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Eli Whitney Patented the Cotton Gin
Due to patent infringement issues Eli didn't receive money from his invention until 1794 though the Cotton Gin was invented in 1793. -
Second Great Awakening Began
Led to the founding of colleges and seminaries and to the organization of mission societies -
Gabriel Prosser Slave Revolt
Gabriel Prosser and blacksmith from a VA tobacco plantation, organized a group of about 25 slaves to violently rise up against their master. However he was betrayed and killed for his actions -
Thomas Jefferson Elected President
was elected as our 3rd president -
Louisiana Purchase
land deal between the United States and France where the US acquired 827000 square miles of land west of the Mississippi River for $15 million -
Marbury v. Madison
legal case where the U.S. Supreme Court first declared the Congress unconstitutional establishing the doctrine of judicial review -
Beginning of Lewis and Clarke Expedition
US military expedition of the Louisiana Purchase and the Pacific Northwest -
Embargo Act
law passed prohibiting American ships from trading in all foreign ports -
Chesapeake-Leopard Affair
a naval engagement between the British warship HMS and the American frigate USS Chesapeake -
James Madison elected President
James Madison became President a strong advocate for a strong federal government -
Non-Intercourse Act
act to permit trade with nations other than France and Great Britain it replace the Embargo Act of 1807 -
Francis Cabot Lowell Smuggled Memorized Textile Mill Plans From Manchester , England
Francis Cabot Lowell went to England and toured the British textile mills and drew what he saw and returned to the Untied States and improved Slater's cotton spinning machine -
Death of Tecumseh
during the War of 1812 a combined British Indian force is defeated by American army. Leader of the Indians Tecumseh was killed in battle -
The British Burn Washington DC
a British invasion of the capital of the United States during the war of 1812 -
Harford Convention
a secret meeting in Hartford Connecticut of Federalist delegates from Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont who were dissatisfied with President Madison's mercantile policies -
Lyman Beecher Delivered His "Six Sermons on Intemperance"
a series of sermons which were reprinted frequently and and greatly aided temperance reform -
End of War of 1812
the treaty of peace and Amity between Britain and American representatives in Belgium -
Battle of New Orleans
word had not got around about the treaty ending the war of 1812 so there was a battle between militia fighters, indians, slaves, frontiersman and even pirates against the Superior British force -
Treaty of Ghent Ratified
The Treaty of Ghent ended the War of 1812 and made peace negotiations in Ghent and Belgium. It was later ratified -
Era of Good Feeling Began
national mood of the United States, for the first time Americans didn't have to pay attention to European political and military affairs -
James Monroe Elected President
elected the fifth president also first president to have his ceremony outdoors and give him inaugural address -
Rush-Bagot Treaty
set boundary between the Missouri Territory in the US and British North America (later Canada) at the 49th parallel -
Anglo-American Convention
resolved lingering boundary disputes between British North America and the United States of America -
Adams-Onis Treaty
a treaty between the US and Spain that ceded Florida to the US and defined the boundary between the United States and New Spain -
McCulloch v. Maryland
a case that asserted national supremacy state action in areas of constitutionally granted authority. -
Dartmouth College v. Woodard
Supreme Court case which stated that the charter for Dartmouth College was a contract, so it could not be inpaired by New Hampshire legislature -
Panic of 1819
first major financial crisis in the United States, followed by a general collapse of the American economy -
Missouri Compromise
measure worked out between the North and South and passed by Congress making Missouri the 24th state. It marked the beginning of the prolonged conflict over the extension of slavery. -
Denmark Vesey Slave Revolt
A free slave named Denmark Vesey planned a revolt encouraging rebels to attack guardhouses and arsenals, seize their arms, and kill all whites. -
Monroe Doctrine
warned European nations that the United States would not tolerate further colonization or puppet monarchs -
John Quincy Adams Elected President (Corrupt Bargain)
John Quincy Adams was elected president from three other candidates Andrew Jackson, Henry Clay, and William H. Crawford. The House of representatives had to decide who won because no one had won the majority of the electoral vote. Henry Clay voted for Adams thus making Adams President and Henry was Secretary of state. Jackson was furious and called it a Corrupt Bargain. -
Gibbons v. Ogden
Supreme Court case establishing the principle that states cannot, by legislative enactment, interfere with the power of Congress to regulate commerce. -
Erie Canal Completed
A waterway in the United States connecting the Great Lakes with New York City through the Hudson River at Albany. -
Robert Owen Founded the New Harmony Community
Owen was a Welsh reformer who came to the U.S. to found a cooperative community based on plans for humanity's salvation through rational thinking, cooperation, and free education -
Tariff Abominations
a protective tariff passed by Congress designed to protect industry in the Northern United States -
Andrew Jackson Elected President
Jackson returned four years later to win redemption soundly defeating Adams and becoming the 7th President. -
Joseph Smith Founded the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-Day Saints
Mormon church, the religion gained converts rapidly -
Charles B. Finney Lead Religious Revivals in Westward New York
created the biggest religious revival in Rochester attended by all denominations. He was known to speed up conversions and believed destinies were in people's hands unlike Calvinists -
Trail of Tears Began
Federal Government made Native Americans leave their lad and walk to a designated territory across the Mississippi River this dangerous journey was called the trail of tears -
Indian Removal Act
A law authorized the president to negotiate with Southern Native American tribes for their removal to federal territory west of the Mississippi River in exchange for their lands -
Black Hawk War
A brief conflict between the United States and Native Americans lead by Black Hawk, a Sauk Leader trying to reclaim land in Illinois surrendered to the U.S. in 1804 -
Worcester v. Georgia
Supreme Court case where they vacated the conviction of Samuel Worcester and held that the Georgia criminal statute that prohibited non-Native Americans from being present on Native American lands without a license unconstitutional -
Nullification Crisis Began
Confrontation between South Carolina and the federal government over the former's attempt to declare null and void within the state the federal tariffs of 1828 and 1832 -
Andrew Jackson Vetoed the re-Charter of the Second Bank of the United States
Andrew Jackson decided government will no longer use the Second Bank of the United States, then used his executive power to remove funds from the bank referred to as the "Bank War" -
Creation of the Whig Party in the U.S.
political party that espoused a program of national development but foundered the rising tide of sectional antagonism -
Treaty of New Echota
Treaty signed by a small minority of the Cherokee ceded to the United States all Cherokee land east of the Mississippi for 5 million dollars -
Transcendental Club's First Meeting
the first meeting of transcendentalist who established the transcendental club -
First McGauffey Reader Published
a series of elementary school reading books that were widely used in American schools beginning in the 1830s the first being published in 1836 -
Texas Declared Independence from Mexico
The Texans adopted a constitution that protected them from the free practice of slavery which was prohibited by Mexican law -
Battle of Alamo
A pivotal event in the Texans Revolution. It became an enduring symbol of their heroic resistance to oppression and their struggle for independence -
Andrew Jackson Issued Specie Circular
an executive order requiring that payment for the purchase of public lands be made exclusively in gold or silver -
Panic of 1837
financial crisis that touched off a major recession. Profits, prices, and wages went down -
Horace Mann Elected Secretary of the Massachusetts Board of Education
The first American advocate for public education that believed that in a democratic society education should be free and universal. He was later the secretary of the Board of education in Massachusetts -
Martin Van Buren Elected President
became the first President to be U.S. born citizen. He also proposed to remove federal funds from state banks to an "independent treasury" -
Ralph Waldo Emerson gave the "Divinity School Address"
a speech given to the senior class at Divinity College in Cambridge by Ralph Waldo Emerson -
Treaty of Wanghia with China
A diplomatic agreement between Qing Dynasty and the United States. The U.S. gained rights to trade in Chinese ports -
James Polk Elected President
James Polk was Elected President during his Presidency the US territory grew and tariffs were reduced -
Beginning of Manifest Destiny
a philosophy that drove U.S. territorial expansion. that the Untied States was destined by God to expand its dominion -
U.S. Annexation of Texas
Annexation of the Republic of Texas making Texas apart of the Union and the 28th state -
Start of the Mexican War
War between the United States and Mexico stemming from the US annexation of Texas in 1845 and from a dispute, whether Texas ended at the Rio Grande River -
Bear Flag Revolt
A small group of American settlers in California rebelled against the Mexican government and proclaimed California an independent republic. -
John Humphrey Noyes Founded the Oneida Community
perfectionist communal society dedicated to living as one family and sharing all property, work, and love -
Gold Rush Began in California
When gold was first found in California the news brought thousands of people out to California in search of gold -
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Peace treaty ending the Mexican War the treaty also added land to U.S. territory -
Henry David Thoreau Published Civil Disobedience
A piece of writing emphasizing the importance of self reliance and individuality -
Commodore Matthew Perry Entered Tokyo Harbor Opening Japan to the U.S.
Perry led his four ships to the Tokyo Harbor trying to re-establish regular trade and discourse between Japan and the western world. -
Gadsden Purchase
A transaction that followed the conquest of much of northern Mexico by the Untied States. In exchange for 10 million dollars Mexico gave the U.S. nearly 30,000 additional square miles of northern Mexican territory -
Kanagawa Treaty
Japans first treaty with a Western nation. It marked the end of japans seclusion. -
Catherine Beecher Published Essays on the Education of Female Teachers
promoted education for women -
Webster-Ashburton Treaty
a treaty that resolved several boarder issues between the United States and the British North American colonies
