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Thomas Jefferson was elected president
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Gabriel Prosser Slave Revolt
Gabriel intended to lead slaves into Richmond, but he was caught. -
Second Great Awakening Began
A series of religious revivals starting in 1801, based on Methodism and Baptism. -
Louisiana Purchase
U.S. acquisition of the Louisiana territory from France in 1803 for $15 million. The purchase secured American control of the Mississippi river and doubled the size of the nation. -
Marbury v. Madison
The Supreme Court first asserted the power of judicial review by declaring the Judiciary Act of 1789 unconstitutional. -
Beginning of Lewis and Clark Expedition
Overland expedition to the Pacific coast lead by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. -
Embargo Act
In response to British attack on American warship of the coast of Virginia, this law prohibited foreign commerce. -
Chesapeake-Leopard Affair
Occurred between the British warship HMS Leopard and the American frigate USS Chesapeake. -
Eli Whitney Patented the Cotton Gin
Eli Whitney applied for a patent of his cotton gin on October 28, 1793; the patent was granted on March 14, 1794, but was not validated until 1807. -
James Madison Elected President
Democratic-Republican candidate James Madison defeated Federalist candidate Charles Pinckney. -
Non-Intercourse Act
This lifted all embargoes on American shipping except for those bound for British or French ports. -
Dartmouth College v. Woodward
This decision placed important restrictions on the ability of state governments to control corporations. -
Francis Cabot Lowell Smuggled Memorized Textile Mill Plans from Manchester, England
Made sketches of what he observed. Returned to America and improved Slater's cotton spinning machine. Opened first integrated cotton mil in Waltham, MA in 1814. -
Death of Tecumseh
Killed at the Battle of the Thames. -
The British Burn Washington, D.C
The Burning of Washington was a British attack against Washington, D.C during the War of 1812. -
Hartford Convention
Where the New England Federalist Party met to discuss their grievances concerning the ongoing War of 1812 and political problems. -
End of the War of 1812
It ended with the exchange of ratifications of the Treaty of Ghent. -
Battle of New Orleans
The last major battle of the War of 1812 -
Treaty of Ghent Ratified
Ended the War of 1812 between the United States and Great Britain. -
Era of Good Feelings Began
Reflected a sense of national purpose and a desire for unity among Americans in the aftermath of the War of 1812. -
Rush-Bagot Treaty
A treaty that demilitarized the Great Lakes and Lake Champlain. Laid the basis for a demilitarized boundary between the U.S and British North America. -
James Monroe Elected President
Elected 5th president. -
Anglo-American Convention
Allowed for joint occupation and settlement of the Oregon Country. -
Adams-Onis Treaty
Signed by John Adams and Spanish minister Luis de Onis, this treaty allowed for US annexation of Florida. -
McCulloch v. Maryland
The courts ruled that the states cannot tax the federal government. -
Panic of 1819
Fault of the Second Bank of the US, which had tightened credit in a belated effort to control inflation -
Missouri Compromise
This compromise set it up so that Maine joined as a free state and Missouri joined as a slave state. -
Denmark Vesey Slave Revolt
Led by Denmark Vesey, the revolt took place near Charleston, South Carolina. -
Monroe Doctrine
Declared the western hemisphere off limits to new European colonization and in return, the US promised not to meddle in European affairs. -
John Quincy Adams Elected President (Corrupt Bargain)
When Henry Clay allegedly met with JQA before the House election to break a deadlock. Adams was elected president against the popular vote and Clay was named Secretary of State. -
Gibbons v. Ogden
Did Congress have the power to give Gibbons a license to operate his ferry superseded the state of New York's power to grant Ogden a monopoly. -
Erie Canal Completed
Allowed western farmers to ship surplus crops to sell in the North and allowed northern manufacturers to ship finished goods to sell in the West. -
Robert Owen Founded the New Harmony Community
Purchased the town with the intention of creating a new Utopian community. -
Tariff of Abominations
Its goal was to protect industry in the northern U.S from competing European goods by increasing the prices of European products. -
Andrew Jackson Elected President
Election of 1828. Jackson vs JQA. -
Lyman Beecher Delivered His "Six Sermons on Intemperance"
Six sermons on the nature, occasions, signs, evils, and remedy of intemperance. -
Catharine Beecher Published "Essays on the Education of Female Teachers"
Essay on the importance of women as teachers. -
Indian Removal Act
Authorized Andrew Jackson to negotiate land-exchange treaties with tribes living east of the Mississippi. Forced emigration of Indians to the west. -
Joseph Smith Founded the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-Day Saints
Deciphered the book of Mormon from some golden plates given to him by an angel. -
Black Hawk War
A war in Illinois between an alliance of Sauk and Fox Indians under Black Hawk against white settlers in an effort to overturn an illegal treaty ceding tribal lands in that state to the U.S. -
Worcester v. Georgia
Marshall affirmed and explained the rights of the tribes to remain free from the authority of state governments. -
Andrew Jackson Vetoed the Recharter of the Second Bank of the U.S
Argued that in the form presented to him it was incompatible with “justice,” “sound policy” and the Constitution. -
Nullification Crisis Began
When South Carolina adopted the ordinance to nullify the tariff acts and label them unconstitutional. -
Creation of the Whig Party in the U.S
Formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic Party. -
Treaty of New Echota
An agreement that the Cherokee would remove themselves from their land and take up new land in the West. -
Charles B. Finney Lead Religious Revivals in Western New York
Known as the "father of modern revivalism," he was a pioneer of cooperation among Protestant denominations. -
Transcendental Club's First Meeting
Met to discuss the formation of a new club. -
First McGuffey Reader Published
A traditional reader including stories, poems, and new word drills. -
Texas Declared Independence from Mexico
Texas Declaration of Independence was the formal declaration of independence of the Republic of Texas from Mexico in the Texas Revolution. -
Andrew Jackson Issued Specie Circular
It required payment for government land to be in gold and silver. -
Battle of the Alamo
Mexican troops under President General Antonio López de Santa Anna launched an assault on the Alamo Mission near San Antonio de Béxar. -
Horace Mann Elected Secretary of the MA Board of Education
He began the work which was to place him in the foremost rank of American educators. (1st position in U.S) -
Panic of 1837
Bank of the U.S. failed, cotton prices fell, businesses went bankrupt, and there was widespread unemployment and distress. -
Martin Van Buren Elected President
Eighth President of the U.S. -
Ralph Waldo Emerson gave the "Divinity School Address"
Speech he gave to the graduating class of Harvard Divinity School on July 15, 1838. -
Trail of Tears Began
Apart of Andrew Jackson's Indian removal policy, the Cherokee nation was forced to give up its lands east of the Mississippi River and to migrate to an area in present-day Oklahoma. -
Webster-Ashburton Treaty
A treaty resolving several border issues between the United States and the British North American colonies. -
Treaty of Wanghia with China
Signed by the U.S. and China, it assured the United States the same trading concessions granted to other powers, greatly expanding America's trade with the Chinese. -
James Polk Elected President
Served as the 11th President of the United States. -
Beginning of Manifest Destiny
The belief that Americans had the right/duty to expand westward across the North American continent from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. -
U.S Annexation of Texas
The incorporation of the Republic of Texas into the United States of America -
Bear Flag Revolt
A revolt of American settlers in California against Mexican rule. -
Start of the Mexican War
The conflict started, in part, over a disagreement about which river was Mexico's true northern border: the Nueces or the Rio Grande. -
John Humphrey Noyes Founded the Oneida Community
A Perfectionist religious communal society founded by John Humphrey Noyes in 1848 in Oneida, New York. -
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Ended Mexican-American War; Mexico gave up all claims to land from Texas to California for $15 million. -
Gold Rush Began in California
Began when gold was found by James W. Marshall at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California. -
Henry David Thoreau Published "Civil Disobedience"
Resistance to Civil Government is an essay by American transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau. -
Commodore Matthew Perry Entered Tokyo Harbor Opening Japan to the U.S
Commodore Matthew Perry, representing the U.S. government, sails into Tokyo Bay, Japan, with a squadron of four vessels -
Gadsden Purchase
Treaty in which the United States bought from Mexico parts of what is now southern Arizona and southern New Mexico. -
Kanagawa Treaty
Ended Japan's two-hundred year period of economic isolation, establishing an American consulate in Japan and securing American coaling rights in Japanese ports.
