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Second Great Awakening Begins
There were religious revivals that helped push reform movements -
Eli Whitney Patented the Cotton Gin
The cotton gin was patented. -
Jefferson was elected president
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Gabriel Prosser Slave Revolt
A man by the name Gabriel Prosser tried to lead a slave revolt, but failed -
Marbury v Madison
The case the decided Judaical Review -
Louisiana Purchase
France sold the United States of America the Louisiana territory. -
Beginning of Lewis and Clark Expedition
The famous Lewis and Clark Expedition began. -
Chesapeake-Leopard Affair
A British ship open fired on an American ship. -
Embargo Act
Jefferson enacted an Embargo in response to France and England jeopardizing American Neutrality. -
James Madison elected president
Madison becomes the fourth president of the United States -
Non-Intercourse Act
A watered down version of the Embargo Act -
Francis Cabot Lowell Smuggled Memorized Textile Mill Plans From Manchester, England
Francis Cabot Lowell smuggled Textile Mill Plans. -
Death of Tecumseh
Tecumseh died. -
The British burn down Washington DC
The British marched on Washington, burning it down. -
Treaty of Ghent Ratified
The treaty that ended the War of 1812 -
The Era of Good Feeling began
The misnomer that was the Era of Good Feeling began when Monroe was elected president -
Hartford Convention
A gathering of Federalist, helped put a nail in the coffin for federalists. -
Battle of New Orleans
The Americans won against the British. -
End of the War of 1812
The war of 1812 ended. -
James Monroe elected president
James Monroe became the fifth president of the United States. -
Anglo-American Convention
America and Britain agreed to share Oregon -
Rush-Bagot Treaty
The agreement between the Unitied States and Great Britian to limit entire fleets from the great lakes with the exception of small patrol boats. -
McCulloch v. Maryland
It was determined that states don't have the right to tax a federal agency. -
Panic of 1819
The first economic crisis under the constitution. -
Dartmouth College V Woodward
Ruled that a government could not write the charter of a private institution. -
Adams-Onis Treaty
The US gained Florida. -
Missouri Compromise
The agreement that Missouri would be a slave state. -
Denmark Vesey Slave Revolt
A former slave by the name of Denmark Vesey lead an uprising that didn't actually happen because it was caught before it happened. -
Monroe Doctrine
A document warning Europe to stay out of affairs in the left hemisphere. -
John Quincy Adams Elected President (Corrupt Bargain)
Henry Clay swayed the votes to John Quincy Adams's favor and then he got Secretary of State. The election then condemned as the corrupt bargain. -
Gibbons v. Ogden
Settled disputes over trading over state lines -
Robert Owen Founded the New Harmony Community
A man by the name of Robert Owen created a Utopian community in Harmony, Indiana -
Erie canal completed
The erie canal was completed opening out new trading networks. -
Tariff of Abominations
Tariff was placed that negatively effected the south. -
Andrew Jackson elected president
Andrew Jackson was elected president of the United States. -
Lyman Beecher Delivered His "Six Sermons on Intemperance"
Beecher, a famous temperance advocate, made a sermon about the dangers of intemperance. -
Indian Removal Act
The forced removal of five Indian tribes. -
Joseph Smith Founded the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-Day Saints
Joseph Smith founded the Mormon church. -
Worcester v Georgia
Decided the forced removal of Native Americans unconstitutional. -
Nullification Crisis Began
South Carolina stated it had the right to nullify any tariff they felt was harmful to their states economy. -
Black Hawk War
The response of a tribe to the forced relocation of that tribe. -
Andrew Jackson Vetoed the Re-Charter of the Second Bank of the United States
Jackson vetoed the re-charter, causing the bank to collapse. -
Creation of the Whig Party in the USA
Whig Party was lead by Henry Clay -
Charles B. Finney Lead Religious Revivals in Western New York
Charles B. Finney was a famous preacher during the Second Great Awakening. -
Catherine Beecher Published Essays on the Education of Female Teachers
Lyman Beecher's daughter, Catherine, published an essay advocating female teachers. -
Treaty of New Echota
This treaty ceded Cherokee land to the US. -
Andrew Jackson Issued Specie Circular
Specie Circular was basically land had to be payed for in hard cash (aka gold and silver coins). -
First McGuffey Reader Published
The first textbooks in America. -
Texas Declared Independence From Mexico
A delegation of Texans declared their independence. -
Martin Van Buren Elected President
Martin Van Buren became president of the United States. -
Battle of the Alamo
The Mexican army and the citizens of the Alamo faces off. -
Horace Mann Elected Secretary of the Massachusetts Board of Education
Horace Mann was elected as Secretary of the Massachusetts Board of Education. -
Panic of 1837
An economic panic set off by the closing of the bank and specie circular. -
Ralph Waldo Emerson gave the "Divinity School Address"
The transcendentalist Ralph Waldo Emerson gave and address. -
Trail of Tears Began
The forced relocation of Indian tribes. -
Transcendental Club's First Meeting
It was the first meeting of the transcendentalist. -
Webster-Ashburton Treaty
Resolved border issues between US and Canada. -
Treaty of Wanghia with China
Was a diplomatic agreement between the US and China. -
James Polk elected president
Polk was elected president in 1844 -
Beginning of Manifest Destiney
The belief that it was the US's destiny to expand to the west. -
Us Annexation of Texas
The Us annexed Texas -
Start of the Mexican War
Disputes over Texas between the US and Mexico -
Bear Flag Revolt
Settlers revolted against the Mexican and proclaimed California independent. -
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Limited the settlements of both Mexico and the US -
Henry David Thoreau Publishes Civil Disobedience
Thoreau published a book about him disobeying the government by refusing to pay his taxes. -
Gold Rush Began in California
People moved out west to mine gold and get rich. -
Commodore Matthew Perry Entered Tokyo Harbor Opening Japan to the US
Japan was now open for trade. -
Gadsden Purchase
Parts of modern day Arizona and New Mexico were bought from the Mexicans -
Kanagawa Treaty
Japan's first treaty with a western nation. -
John Humphrey Noyes Founded the Oneida Community
John Humphrey Noyes founded the Oneida Community that practiced "free love", birth control, and selective breeding.
