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Eli Whitney Patented the Cotton Gin
The cotton gin is an invention directly called forth by an immediate demand; the mechanization of spinning in England had created a greatly expanded market for American cotton -
Gabriel Prosser Slave Revolt
American bondsman who planned the first major slave rebellion in U.S. history. His abortive revolt greatly increased the whites’ fear of the slave population throughout the South. -
Second great awakening began
a Protestant religious revival in the United States. The movement began around 1790, gained momentum by 1800 and, after 1820, membership rose rapidly among Baptist and Methodist congregations whose preachers led the movement. -
Thomas Jefferson elected president
Thomas Jefferson is elected as third president of the United States. The election constitutes the first peaceful transfer of power from one political party to another. -
Louisiana Purchase
was a land deal between the United States and France, in which the U.S. acquired approximately 827,000 square miles of land west of the Mississippi River for $15 million. -
Marbury v. Madison
this established the principle of judicial review, having the power of the federal courts to declare legislative and executive acts unconstitutional -
Beginning of Lewis and Clark Expedition
was meant to explore the Louisiana Purchase and the Pacific Northwest -
Embargo Act
it was law passed by the United State Congress and signed by President Thomas Jefferson, it prohibited american ship from trading with all foreign ports -
Chesapeake- Leopard Affair
was a naval engagement that occurred off the coast of Norfolk, VA -
James Madison elected as president
in which Democratic-Republican candidate James Madison defeated Federalist and became the 4th president of the US -
Non-intercourse Act
This Act lifted all embargoes on American shipping except for those bound for British or French ports. -
Francis Cabot Lowell Smuggled Memorized Textile Mill Plans From Manchester, England
the principal founder of what is said to have been the world’s first textile mill in which were performed all operations converting raw cotton into finished cloth. -
Beginning of manifest destiny
the supposed inevitability of the continued territorial expansion of the boundaries of the United States westward to the Pacific and beyond -
Death of Tecumseh
military leader,in the Indian alliance who directed Indian resistance to white rule in the Ohio River valley. In the War of 1812 he joined British forces to capture Detroit and the invasion of Ohio. -
The British burn Washington d.c
was a British invasion of Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States, during the War of 1812 -
Treaty of Ghent Ratified
agreement in Belgium between Great Britain and the United States to end the War of 1812 because both countries were even -
Harford Convention
the New England Federalist Party met to discuss their grievances concerning the ongoing War of 1812 and political problems arising from the federal government -
End of the war of 1812
conflict fought between the United States and Great Britain over British violations of U.S. maritime rights. It ended with the exchange of ratification of the Treaty of Ghent. -
Battle of New Orleans
After the war of 1812 and the US winning. Both the British and American troops were unaware of the peace treaty that had been signed between the two countries in Ghent, Belgium, a few weeks prior, and so the Battle of New Orleans occurred despite the agreements made across the Atlantic. -
Era of good feeling began
After the winning of the war of 1812 it replaced the bitter political divisions between Federalists and Republicans, between northern and southern states and unified people -
Rush-Bagot Treaty
a treaty between the United States and the United Kingdom limiting naval armaments on the Great Lakes and Lake Champlain, after the War of 1812 -
James Monroe elected president
he was from Virginia, he fought under George Washington and studied law with Thomas Jefferson. He was elected the fifth president -
Anglo-American Convention
was for fisheries boundary and the restoration of slaves between the US and Great Britain and Ireland, also known as the London Convention -
Adams-Onis Treaty
was between the United States and Spain, that ceded Florida to the U.S. and defined the boundary between the U.S. and New Spain. -
McCulloch v. Maryland
It determined that Congress had not only the powers expressly conferred upon it by the Constitution but also all authority to carry out such powers. In the specific case the court held that Congress had the power to incorporate a national bank -
Missouri Compromise
to defuse the sectional and political rivalries triggered by the request of Missouri which would ask if slavery would be permitted in that state -
Panic 1819
first major peacetime financial crisis in the US. It was followed by a general collapse of the American economy all the way throw 1821. -
Dartmouth college V. Woodward
was a landmark decision in United States corporate law from the United States Supreme Court dealing with the application of the Contracts Clause of the United States Constitution to private corporations. -
Charles B. Finney lead religious revivals in western New York
His methods, carried into the Congregational and Presbyterian churches of larger towns, were soon dubbed “new measures” and aroused intense criticism from men such as Lyman Beecher who had been educated in the sterner traditions of eastern schools. Such opposition lessened as Finney’s methods became more polished. -
Denmark Vesey Slave Revolt
self-educated black who planned the most extensive slave revolt in U.S. history in charleston -
Monroe Doctrine
a united states policy of opposing Europeans colonialism in the Americas -
John Quincy Adams elected President
was elected after the decision of the house of representatives, 6th president -
Gibbons V. Ogden
a supreme court case establishing the principle that states cannot, by legislative enactment, interfere with the power of Congress to regulate commerce -
Robert Owen Founded the new harmony community
Owen decided to relocate in Pennsylvanian and renamed it New Harmony and established the village as his preliminary model for a Utopian community. -
Ernie Canal Completed
was the first canal in the United States to connect western waterways with the Atlantic Ocean. In the great lakes connecting with New York -
Lyman Beecher delivered his " six sermons on intemperance"
Regarding the threat that excessive alcohol consumption posed to the future success of the young nation, the fiery preacher noted -
Catherine Beecher Published Essays on the Education of female teachers
She inspired the founding of several women’s colleges in the Midwest, and her writings did much to introduce domestic science into the American school curriculum. -
Tariff of Abominations
designed to protect industry in the northern United States -
Andrew Jackson elected as president
Democratic facing Quincy who was a Republican, 7th president -
Indian removal act
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. -
Joseph Smith found the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints
Smith had received a revelation from God, first through an angel, and then through a book inscribed on golden plates -
Worcester v. Georgia
a supreme court case that prohibited non-Native Americans from being present on Native American lands without a license from the state was unconstitutional -
Andrew Jackson vetoed the re-charter of the second bank of the united states
Jackson ordered that no more government funds be deposited in the bank. Existing deposits were consumed paying off expenses, while new revenues were placed in 89 state -
Nullification Crisis began
They said that attempts to use force to collect the taxes would lead to the state's secession. -
Black Hawk War
defy the government and attempt to reoccupy tribal lands along the Rock River in Illinois -
Creation of the Whig party in the US
major political party active in the period 1834–54 that espoused a program of national development but foundered on the rising tide of sectional antagonism. as well as going against Jackson democratic party -
Treaty of new echota
forcible removal of the Cherokee Nation from Georgia. -
transcendental club's first meeting
conferences of people who believed the current intuition of the country was inadequate. -
First McGuffey reader published
proved significant in both reflecting the norms of Puritan culture and propagating those norms into early American thought. -
Texas declared independence from mexico
the formal declaration of independence of the Republic of Texas from Mexico in the Texas Revolution -
Battle of the Alamo
Mexican troops launched an assault on the Alamo Mission near San Antonio de Béxar, killing the Texian defenders -
Andrew Jackson Issued Specie Circular
a United States presidential executive order issued by President Andrew Jackson pursuant to the Coinage Act and carried out by his successor -
Horace Mann secretary of the Massachusetts board of education
he overhauled the state's public-education system and established a series of schools to train teachers. Mann later was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives -
Panic of 1837
a financial crisis in the United States that touched off a major recession that lasted until the mid-1840s. Profits, prices, and wages went down while unemployment went up. Pessimism abounded during the time. -
Martin Van Buren Elected President
8th president of the US, one of the founder of the democratic party -
Ralph Waldo Emerson gave he ( divinity school address)
gave to the graduating class of Harvard Divinity School -
Trail of tears
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
was a treaty that resolved several border issues between the United States and the Canada -
Treaty of Wanghia with china
agreement between Qing-dynasty China and the United State creating peace with commerce -
James Polk Elected president
democrat, turned on the controversial issues of slavery and the annexation of the republic of Texas, 11th president of US -
U.S annexation of Texas
was admitted to the Union as the 28th state -
Start of the Mexican war
this war was significant in which U.S. forces were consistently victorious. this resulted in the United States’ acquisition of more than 500,000 square miles of Mexican territory extending westward from the Rio Grande to the Pacific Ocean. -
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
practiced communalism in the sense of communal property and possessions, complex marriage, male sexual continence, and mutual criticism. -
Treaty of Guadalupe Hildalgo
Treaty of Peace, Friendship, Limits and Settlement between the United States of America and the Mexican Republic -
Gold Rush began in California
The news of gold brought approximately 300,000 people to California from the rest of the United States and abroad -
Henry David Thoreau published civil disobedience
this was a book written as a resistance to the civil government -
Commodore Matthew Perry Entered Tokyo Harbor Opening Japan to the US
seeking to re-establish for the first time in over 200 years regular trade and discourse between Japan and the western world. -
Gadsden Purchase
a 29,670-square-mile region of present-day southern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico that the United States purchased -
Kanagawa Treaty
opening the ports of Shimoda and Hakodate to American trade and permitting the establishment of a U.S. consulate in Japan.
