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Eli Whitney invents cotton gin
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Interchangeable parts popularized by Eli Whitney
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Jefferson elected president
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Marbury v. Madison
Established the principle of judicial review -
Louisiana Purchase
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Embargo Act
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Chesapeake Affair
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Robert Fulton invents first steamboat
The Clermont -
War of 1812 starts
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The Age of Manifest Destiny
Although the term was not coined until 1845, Manifest Destiny is mainly associated with the territorial expansion of the United States from 1812 to 1867, from the War of 1812 to the acquisition of Alaska in 1867. -
Treaty of Ghent
Ended the War of 1812 -
Hartford Convention
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Protective Tariff of 1816
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Second Bank of the US
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Panic of 1819
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McCullough v. Maryland
States cannot tax the federal government -
Missouri Compromise
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Monroe Doctrine
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Monroe Doctrine
Created by President James Monroe, the Monroe Doctrine is a United States foreign policy position that opposes European colonialism in the Western Hemisphere. It warns European nations that the United States would not tolerate further colonization or puppet monarchs. -
Corrupt Bargain Election
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Gibbons v. Ogden
Congressional power of interstate commerce -
Erie Canal finished
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John Quincy Adams elected president
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Jackson elected president
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Indian Removal Act
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Nat Turner’s Rebellion
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Trail of Tears
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Nullification crisis
The Nullification Crisis was caused by Southern opposition to the Tariffs of 1828 and 1833, which raised prices on British goods that were imported into the South. -
Jackson re-elected
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Bank War
The Bank War was a political struggle that developed over the issue of rechartering the Second Bank of the United States during the presidency of Andrew Jackson. It resulted with the shutdown of the National Bank and its replacement by state banks. -
Worcester v. Georgia
Established tribal autonomy within their boundaries -
Jackson vetoes the National Bank
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Battle of the Alamo
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Mexican-American War begins
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John Deere develops steel plow
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Brook Farm Founded
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Commonwealth v. Hunt
Declared labor unions to be lawful organizations -
Dorothea Dix petitions for the mentally ill
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Samuel Morse dispatches first telegraphic message
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Texas Annexation
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Elias Howe invents the modern sewing machine
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Mormon Migration
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Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Ended Mexican American War