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Eli Whitney Patents The Cotton Gin
The patent was not validated until 1807 -
Thomas Jefferson Is Elected President
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Gabriel Prosser Slave Revolt
Planned slave revolt in Richmond -
Second Great Awakening Began
A religious reform -
Louisiana Purchase
Louisiana is bought by the US. -
Marbury v Madison
Court case that stated the need for judicial review -
Beginning Of Lewis And Clark's Expedition
Lewis and Clark set off to explore the Louisiana territory. -
Embargo Act
A law passed that prohibited American ships from trading in any foreign port -
Chesapeake-Leopard Affair
Naval battle between the USS Chesapeake and HMS Leopard -
James Madison Elected President
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Non-Intercourse Act
Lifted all embargos on trade except for British and French ports -
Beginning of Manifest Destiny
Led to America's expansion westward -
Death of Tecumseh
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Burning Of Washington DC
Washington DC is burned by the British -
Treaty Of Ghent Ratified
The treaty officially ends the War of 1812 -
Francis Cabot Lowell Smuggled Memorized Textile Mill Plans From Manchester, England
This led to the North dominating the textile industry -
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Hartford Convention
Series of meetings discussing War of 1812 -
War Of 1812 Ends
The title is self explanatory. -
Battle Of New Orleans
Andrew Jackson and his forces defeat invading British -
Era of Good Feeling Began
Mood of victory after the War of 1812 started this era -
Rush-Bagot Treaty
The treaty was signed after the war of 1812 to limit naval power on the Great Lakes and Lake Champlain. -
James Monroe Elected President
Self explanatory -
Anglo-American Convention
Set boundary between US and Canada -
Adams-Onis Treaty Signed
Florida is ceded to the US and the boundary between the US and New Spain was created. -
McCulloch v. Maryland
The state of Maryland had attempted to impede operation of a branch of the Second Bank of the United States by imposing a tax on all notes of banks not chartered in Maryland -
Panic of 1819
Financial crisis followed by economic collapse -
Dartmouth College V. Woodward
law from the United States Supreme Court dealing with the application of the Contract Clause of the United States Constitution to private corporations -
Missouri Compromise
Missouri Compromise was passed in 1820 admitting Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state -
Denmark Vesey Slave Revolt
A failed slave uprising -
Monroe Doctrine Released
The treaty defined US foreign policy at the time. -
Corrupt Bargain
John Quincy Adams is elected over Andrew Jackson due to what some believe was Henry Clay's doing -
Gibbons v. Ogden
Supreme Court is granted power to regulate interstate commerce -
Erie Canal Completed
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Charles B. Finney Lead Religious Revivals in Western New York
One of the biggest figures in the 2nd Great Awakening -
Robert Owen Founded the New Harmony Community
He purchased the town with the intent of creating a Utopian community -
Horace Mann Elected Secretary of the Massachusetts Board of Education
He served for 10 years -
Lyman Beecher Delivered His “Six Sermons on Intemperance”
Intemperance = Alcoholism -
Tariff of Abominations
Passed to protect Northern industry -
Andrew Jackson Elected President
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Catherine Beecher Published Essays on the Education of Female Teachers
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Joseph Smith Founded the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-Day Saints
First Mormon church founded -
NATIVE AMERICAN Removal Act
Jackson's attempt to relocate Native Americans to take their land -
Nullification Crisis Began
South Carolina resists the orders of the federal government -
Black Hawk War
A fight over western land led by Sauk Chief Black Hawk -
Worcester v. Georgia
Only the government could impose regulations on Native American land -
Andrew Jackson Vetoed the Re-Charter of the Second Bank of the United States
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Creation Of The Whig Party
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Treaty Of New Echota
Led to the trail of tears -
Transcendental Club’s First Meeting
English intellectuals start their club -
First McGuffey Reader Published
Textbooks published in a time of educational reform -
Texas Declared Independence from Mexico
Would lead to Texas' war with Mexico -
Battle of the Alamo
Led to Texas's independence -
Andrew Jackson Issued Specie Circular
Executive order that required payment for government land to be paid in gold and silver -
Panic of 1837
Financial panic that led to a recession -
Martin Van Buren Elected President
He was a cunning politician -
Ralph Waldo Emerson gave the “Divinity School Address”
Preached Transcendentalism -
Trail Of Tears Began
Following the Indian Removal Act, native Americans were forced to leave their land and go to reservations -
Webster-Ashburton Treaty
a treaty resolving several border issues between the United States and the British North American colonies -
Treaty of Wanghia with China
Diplomatic treaty with China that included letting foreigners learn Chinese -
James Polk Elected President
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U.S. Annexation of Texas
Texas is added to the United States -
Start of the Mexican War
America's war with Mexico -
Bear Flag Revolt
Sacramento Valley citizens fought back against Mexican authorities -
John Humphrey Noyes Founded the Oneida Community
A socialist community -
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Ended the Mexican-American War -
Gold Rush Began in California
The discovery of gold led many settlers to go west -
Henry David Thoreau Published Civil Disobedience
He believed in fighting back against the government -
Commodore Matthew Perry Entered Tokyo Harbor Opening Japan to the U.S.
Trade and discourse with Japan is opened again -
Gadsden Purchase
The United States purchased land that would become Arizona and New Mexico -
Kanagawa Treaty
Led to opening Japan's ports to the US
