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Eli Whitney patented the cotton gin
A machine that producded cotton more efficenlty by using a machine to seperate the seeds from cotton balls -
gabriel prosser slave rebellion
An literate slave named Gabriel planned a large slave rebilion in the Richmond area -
Thomas Jefferson elected president
Was elected to be the third president. He was the first Democratic Republican elected to President. -
Louisiana purchase
It was a land deal made between France and United States, in which America bought land west of the Mississippi. -
marbury v madison
It established the power of Judicial review and granted the Judicial branch the power to declare legislative and executive acts unconstitutional. -
Beginning of Lewis and Clark expedition
A military expedition lead by Capetian Lewis and Lieutenant Clark to map out the Louisiana purchase. -
embargo act
An act that prohibited American ships from trading in foreign ports. -
Chesapeake leopard affair
A naval battle between HMS Leopard and USS Chesapeake that ended with HMS Leopard winning. -
james madison elected president
James Madison becomes the sixth president of the United States. -
Non-Intercourse act
This act lifted the embargos on American shipping expect those directed towards Britian. -
beginning of manifest destiny
when the ideology of America expanding westward and imperilist ideolgoy spread -
Francis cabot Lowell smuggled memorized textile mill plans from Manchester, England
When the War of 1812 began he headed to America with his family, along taking with him the plans to a new mill which he memerozied. -
death of tecumseh
A Native Chief of Shawnee tribe, he advocated the Resistance of white rule and worked with Britain in the efforts to take Detroit. He died in battle. -
the British burn Washington dc
Britain invading Washington DC and burning it. They did this in retaliation to the sacking of york in which american troops burned down Canada's parliamentary building. -
Treaty of Ghent Ratified
A peace treaty between America and Great Britain that ended the War of 1812. -
end of the war of 1812
A war fought between United States and England. Caused by disputes over US maritime rights. Ended with the ratification of Treaty of Ghent -
battle of new Orleans
A battle between America and Great Britain. This battle happened after the Ghent signing, meaning that this battle was pointless. -
era of good feelings began
A temporary lull in political and perosnal clashes. -
Hartford convention
A set of meetings in Hartford, Connecticut, in which the New England Federalist meet to discuss grievances that they had with the War of 1812. -
Rush-Bagot treaty
An agreement to have limited naval influence on the great lakes. This was the starting point in peaceful border relations with Canada for U.S. -
James Monroe elected president
He was elected the fifth president of the United States. His election was highly beneficial in foreign affairs. -
anglo american convention
A convention that stated fisheries, boundaries, and slaves between America and Great Britain. These corresponded to the border between America and Canada. -
adams onis treaty
A land deal made between America and Spain, in that America bought the peninsula of Floridian from Spain. -
McCulloch vs Maryland
Supreme court ruled that Congress had the power to make a secondary bank and the state of maryland could not taxc it. -
Missouri Compromise
An effort by Congress to defuse political rivilaires on wehter missouri will be a free or slave state. -
panic of 1819
Post war economic expansion ended; many banks failed and mortages foreclosed causing massive unemploymeny -
dartmouth college vs woodward
A decision made by the supreme court on how to deal with applications of the contract clause to private compamiesns. -
Charles b finney lead religious revivals in western new york
Responsible for religoius fever in western new york. -
second great awakening began
A protestant religoius revival that started in 1790 but reached max in 1820s -
Denmark Vesey Slave Revolt
A slave revolt planned by a man names Denmark Vesey, in which he wanted the slaves to revolt and seize the forts of the city. His plan was discovered and he was apprehend. -
Monroe doctrine
A doctrine that stated the Old and New world, or East and West, shall not interfere with each other. One such statement was that if any Old world power interfered with a West nation, they will make America their enemy too. -
robert owen founder of the new harmony ceremony
Bought new harmony to establish a new community -
gibbons vs ogden
A descion by the supreme court, that congress held the power to regulate navigation -
john quincy adams elected president
The first election where the canadite won even though he did not have the popular vote. -
Erie canal completed
A canal that runs through New York from Albany to the Erie lake. -
lyman beecher delivered his six sermons on intemperance
Sermons on the nature and dangers of intemperance -
tariff of abominations
A tariff desinded to help industries, but untimetly led to high cost of living. -
Andrew Jackson elected president
Re match between John Quincy and Andrew Jackson. -
catharine beecher published essays on the education of female teachers
Prompted women as natural teachers and also advocated on expansions of teacher trainings -
Creation of the Whig party
Made to oppose Andrew Jackson and the Democrates. -
joseph smith founding the church of jesus christ of the latter day saints
Made mormon church -
Indian removal act
A deal between andrew jackson and southern natives for their removsal of fewderal territoy west in exchsnge for their lands. -
worcester vs georgia
A decision by supreme court which stated that non-natives must have a liscense to go onto native land -
andrew jackson vetoed rechartering bank united states
jackson vetoed the bill to re charter the second bank of the united states, due to it being incompatiable with justice. -
Nullification crisis began
A convention declaring the tariffs of 1828 and 1832 were unconstitutional and unforecable in the state of South CArolinia -
Black hawk war
A conflict between US and natives of Sauk tribe -
treaty of new echota
Provided the legal basis for the trail of tears. -
andrew jackson issued the specie circular
An excutive order issued by Andrew Jackson which stated payment for governemnt land muist be in gold or silver -
Battle of the alamo
A pivitoal event that lasted 13 days with texan defenders holding of against mexico army. -
texas declares independence from mexico
When texas delcares indepodnce from mexico and bvecomes an indepent state -
Transcendental club first meeting
Unitartian miniosters met in cambridge, mass to discuss formation of a new cxlub -
first mcguffey’s readers published
Basic book for learning -
martin van buren elected president
One of the founding members of the Democratic Party -
Panic of 1837
A recession that brought prices, wages, and profit to a low while unemployment rate rose. -
horace mann elected secretary of the massachusetts board of education
Was the first appointed secrertary -
ralph waldo emerson gave the divinity school address
A speech giving to a graduating class of Harvard -
Trail of Tears began
The remvoal of nativers into oklahoma -
john humphrey noyes founder of the oneida community
A radical religous philisopher and utopian socialist -
webster ashburton treaty
A treaty signed to resolve boarder issues with Canada -
james polk elected president
Defeated Clay and became president. -
treaty of wanghia with china
A peace treaty between US and China -
us annexation of texas
US president James K Polk oversaw the largest US expansion. -
Bear flag revolt
A small group of American settlers rebelled against the orginial leadership and made a break away state declaring independce' -
start of mexican war
A war between America and Mexico -
gold rush began in california
A nation wide desire to aquire wealth from gold in california -
treaty of guadalupe hidalgo
A peace treaty between Mexico and US -
henry david thoreau published civil disobedience
A book of American transcendentalist ideolgies about the disgust of slavery and mexico war -
Commodore Matthew perry entered tokyo harbor opening japan to the US
Commodore Mathew Perry led his four ship into the harbor of tokyo bay opening japan to US trade -
Kanagawa treaty
The first treaty between the US and the Tokugawa shogunate signed under threat of force. -
gadsden purchase
An expansion of southern arizona and southernwest New mexico
