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The Missouri Compromie
Missouri Compromise is passed by Congress. Maine is admitted as a free state and Missouri as a slave state. Slavery is banned in Louisiana Territory north of 36°30′ line. -
The Monroe Doctrine
The Monroe Doctrine warned European powers to stay out of the affairs of countries in the Americas as well as warned against colonization. The Doctrine stated the US would refrain from participation in European wars. -
Presidential Election
Democratic Party is established; Andrew Jackson is elected as
first Democratic president; John C. Calhoun is re-elected vice president. -
Indian Removal Act
Indian Removal Act is passed by Congress to forcibly resettle
southeastern Indian tribes to territory now known as Oklahoma, this bill was passed with the support of President Jackson. -
Nat Turner's Rebellion
Slave rebellion that took place in Southampton County, Virginia, during August 1831. Led by Nat Turner, rebel slaves killed from 55 to 65 people, at least 51 being white. -
Jackson's Bank War
Jackson vetoed the charter of the 2nd Bank of the United States which left America without a central banking system. Jackson ordered the funds from the national bank to be distributed to local banks that had supported his election. -
Texas Revolution
The Texas Revolution began after Texas was denied statehood by Mexico. Rebels sought to take down dictator like president Santa Ana and regain their rights as Texans. -
Trail of Tears
Cherokees are forcibly removed from Georgia to Indian
Territory in present-day Oklahoma. This event occurred due to the Indian Removal Bill and was carried out by Andrew Jackson's successor. -
Start of Mexican American War
Mexican War begins, Congress declares war after Mexican troops
attack U.S. troops in disputed territory north of the Rio Grande. -
End of the Mexican War
The war would officially end with an American victory and the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. Mexico recognized U.S. sovereignty over Texas and other southwestern lands. Ended of the conflict between Mexico and Republic of Texas. -
Compromise of 1850
Allowed citizens of New Mexico and Utah territories to decide the issue of slavery through popular sovereignty while admitting California as a free state, it ended the slave trade (but not slavery) in the District of Columbia, and enacts a stricter fugitive slave law requiring citizens in free states to turn in runaway slaves who has attempted escape to the free North. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
The Kansas-Nebraska Act was passed by Congress, effectively repealing the Missouri Compromise and allowing Kansas and Nebraska settlers to decide status of slavery in the territories through popular sovereignty. -
"Bleeding Kansas"
The name "Bleeding Kansas" was given to a series of intense local warfare that erupted between pro- and anti-slavery settlers after the passing of the Kansas-Nebraska compromise. Armed protest and fighting occurred over several years and even in legislative buildings. Many protested the intrusion of slavery north of the Missouri compromise line. -
Dred Scott v. Sanford
Supreme Court holds that Congress has no power to regulate slavery in the territories, that African Americans are not citizens, and
that residence in free territory does not confer freedom on enslaved persons. -
Election of Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln and Hannibal Hamlin are elected president
and vice president (Republican).
