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Second Great Awakening Began
Protestant religious revival took place and eventually strengthened the Baptists and Methodists. There were lots of reforms and movements. -
Eli Whitney Patented the Cotton Gin
It pulled out the seeds from the cotton bolls, making it faster and easier. -
Thomas Jefferson was elected president
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Gabriel Prosser Slave Revolt
An enslaved blacksmith who planned a slave revolt in Richmond. -
Louisiana Purchase
The United States bought Louisiana from France. -
Marbury v. Madison
It was the first U.S. supreme court case to use the principle of "judicial review". -
Beginning of Lewis and Clark Expedition
Lewis and Clark leaves st. Louis and explore up the Missouri river and to the west. -
Embargo Act
Prohibited American ships from trading in all foreign ports. -
Chesapeake-Leopard Affair
HMS Leopard fired at the USS Chesapeake and making it a major cause of the War of 1812. -
James Madison Elected President
Madison was elected the fourth president and was the last of the founding fathers to be president. -
Non-Intercourse Act
It maintained embargo with only Britain and France. -
Francis Cabot Lowell Smuggled Memorized Textile Mill Plans From Manchester, England
He built up the American textile manufacturing industry; his hint of industrial revolution. -
Beginning of Manifest Destiny
It started after the War of 1812. It was the period of American expansion leading to western settlement, Native American removal, and war with Mexico. -
Death of tecumseh
Tecumseh was killed in the Battle of Thames when America attacked the British and Native Americans. -
The British Burn Washington DC
The British attacked Washington D.C. during War of 1812 by setting fire to many buildings including the White House and the Capitol. -
Treaty of Ghent Ratified
The British and Americans signed a treaty at Ghent, Belgium and ended the War of 1812. -
Hartford Convention
The Federalist Party met to discuss the political problems. -
End of the War of 1812
Resulted in no geographical changes and two centuries of peace between the United States and Britain. -
Battle of New Orleans
It was the last major battle of the War of 1812 in which the American forces repelled the invading British armies. -
Era of Good Feeling Began
It reflected the sense of national purpose and morale high after the War of 1812. -
James Monroe Elected President
Monroe easily became the fifth president facing a little opposition from the Federalist party. -
Rush-Bagot treaty
A treaty between America and Britain limiting naval armaments in the great lakes. -
Anglo-American convention
It settled boundary issues between America and Britain. -
Adams-Onis Treaty
Spain gave Florida to the United States and set a boundary between United States and New Spain. -
McCulloch v. Maryland
Maryland imposed tax on the notes of the Second Bank and James McCulloch appealed to the Supreme Court. It was ruled unconstitutional. -
Panic of 1819
After the War of 1812 America fell into an economic depression; banks failed and mortgages were foreclosed. -
Dartmouth College V. Woodward
New Hampshire attempted to turn the college into a public institution and the Supreme court called it unconstitutional under the Contract Clause; issue of state power. -
Missouri Compromise
Missouri became a slave state and Maine became a free state in order to balance the power in Congress. -
Charles B. Finney Lead Religious revivals in Western New York
Known as "Father of Modern Revivalism"; He was the leader of the second great awakening and made a mark on American religion. -
Denmark Vesey Slave Revolt
Denmark Vesey and other slaves planned to revolt. It was the most extensive salve revolt in U.S. history -
Monroe Doctrine
A doctrine to the congress telling European nations to not to interfere with the western hemisphere. -
John Quincy Adams Elected President (Corrupt Bargain)
There was no majority of the Presidential Electoral Votes, but Adams was still voted president because of Henry Clay influenced the people in the House of Representatives to vote for Adams. -
John Quincy Adams Elected Presidency (Corrupt Bargain)
There was no majority Presidential Electoral votes, so the House of Representatives had the decision and Adams won because Henry Clay convinced people to vote for Adams. -
Gibbons V. Ogden
The Supreme Court held that the power to regulate interstate commerce, granted to Congress by the Commerce Clause of the U.S. constitution. -
Erie Canal Completed
It was the longest waterway from Buffalo to New York City. -
Robert Owen Founded the New Harmony Community
A welsh industrialist purchased a town sold by Harmonists with the intention of creating a new utopian community. -
Tariff of Abominations
A tariff passed to protect industry in the north from cheaper British commodities. -
Lyman Beecher Delivered His "Six Sermons on Intemperance"
The six sermons on intemperance was addressing the major drinking problem in the U.S. -
Catharine Beecher Published Essays on the Education of Female Teachers
Catharine Beecher communicated the esaay about training women to become teachers at the annual meeting in New YOrk. -
Creation of the Whig Party in the U.S.
It formed in opposition of Andrew Jackson. They supported protective tariffs, national banking, and federal aid for internal improvements. -
Indian Removal Act
A law authorized the president to negotiate with Indian tribes of their removal to the west. -
Joseph Smith Founded the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-Day Saints
Joseph Smith founded the Mormon religion in New York. The book of Mormon was published. -
Andrew Jackson Elected President
Jackson won against Henry Clay with 219 of 286 electoral votes. -
Worcester V. Georgia
The Supreme Court ruled that only the federal government, can impose their regulations on Indian land. -
Andrew Jackson Vetoed the Re-Charter of the Second Bank of the United States
Jackson argued that in the form presented to him it was incompatible with the Constitution and called for an early renewal of the Second Bank's Charter. -
Nullification Crisis Began
South Carolina declared the tariff of 1828 and 1832 unconstitutional. -
Black Hawk War
A brief conflict between the United States and Native Americans because Black Hawk refused to leave his home. -
Treaty of New Echota
It provided the legal basis for the Trail of Tears and forcible removal of the Cherokee from Georgia. -
Transcendental Club's First Meeting
A group of New England intellectuals who gave rise to transcendentalism. -
Battle at the Alamo
Mexican troops launched an assault on the Alamo Mission killing all of the Texian defenders and the Texian fighting for independence from Mexico. -
Martin Van Buren Elected President
He was a U.S. senator and vice president and later became the 8th president, but he was unpopular, so he failed to win the second election. He was known for being a shrewd politician. -
Andrew Jackson Issued Specie Circular
A presidential executive order that required payment for government land to be paid in gold and silver. -
First McGuffey Reader Published
McGuffey is a U.S. educator who wrote series of elementary school reading books. -
Horace Mann Elected Secretary of the Massachusetts Board of Education
The Father of Common School used his position to enact an educational reform; promoting public education. -
Panic of 1837
The government withdrew funds from the bank causing a crisis in financial and economic conditions in the U.S. -
Ralph Waldo Emerson Gave the "Divinity School Address"
It was a speech by Emerson written influenced by his life experiences. -
Trail of Tears Began
Cherokees were forced to migrate to Oklahoma and people died of cold, hunger, and disease on the way there. -
Webster-Ashburton Treaty
It resolved several border issues between U.S. and British North American Colonies. -
Treaty of Wanghia With China
A diplomatic agreement between China and the U.S where China was forced to concede many of its territorial rights. -
James Polk Elected President
James Polk became the 11th president after winning the election against Henry Clay. -
U.S. Annexation of Texas
It was the incorporation of the Republic of Texas into the United States of America. It led to war with Mexico. -
Start of the Mexican War
Nueces River was claimed by Mexico and Rio Grande was claimed by America. When the troops met, the Mexican army opened fire. -
Bear Flag Revolt
A rebellion by American settlers in California against Mexican authorities. -
Texas Declared Independence from Mexico
Texas wanted to break away from Mexico because they didn't like the laws made by Santa Anna. The Texas Declaration of Independence was signed at Washington-on-the-Brazos. -
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
It added land including Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming. -
Gold Rush Began in California
James Marshall found gold in California, bringing 300,00 people to California and causing the gold rush. -
Henry David Thoreau Published Civil Disobedience
Thoreau refused to pay his poll taxes then was jailed for a night. After, he published a book about the refusal to obey certain laws. -
Commodore Matthew Perry Entered Tokyo Harbor Opening Japan to the U.S.
He led four ships into the harbor of Tokyo Bay seeking to re-establish regular trade. -
Gadsden Purchase
U.S. purchased what is now present-day southern Arizona from Mexico for $10 million. -
Kanagawa Treaty
A treaty between the U.S. and Japan, opening up ports in Japan to trade with America. -
John Humphrey Noyes Founded the Oneida Community
A utopian religious community Vermont. The people called the perfectionists.
