibited American ships from trading in all foreign ports that caused major hurt to the American economy which lead to smuggling of goods -
Macon's Bill No 2 of 1810
A bill whose goal was to pertain France and Britain to recognize American neutrality and to stop France and Britain from seizing American ships during the Napoleonic Wars which would change the social and political relations between the U.S, France, and Britain -
War of 1812
A war fought between the United States and the United Kingdom over British violations of U.S. maritime rights and was fought to help Napoleon in his struggle with the British, but the war left little political impact on America due to lack of territorial gains -
Hartford Convention 1814
A convention between the U.S and New England to discuss their grievances concerning the ongoing War of 1812 and the political problems arising from the federal government's increasing which lead to social changes between the two nations -
Tariff of 1816
The first notable tariff passed by Congress with the purpose of protecting U.S. manufactured items from overseas competition which made major economic impacts -
Panic of 1819
The first financial crisis in the United States that was followed by a general collapse of the American economy and heralded the transition of the nation from its colonial commercial status with Europe toward an independent economy which made changes to the U.S economy due to this crisis -
Adam-Onis Treaty of 1819
A treaty between the U.S and Spain that defined the western limits of the Louisiana Purchase and Spain surrendered its claims to the Pacific Northwest which would give them the Florida territory and an expansion of the U.S's economical gains -
Market Revolution
An era that transformed American business and global trade that gave way to factories and mass production increasingly displacing independent artisans and new ways of transporting goods to other countries that lead to major economic growth for the U.S -
The Cotton Gin
The machine in vented by Eli Whitney would be used to process cotton for clothing, bedding, and packing material that revolutionized the economy during industrialization -
Revolution of 1828
An election that transformed several perspective of many people which made major changes to the political and social views through Andrew Jackson's victory in the election that broke the line of presidents from Virginia and Massachusetts, and to many citizens represented the triumph of the common man -
Indian Removal Act of 1830
A law that authorized the president to negotiate with southern Native American tribes for their removal to federal territory west of the Mississippi River in exchange for white settlement of their ancestral lands which remained a part pf the U.S social treatment of Native Americans -
Cherokee Nation V. Georgia
A court case between the Cherokee tribe and the state of Georgia where the Cherokee tribe sought a federal injunction against laws passed by the U.S. state of Georgia depriving them of rights within its boundaries but the Supreme Court did not accept the case because they were not a state and left no changes to the social treatment of Native Americans -
Worcester V. Georgia
A court case between Samuel Worcester and the state of Georgia that was a landmark case that held the Georgia criminal statute that prohibited non-Native Americans from being present on Native American lands without a license from the state was unconstitutional and became a major change in the political treatment of Native Americans
