-
-
Gabriel Prosser was a literate slave and the leader of an attempted slave rebellion. A traitor warned the authorities before the attacks occurred, and Prosser, along with 26 other slaves, were hanged. As a result, the Virginian slave laws became more harsh.
-
The acquistion of the Lousiana territory by the United States from France. Included states such as Arkansas, Missouri, Iowa, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska.
-
An embargo that made all exports in United States illegal. It was an effort by th United States to avoid conflict and remain neutal in the Napoleonic Wars.
-
Congress formally abolishes American participation in the African Slave Trade and bans the importation of slaves into the United States.
-
This replaced the Embargo Act of 1807 and it formally re-opened trade with all nations except England and France. The implementation of this act was meant to display their neutrality in the war between Britain and France.
-
This law was made as a bargaining measure: the US would lift all embargoes with Britain and France for three months; if one country ceased attacks upon American ships, the US would end trade with the other.
-
The first national bank's charter expires.
-
The United States officially declares war on Britain due to several reasons, including the impressment of American sailors into the British Royal Navy, trade restrictions brought about by Britain's war with France, and British support for the Native Americans.
-
The American Colonization Society (ACS) was established as a national organization that encouraged free blacks to emigrate to the colony of Liberia. ACS members saw no way for free blacks to truly integrate into American society and viewed relocation as the best solution for all parties involved.
-
The Second Bank of the United States was chartered with the same responsibilites and powers as the First Bank.
-
Treaty between United States and Spain that ceded the state of Florida to U.S.
-
A financial crisis that occured in the United States due to some of the Second Bank's policies.
-
-
The Missouri Compromise was an act that allowed Missouri to enter the U.S. as a slave state, Maine to enter as a free state, and banned slavery in all areas north of latitude 36°30′ in the Louisiana territory.
-
Denmark Vesey was the leader of an attempted slave rebellion that set out to liberate all blacks and kill all whites in Charlestown, South Carolina.
-
A protective tariff that protected industry in northern United States by rising price on imported goods.
-
First railroad built in the United States that was intented for human transporation. Established by Baltimore merchants and connected Virginia
-
Authorized government to remove souther Indian tribes to territory west of the Mississippi River.
-
A network of secret routes used by slaves to escape slaves states to free states.
-
An emigrant trail that connected the Missouri River to valleys in Oregon. Established by early settlers.
-
Nat Turner led the most successful and bloody slave rebellion in American history, in Southhampton county, Virginia. Killing somewhere between 55 and 65 Virginians, this rebellion instilled fear into the hearts of the white slaveowners.
-
Cyrus invents the mechanical reaper which automates crop harvest.
-
Reduced the tariffs of 1828 to resolve conflict.
-
Jackson believes that having a single federal bank can prove hazardous. The bank would have too much power.
-
-
Requried government payments to be made in gold and silver instead of paper money.
-
Another financial crisis where many people went bankrupt after being unable to pay for the government debts.
-
A series of forced relocations of Native Americans.
-
Due to the increased size of the country, a developed communication systems was strongly needed. Developed by Samuel Morse in 1848, the telegraph revolutionized long distance communication in the US.
-
Friedrick Douglass publishes his memoir regarding his experiences as an escaped slave, an orator, and an abolitionist.
-
Through the design of inventor John Fisher, Elias Howe and Isaac Merritt Singer built the first modern sewing machine using all the elements incorporated from the previous half century of innovation. This invention revolutionized the clothing manufacturing industry, as clothes were now made in factories rather than at home.
-
This controversial proviso banned slavery in any territory that might be acquired from Mexico. This heavily increased the tension between the North and the South.
-
Discovery of gold which sparked and initiated the gold rush movements.
-
The Treaty brought the official end of the Mexican-American War. It forced Mexico to agree to the conditions in the Slidell Mission.
-
This act officially protects the property rights of married women across the US.
-
After Harriet Tubman escaped from her slaveowner and became free, she went back to the south many times to help other slaves escape to the free northern states and to Canada.
-
Senator Henry Clay drafted a resolution that consisted of five laws concerning the issue of slavery.
-
Passed after widespread resistance of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1793. It added more limitations on runaways and levied harsher punishments against those who interfere.
-
In 1852, Harriet Beecher Stowe published her novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin." The book sold more than 300,000 copies in its first year and was one of the most popular books of its time. Its anti-slavery message inspired great controversy in the North and in the South as it had strengthened the abolitionist movement in the North, threatening the South. In response to its popularity, many Southerns wrote "anti-Tom" books that portrayed slavery and Southern society more positively.
-
A treaty signed by United States that purchased present day Arizona and New Mexico.
-
Republican Party founded by former Whigs and Free-Soilers.
-
This act mandated "popular sovereignty", allowing the settlers of a new terrritory to decide whether or not slavery is allowed.
-
Dred Scott was the slave of an army surgeon. He sued the estate of Sanford when they went to a free state but didn't free him. The court ruled against him because he had no rights as a slave. The Supreme Court ruling dictated that Congress had no right to outlaw slavery in its territories.
-
John Brown was a zealous abolitionist who believed that God was personally carrying out his vengeance through Brown. In 1859, he led a raid on the armory at Harper's Ferry. He was captured and executed. Southerners condemned him as a murderer and abolitionists hailed him as a martyr.
-
The Republic candidate Abraham Lincoln was elected as president. This inspired discontent in the south, as many of them thought that Lincoln was too biased in favor of Northern sentiments.
-
South Carolina declares its secession from the union. It inspires the other Southern states to follow its example.
-
The Civil War officially begins.
