An American timeline 1820-1840
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04/24/1820 | The land act of 1820 | This reduces the land price to $1.25 an acre. (minimum purchase of 80 acres) Mintz, S. (2007). Digital History. Retrieved 2/8/10 from http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu |
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01/01/1821 | The panic of 1819 slows | Banks take loans to meet needs and plummet into uncontrollable debt.[www.samuelbrenner.com] |
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01/01/1822 | Texas begins | The colony of Texas is established by Stephan F. Austin. Mintz, S. (2007). Digital History. Retrieved 2/8/10 from http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu |
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12/02/1823 | Monroe Doctrine | James Monroe declares the western hemesphere off limits to european colonization, and threatens coercive action. Mintz, S. (2007). Digital History. Retrieved 2/8/10 from http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu |
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11/02/1824 | John Q. Adams is elected president | Despite having the most poll, and electoral votes, Andrew Jackson lost to John because of the constitutionally required electoral votes. This threw the decision to the house of representatives which ruled in favor of Adams. Mintz, S. (2007). Digital History. Retrieved 2/8/10 from http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu |
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01/03/1825 | New Harmony | New Harmony is established by Robert Owens as a the first secular utopian society. Mintz, S. (2007). Digital History. Retrieved 2/8/10 from http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu |
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01/01/1826 | Anti-Masons | The Anti-Masionic party is formed after the presumed murder of William Morgan. Mintz, S. (2007). Digital History. Retrieved 2/8/10 from http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu |
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01/01/1827 | Mass's High Schools | Law is passed in Massachusetts making every comunity with over 500 families to have a High School. Mintz, S. (2007). Digital History. Retrieved 2/8/10 from http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu |
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11/02/1828 | Jackson V.s. Adams | Jackson becomes the next president after a landslide victory over Jon Q. Adams. Mintz, S. (2007). Digital History. Retrieved 2/8/10 from http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu |
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01/01/1829 | Mexico's Immigration problem? | Mexico calls for americans to stop their immigration to texas. Mintz, S. (2007). Digital History. Retrieved 2/8/10 from http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu |
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05/28/1830 | Indian Chucking | President Jackson signs the Indian Removal Acts and states that if indians move their boundries as west of the Mississippi, they will be given compensation. Mintz, S. (2007). Digital History. Retrieved 2/8/10 from http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu |
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02/09/1831 | Nat Turner: white black rebel leader | Nat Turner leads a rebellion that raises the abolishment of slavery back into people's minds. Mintz, S. (2007). Digital History. Retrieved 2/8/10 from http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu |
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04/06/1832 | Black Hawk plant corn | The Black Hawk war begins when cheif Black Hawk tries to plant corn on his old turf in Illinois. The new land the had been given did not grow crops well and led to the events told. The Black Hawks surrendered in August of that year Mintz, S. (2007). Digital History. Retrieved 2/8/10 from http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu |
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03/02/1833 | Comprimise x Force=1833? | President Jackson signs the comprimise tariff of 1833 that decreases duties on imports. He also signs the Force Act which allows him to use the military enforce federal tariffs. Mintz, S. (2007). Digital History. Retrieved 2/8/10 from http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu |
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03/28/1834 | I'd like to make a withdrawal.... | President Jackson is censured for withdrawing some government deposits stating he did not hve the power. Mintz, S. (2007). Digital History. Retrieved 2/8/10 from http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu |
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01/30/1835 | Miss-fire at point blank (few!) | President Jackson becomes the first president to have an assasination attempt (what an honor) When a man named Richard Lawrence thried to shoot two pistols at him from point plank. Incredibly, both guns miss-fired. Mintz, S. (2007). Digital History. Retrieved 2/8/10 from http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu |
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03/02/1836 | Is freedom bigger in Texas? | Texas declares freedom from Mexico. Mintz, S. (2007). Digital History. Retrieved 2/8/10 from http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu |
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03/01/1837 | AHHH panic! | The panic of 1837 begins when cotton prices drop dramatically because Europe begins buying it from India. The banks go into debt and this last until 1843. Mintz, S. (2007). Digital History. Retrieved 2/8/10 from http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu |
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12/01/1838 | Trail of tears | 14,000 Cherokees are forced to march the trail of tears back to Oklahoma. The journey alone kills 4,000 of them. |
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01/01/1839 | Score one for equal rights | A ship of African americans revolted while en route. The Supreme court ruled the slaves illegally obtained and set them free. Mintz, S. (2007). Digital History. Retrieved 2/8/10 from http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu |
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03/31/1840 | Only 10? | President Buren states that federal employees will work tenn hours a day. Mintz, S. (2007). Digital History. Retrieved 2/8/10 from http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu |
| Timespan Dates: | Timespan Title: | Timespan Description: | |
| 01/01/1820 to 12/31/1840 |
An American timeline: 1820-1840 |
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