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Second Great Awakening
The Second Great Awakening was a time of religion and revival. New religions were created and revival was everywhere. New forms of worship, church structure, and biblical truth was introduced. -
Thomas Jeffeson
Thomas Jefferson served as the third president of the U.S and served from 1801-1809. He was considered the most brilliant president. He founded the University of Virginia. -
Louisiana Purchase
Thomas Jefferson purchased land from Napoleon for 15 million dollars. This land nearly doubled America in size. -
War of 1812
This was a France and Britain dispute. This war brought many changes in the U.S including nationalism to become a bigger deal than ever before. -
James Madison
From 1809-1817, James Madison served as president, making him the fourth president of the United States. Madison is considered the father of the Bill of Rights. -
Missouri Compromise
This compromise was proposed by Henry Clay to maintain sectional balance and allow Missouri to enter the union as a slave state. Maine, however, remained a free state. The 30 36 line was thus created. -
American System
Henry Clay created the American System to help stabilize the country. The plan consisted of a new tariff, better transportation, and a new federal band. -
James Monroe
James Monroe served as the fifth president of the United States from 1817-1825. He lived out his life after presidency in poverty. His era of presidency was called the "Era of Good Feeling," because there was little partisan fighting. He also wrote the Monroe Doctrine. -
John Quincy Adams
John Qunicy Adams was the son of John Adams and served as president from 1825-1829. Throughout his presidency, he was accused of lots of things. After his presidency, he served in the House of Representatives until his death in 1848. -
Texas Rebellion
Early in 1836 Texas declared their independence from Mexico. Many battles were fought -
Andrew Jackson
Jackson served as president from 1829-1837. He was the first president to ride on a train and his nickname was "Old Hickory" which symbolized how tough he was. -
Trial of Tears
Between 1835 and 1838, thousands of Indians were forced to move to Oklahoma under the supervision of the U.S Army. Thousands died from sickness or starvation. -
Martin Van Buren
Van Buren was the eighth president and was the first president to be an American born citizen instead of a British subject. -
William Henry Hudson
Hudson was the president with the longest speech and shortest term. While delivering a speech, he caught a cold and died a month later. -
John Tyler
Tyler served in place of Hudson. When he failed to be passive, he was threatened to be impeached, however, the threat failed. John Tyler also ha 15 children, more than any other president. -
Mexican American War
In 1846, both the Mexicans and the Americans were in dispute over the boundaries of Texas and California. The war ended in 1848 with the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo. -
James K Polk
Polk was the 11th president of the U.S and the only one to have been the Speaker of the House. He was the president during the Mexican War. -
Zachary Taylor
Taylor served from 1849-1850. He was called "Old Rough and Ready." After his death, the issue of slavery was compromised. -
Compromise of 1850
Following the Mexican American War, many conversations were brought up concerning California as a free state or not. It also crated the Fugitive Slave Law. The goal was to get order and unity in the country. -
Millard Fillmore
Fillmore served from 1850-1853. He approved the Compromise of 1850, allowing slavery to enter the South. Neither the North nor the South agreed with his decision, and he was blamed for the law's failure. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Introduced by Stephen Douglas in 1854, this act said that Kansas and Nebraska would be admitted into the union under popular sovereignty. -
Franklin Pierce
Pierce won the election of 1853, and when he did so, his wife fainted. He approved the Kansas-Nebraska Act, which gutted the Compromise of 1850. -
James Buchanan
James Buchanan had a term from 1857-1861. He was the only bachelor to serve in the White House. He tried to keep the South from seceding from the Union, but failed. -
Civil War
The Civil War began in 1861. This was a series of battles fought between the Northern Union and the Southern Confederation. It ended in 1865. -
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln served from 1861-1865. He led the nation to free slaves, was known for hid height and black hat. He was assassinated in a theater just 5 days after the Confederate armies surrendered. -
Andrew Johnson
Johnson served from 1865-1869. He found himself in conflict with Congress over Reconstruction. He was impeached and tried by the Senate. He was also the only southern senator to stay loyal to the Union. -
Transcontinental Railroad
The Union Pacific Railroad and the Central Pacific Railroad met at promontory point. In 1869, the Transcontinental Railroad was formed to make the passage better and increase trade. However, this eventually brought corruption. -
Alexander Graham Bell
Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876. This changed America and brought the opportunity for new roles. -
Ulysses S Grant
Serving from 1869-1877, Grant was the top union military hero in the civil war. He served two terms marred by scandals. -
Compromise of 1877
The Compromise of 1877 followed the civil war. The North took upon themselves to reconstruct the South.
