Kayla's U.S. History Timeline By cokes1 Period: Jan 1, 1810 to Jan 1, 1840 Events 1810-1840 Jan 1, 1812 War of 1812 Jan 1, 1813 Harriet Jacobs was born into slavery. Jan 1, 1817 Thomas Gallaudet founds a school for people with hearing impairments. Jan 1, 1822 Denmark Vesey planned a rebellion in Charleston, South Carolina but his plan was found out and he was stopped Jan 1, 1827 The U.S. and Great Britain signed an agreement to continue joint occupation of Oregon Country. Jan 1, 1831 Nat Turner's Rebellion Jan 1, 1831 William Lloyd Garrison begins publishing the abolitionist newspaper The Liberator Nov 11, 1831 Nat Turner was executed Jan 1, 1832 John Pendleton Kennedy wrote a novel about plantation life called Swallow Barn Jan 1, 1835 Samuel Clemens also known as Mark Twain was born in Missouri Jan 1, 1837 John Deere invented the steel bladed plow Jan 1, 1837 Horace Mann becomes the first secretary of education in Massachusetts. Jan 1, 1839 Tennessee produced about 45 million bushels of corn Jan 1, 1840 William Henry Harrison is elected president