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Eli Whitney Patented the Cotton Gin
Eli Whitney applies to patent his invention the cotton gin -
Thomas Jefferson was elected president
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Gabriel Prosser Slave Revolt
An educated slave in Virginia who planned and led a slave revolt in the Richmond area in 1800. -
Second Great Awakening Began
Protestant religious revival during the early 19th century, Baptists and Methodists gained large numbers. -
Louisiana Purchase
Bought by the USA from France in 1803 by Thomas Jefferson, doubling the size of the USA. -
Marbury vs. Madison
Case that forms the exercise of judicial review in the United states -
Beginning of Lewis and Clark Expedition
Lewis and Clark explored Louisiana and were the first Americans to see the Pacific Ocean -
Embargo Act
Banned all export of American products to Europe, backfired and realized Europe didn't need America -
Chespeak-Leopard Affiar
Navel engagement between the British ship Leopard, and the American ship Chesapeake` -
Non-Intercourse Act
Lifted the embargo act and allowed trade with all nations except British and French. -
James Madison Elected President
James Madison becomes the 6th president of the United States -
Rush-Bagot Treaty
Treaty between the USA and the UK to limit naval armaments on the Great Lakes. After the war of 1812 -
Death of Tecumseh
Indian chief who allied with the British and were defeated by the Americans, once he died the remaining survivors fled. -
Francis Cabot Lowell Smuggled Memorized Textile Mill Plans from Manchester, England
Francis Cabot immigrated from the UK to the USA and took plans from Manchester to build industrial woolen mills and built them in Massachusetts. -
Era of Good Feeling Began
A point in American history that reflected a sense of national purpose and unity. -
Beginning of Manifest Destiny
The territorial expansion of the United States westward from 1812-1861 -
End of the War of 1812
The USA won the war against Great Britain, treaty of Ghent signed, Battle of New Orleans hundreds of British soldiers were killed -
Battle of New Orleans
Battle between Americans and British soldiers in New Orleans, Americans won -
Treaty of Ghent Ratified
Treaty signed by Americans and British stating the end of the war, all conquered land will be returned and established the border with Canada -
Hartford Convention
Federalist convention held to express grievances against the war of 1812 -
The British Burn Washington DC
The British burn Washington DC during the war of 1812 -
James Monroe is Elected President
Jame Monroe becomes the 5th president of the USA -
The Anglo-American Convention
Established boundaries for fishing between the British and Americans. It also restored slavery between Americans and British. -
Adam-Onis Treaty
The USA bought Florida in 1819 from Spain -
McCulloch vs. Maryland
Asserted national supremacy over the states to tax the banks. -
Panic of 1819
First major peacetime financial crisis followed by a collapse of the American economy until 1821. -
Dartmouth College vs. Woodward
Decision of the supreme court of the USA dealing with the applications of the Contract Clause of the USA Constitution -
Missouri Compromise
Missouri becomes a slave state if Maine becomes a free state -
Denmark Vesey Slave Revolt
Failed slave revolt in South Carolina -
Monroe Doctrine
Monroe Doctrine stated that Europe could no longer colonize the New World -
John Qunicy Adams Elected President (Corrupt Bargain)
Henry Clay convinced the house to elect Adams over Jackson so that Clay could be secretary of state. -
Gibbons vs. Ogden
Power of the supreme court to regulate interstate commerce -
Robert Owen Founded the New Harmony Community
The Harmonists built a new town in the wilderness, in 1824 the town was sold to Robert Owen with the intentions of creating a new Utopian society -
Erie Canal Completed
Erie Canal in New York completed and opened a water way to the west. -
Charles B. Finney Lead Religious Revivals in Western New York
He was one of the most forceful evangelists and revitalized Christianity in New York -
Lyman Beecher Delivered His "Six Sermons on Intemperance"
Written because of the heavy drinking problems and the six sermons of intemperance ran rapidly through the United States and England. -
Horace Mann Elected Secretary of the Massachusetts Board of Education
Member of the Whig party and promoted education, stating that it was very important and necessary to Americans. -
Tariff of Abominations
Tariff passed to protect American industries from foreign ones. -
Andrew Jackson Elected President
Jackson wins the electoral college -
Indian Removal Act
Signed by Jackson to remove native tribes from federal land and move them west of the Mississippi River. -
Worcester vs. Georgia
Court battle between Georgia and the Cherokee to remain separate from the state. Cherokee won, Jackson refused. -
Nullification Crisis Begins
A political crisis between the federal government and South Carolina, when South Carolina decided to nullify the tariff acts by saying their unconstitutional. -
Black Hawk War
A brief conflict between Americans and natives led by Black Hawk. -
Andrew Jackson Vetoed the Re-Charter of the Second Bank of the United States
Jackson said the recharter was anti-american -
Creation of the Whing Party in the U.S.
Whig party supported the idea of congress having supremacy over the president and supported the Bank, modernization, and protection of American industry. -
Treaty of New Echota
Treaty signed by representatives of Georgia and the Cherokee to claim the Cherokee land in exchange for compensation. -
Transcendental Club's First Meeting
Met in Cambridge, MA to discuss their new club. -
Texas Declared Independence from Mexico
Texas becomes independent from Mexico after the Texas revolution -
First McGuffey Reader Published
First text books published in America that helped with reading -
Battle of the Alamo
Mexican troops launched an attack on the Alamo -
Andrew Jackson Issued Specie Circular
executive order that stated that payment for all government land had to be made in gold or silver -
Panic of 1837
Economic crisis in the USA that led into a major recession where prices, profits and wages all went down and unemployment went up. -
Martin Van Buren Elected President
American states men who became the 8th president -
Joseph Smith Founded the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-Day saints
Joseph Smith created the church to separate the Mormons from the others -
Ralph Waldo Emerson Gave the "Divinity School Address"
Speech given to the graduating class at Harvard and promoted self-reliance -
Trail of Tears Began
Andrew Jackson expelled the natives from their land east of the Mississippi River and moved the west of it. -
Catherine Beecher Published "Essays on the Education of Female Teachers"
Legislation to abolish Horace Mann's position -
Webster-Ashburton Treaty
Treaty signed to resolve border issues between the US and British North America. -
Treaty of Wanghia With China
Diplomatic agreement between the US and Qing-dynasty china for peace of commerce -
James Polk Elected President
Democratic president after defeating Henry Clay -
U.S. Annexation of Texas
Texas becomes a member of the union after breaking from Mexico and their brief independence -
Bear Flag Revolt
California became an unrecognized break away form the USA for 25 days -
Start of the Mexican War
Armed conflict between the United States and Mexico -
John Humphrey Noyes Founded the Oneida Community
John Humphrey was a radical religious philosopher and Utopian socialist and founded the Oneida Community in New York. -
Gold Rush Begins in California
Gold was found by James W. Marshall in Coloma California -
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Treaty signed between the USA and Mexico to end the war between the nations, the USA got Arizona, New Mexico and Colorado. -
Henry David Thoreau Published "Civil Disobedience"
Resistance to civil government -
Commodore Matthew Perry Entered Tokyo Harbor Opening Japan to the U.S.
Matthew Perry led 4 ships into the harbor at Tokyo Bay, with hopes to re-establish western trade with Japan for the first time in 200 years. -
Gadsden Purchase
Parts of southern Arizona and New Mexico that the US bought through a treaty with Mexico -
Kanagawa Treaty
First treaty between the USA and the Tokugawa Shogunate in Japan
