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1817 Rush - Bagot Treaty between the United States and Great Britain
The Rush–Bagot Treaty or Rush–Bagot Disarmament was a treaty between the United States and the United Kingdom limiting naval armaments on the .Great Lakes and Lake Champlain, following the War of 1812. -
1816 Second Bank of the United States is established first protective tariff goes into effect
The Tariff of 1816, also known as the Dallas Tariff, is notable as the first tariff passed by Congress with an explicit function of protecting U.S. manufactured items from overseas competition. Prior to the War of 1812, tariffs had primarily served to raise revenues to operate the national government. -
1818 The Convention of 1818 establishes the northern border of the Louisiana Purchase at the 49th parallel
The Convention of 1818 was a treaty between the United States and Britain that set the 49th parallel as the boundary between British North America and the US across the West. Cutting on the 49th parallel, on the right bank of the Moyie River, looking west, 1860 (courtesy North American Boundary Commission). -
1819 Panic of 1819
The Panic of 1819 was the first major peacetime financial crisis in the United States. It was followed by a general collapse of the American economy that persisted through 1821. The Panic heralded the transition of the nation from its colonial commercial status with Europe toward an independent economy. -
1820 Congress accepts the Missouri Compromise
In an effort to preserve the balance of power in Congress between slave and free states, the Missouri Compromise was passed in 1820 admitting Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state.In 1854, the Missouri Compromise was repealed by the Kansas-Nebraska Act. -
1821 Maine and Missouri become states Florida becomes a territory
Maine - as part of the Missouri Compromise, Maine entered the union as a free state in 1820. The compromise kept the number of slave and free states equal to ensure their equal representation in the Senate. Florida - in 1819, Spain ceded (gave up) Florida to the United States. -
1823 President Monroe announces the Monroe Doctrine
In a speech to Congress in 1823, President James Monroe warned European powers not to attempt further colonization or otherwise interfere in the Western Hemisphere, stating that the United States would view any such interference as a potentially hostile act. -
1824 Supreme Court issues Gibbons v. Ogden decision John Quincy Adams wins the presidential election by what some claim is a "corrupt bargain" with Henry Clay
The Supreme Court issues the Gibbons v. Ogden decision; John Quincy Adams wins the presidential election through what some critics claim is a "corrupt bargain" with Henry Clay -
1828 Andrew Jackson wins the presidency
The 1828 United States presidential election was the 11th quadrennial presidential election, held from Friday, October 31 to Tuesday, December 2, 1828. It featured a re-match of the 1824 election, as President John Quincy Adams of the National Republican Party faced Andrew Jackson of the Democratic Party.
