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Judiciary Act; Barbary pirates
Federalists pass new Judiciary Act; Jefferson sends U.S. forces to challenge Barbary pirates -
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Thomas Jefferson presidency
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Louisiana Territory; Marbury v. Madison
U.S. purchases Louisiana Territory from France; Haiti established as the first independent black-led nation in the Americas; Marbury v. Madison -
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Corps of Discovery
Corps of Discovery explores Louisiana Territory -
Sacagawea
Sacagawea joins Corps of Discovery -
Fulton's Steamboat; Embargo Act
Robert Fulton launches first successful steamboat; Embargo Act passed -
Non-Intercourse Act
Non-Intercourse Act passed -
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James Madison presidency
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NY and Philadelphia population
Population of both NY and Philadelphia exceeds 100,000 -
Steamboat; Prophet Town
1st steamboat travels down the Mississippi to New Orleans; William Henry Harrison defeats Shawnees at Prophet Town -
War of 1812 begins
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Hartford Convention
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Battle of Horseshoe Bend
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British burn Washington City
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Treaty of Ghent
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Battle of New Orleans
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Parker Cleaveland
Parker Cleaveland publishes Elementary Treatise on Mineralogy and Geology -
American Colonization Society
American Colonization Society founded -
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Spanish and Seminole in Florida
Andrew Jackson fights Spanish and Seminole forces in Florida -
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James Monroe presidency
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Oregon Territory
Great Britain and U.S. agree to joint occupation of
Oregon Territory -
McCulloch v. Maryland
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Adams-Onis Treaty; Panic of 1819
Spain cedes Florida to U.S.; establishes boundary between U.S. and Spanish territory through the Adams-Onis Treaty; Panic of 1819 sparks severe recession that lasts until 1823 -
Washington Irving
One-quarter of non-Indian Americans live west of the Appalachian Mountains; Washington Irving publishes Sketchbook -
Missouri Compromise
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Cotton production increases
Southern cotton production increases from about 500,000 bales to 3 million bales -
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Growing cities and immigration
Size, number, and diversity of northern cities grown; immigration surges -
Santa Fe Trail
White traders begin using Santa Fe Trail -
Mexico
Mexico overthrows Spanish rule and encourages U.S. settlement in Texas -
Denmark Vesey
Denmark Vesey accused of organizing a slave uprising -
Textile factory
Textile factory town built in Lowell, Massachusetts -
Monroe Doctrine articulated
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Erie Canal completed
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John Quincy Adams presidency
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American Temperance Society
American Temperance Society founded -
1st workingmen's political party
1st workingmen's political party founded -
Noah Webster
Noah Webster publishes American Dictionary of the English Language -
Tariff of 1828; John Ross
Tariff of 1828 passed; John Ross elected principle chief of the Cherokee nation -
Petticoat Affair
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David Walker
David Walker publishes Appeal...to the Colored Citizens -
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Andrew Jackson presidency
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The Book of Mormon
Joseph Smith publishes The Book of Mormon -
2nd Great Awakening
Charles Grandson Finney brings Second Great Awakening to Rochester, NY -
Indian Removal Act
Indian Removal Act passed -
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Slavery
440,000 slaves from the Upper South sold to owners in the Lower South -
Cherokee Nation v. Georgia
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Nat Turner
Nat Turner leads slave uprising in Virginia -
Virginia's Assembly
Virginia's Assembly establishes special committee on slavery -
Ordinance of Nullification
South Carolina passed Ordinance of Nullification -
Worcester v. Georgia
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Force Bill
Force Bill passed -
Tredegar Iron Works
Tredegar Iron Works established -
American Anti-Slavery Society (AASS)
William Loyd Garrison founds American Anti-Slavery Society (AASS) -
Britain abolishes slavery
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Second Seminole War
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Treaty of New Echota
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Texas
U.S. settlers declare eastern Texas an independent republic -
James Hammond
James Hammond leads campaign that results in congressional gag rule -
Panic of 1837
Panic of 1837 triggers recession -
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Panic of 1837
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Martin Van Buren presidency
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Trail of Tears
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American Anti-Slavery Society (AASS) splits
American Anti-Slavery Society (AASS) splits over the role of women in the society -
Whigs
Whigs win the presidency and gain control of Congress -
Liberty Party; World Anti-Slavery Convention
Liberty Party formed; World Anti-Slavery Convention, London -
Solomon Northrup
Solomon Northrup kidnapped and sold into slavery -
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William Harrison presidency
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John Tyler presidency
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Oregon Trail
John C. Fremont leads expedition along the Oregon Trail -
Western NY Anti-Slavery Society
Amy Post helps found the Western New York Anti-Slavery Society -
Oregon Territory
Marcus and Narcissa Whitman lead 1,000 Christian emigrants to the Oregon Territory -
William Miller
William Miller predicts Second Coming of Christ -
Telegraph line funded by Congress
Congress funds construction of the first telegraph lie -
Anti-immigrant violence
Anti-immigrant violence rocks Philadelphia -
Frederick Douglass book
Frederick Douglass publishes Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass -
Margaret Fuller book
Margaret Fuller publishes Woman in the Nineteenth Century -
Texas granted statehood
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U.S. annexes Texas
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Irish potato famine
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James Polk presidency
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Wilmot Proviso
David Wilmot proposes Wilmot Proviso -
Civil Disobedience book
Henry David Thoreau publishes Civil Disobedience -
Dred Scott
Dred Scott and his family sue for their freedom -
Oregon
U.S. settles dispute with Great Britain over Oregon -
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Mexican-American War
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Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
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Free-Soil Party; North Star book
Free-Soil Party formed; Frederick Douglass publishes the North Star -
Seneca Falls Woman's Rights Convention
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Sutter's Mill
Gold discovered at Sutter's Mill in California -
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Zachary Taylor presidency
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Compromise of 1850; Fugitive Slave Act passed
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Millard Fillmore presidency
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Maine prohibits the sale of alcoholic beverages
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Uncle Tom's Cabin
Harriet Beecher Stowe publishes Uncle Tom's Cabin -
Twelve Years a Slave book
Solomon Northrup publishes Twelve Years a Slave -
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Franklin Pierce
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Anthony Burns; Kansas-Nebraska Act
Fugitive slave Anthony Burns returned to his owner; Kansas-Nebraska Act passed -
U.S.-Japanese treaty; Republican Party
U.S.-Japanese treaty allows for mutual trading; Republican Party founded -
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Bleeding Kansas
Period of violence in Bleeding Kansas -
Dred Scott Case
Supreme Court ruling in Dred Scott case -
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James Buchanan presidency
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Lincoln-Douglas debate
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Harpers Ferry
John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry, Virginia -
John Brown executed
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Abraham Lincoln elected president
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South Carolina secedes
South Carolina secedes from the Union -
6 states secede
Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas secede -
Confederate States of America
Confederate of America established -
Lincoln inaugurated as president
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U.S. Sanitary Commission established
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Abraham Lincoln presidency
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Fort Sumter
Fort Sumter surrenders to Confederate forces -
General Benjamin Butler
General Benjamin Butler declares escaped slaves "contraband" -
First Battle of Bull Run (Manassas)
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Confiscation Act passed
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Slavery abolished in District of Columbia; Battle of Shiloh; Jefferson Davis
Slavery abolished in District of Columbia; Battle of Shiloh; Jefferson Davis signs conscription act -
Rose O'Neal Greenhow
Rose O'Neal Greenhow exiled to the South -
Battle of Antietam; preliminary Emancipation Proclamation
Battle of Antietam; Lincoln issues preliminary Emancipation Proclamation -
Emancipation Proclamation signed
Lincoln signs Emancipation Proclamation -
Enrollment Act
Enrollment Act passed in North -
Draft riots in NY; Battle of Gettysburg; Battle of Vicksburg
Draft riots in NY; Battle of Gettysburg; Battle of Vicksburg -
Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction
Lincoln issues Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction -
Atlanta falls; Sherman begins "March to the Sea"
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African Americans in Union army and navy
200,000 African Americans serving in the Union army and navy -
Sherman issues Field Order #15
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KKK; Freedmen's Bureau
Ku Klux Klan formed; Freedmen's Bureau established -
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Presidential Reconstruction under Andrew Johnson
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Andrew Johnson presidency
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13th Amendment
Congress passes Thirteenth Amendment -
Appomattox Court House
General Lee surrenders to General Grant at Appomattox Court House -
Lincoln's Assassination, Andrew Johnson president
Assassination of President Abraham Lincoln; Andrew Johnson becomes president -
Civil Rights Act; 14th Amendment
Congress passes extension of Freedmen's Bureau and Civil Rights Act over Johnson's presidential veto; Congress passes 14th Amendment -
Military Reconstruction Acts; Command of the Army and Tenure of Office Acts
Military Reconstruction Acts divide the South into military districts; Congress passes Command of the Army and Tenure of Office Acts -
Andrew Johnson impeached
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15th Amendment
Congress passed 15th Amendment; Women's suffrage movement splits over support of 15th Amendment -
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Ulysses S. Grant presidency
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Schools and civilian rule
250,000 blacks attend schools established by the Freedman's Bureau; civilian rule reestablished in all former Confederate states -
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Jefferson Long
Jefferson Long serves as a Republican congressman from Georgia -
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Congress efforts against KKK
Congress takes steps to curb KKK violence in the South -
Liberal Republicans
Liberal Republicans challenge reelection of President Grant -
Financial panic
Financial panic sparks depression lasting until the late 1870s -
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African Americans' rights
Supreme Court limits rights of African Americans -
Civil Rights Act
Congress passes Civil Rights Act outlawing discrimination in public accommodations, which the Supreme Court rules unconstitutional in 1883