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The War of 1812
President Madison pressured Congress to declare war. Many of the battles were in Canada and the Michigan area. -
Panic of 1819
First major depression where many banks had to be rescued from near ruin. -
Election of 1824
The votes were split without a majority, resulting in a corrupt bargain giving Clay the position of Secretary of State. -
Erie Canal Built
This created water travel to make transportation into the main land more efficient. -
Election of 1828
Andrew Jackson won with the help of the Tariff of 1828. Jackson was advised mostly by his informal "kitchen cabinet". -
Indian Removal Act
Cherokee's were forced to relocate in present day Oklahoma and Kansas when very few agreed with this. -
Mother Anne Lee and the Shakers
Led her followers to U.S. and established a church near Albany, NY. they were named for the ecstatic dances that were part of worship -
The Mechanical Reaper
John McCormick was interested in Mechanical problems and came to inventing the new reaper. -
Election of 1836
Martin Van Buren won against the four other Whig candidates. -
Panic of 1837
Too much money was given out to too many people and actual money held in a bank became too scarce. This caused many farmers to bankrupt and have hard times. -
Michigan joins the Union
The Great Lakes state joins the Union as a free state. -
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
U.S. paid Mexico $15 million for more than 1/3 of their territory when before we were offering double that. -
Fugitive Slave Act
This act assisted the south with maintaining a tight reign on slaveholders property