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Second Great Awakening
It was a Protestant religious revival. -
Eli Whitney-Cotton Gin
Made harvesting cotton a lot easier and was used mainly in the South -
Gabriel Prosser Slave Revolt
Was meant to have slaves rise up against their masters but failed live most slave rebellions. -
Thomas Jefferson Elected President
Thomas Jefferson beat John Adams, which resulted in Adams being the first one term president. -
Louisiana Purchase
Western half of the Mississippi river basin was purchased from France by America. -
Marbury vs Madison
Established the principle of judicial review in the U.S. -
Beginning of Lewis and Clark Expedition
Began one year after Louisiana Purchase. They crossed the western U.S. -
Embargo Act
Prohibited U.S. ships from trading in foreign ports during Napoleonic Wars. -
Chesapeake-Leopard Affair
Crew of the Leopard attacked and boarded the Chesapeake, looking for deserters from the Royal Navy -
James Madison Elected President
He decisively beat Charles Pinckney in the election. -
Non-Intercourse Act
Allowed the U.S to trade with all countries except with Britain and France -
Death of Tecumseh
Was killed in the Battle of Thanes which led Native American troops to withdraw from alliance. -
Francis Cabot Lowell Smuggled Memorized Textile Mill Plans From Manchester, England
He used these plans to create the Boston Manufacturing Company. -
The British Burn Washington DC
Was done in retaliation for American attack on city of York in Canada. -
Hartford Convention
Resulted in the Federal Government protecting and financially aiding New England during the War of 1812 -
End of War of 1812
The Treaty of Ghent was signed and all conquered lands were returned. -
Battle of New Orleans
Propelled Andrew Jackson to fame as a war hero. Americans mistakenly thought it had ended the war. -
Treaty of Ghent Ratified
Settled boundary between U.S. and Canada and returned land to people. -
Era of Good Feeling Began
This was due to the high morale after the War of 1812 and the political cooperation as a result of one-party politics. -
James Monroe Elected President
Was the fifth president and the last one of the Virginia dynasty. -
Rush-Bagot Treaty
Limited naval armaments on the Great Lakes. -
Anglo-American Convention
Set the boundary between Missouri and Canada -
Adams-Onis Treaty
Purchase Florida from Spain for five million dollars. -
Mculloch vs Maryland
Helped establish that the government had certain implied powers -
Panic of 1819
Marked the end of economic expansion after the War of 1812. -
Dartmouth College vs. Woodward
Was important in deciding corporate law in the U.S. -
Missouri Compromise
Missouri was admitted as a slave state while Missouri was a free one in order to keep the balance between slave and free states. -
Denmark Vesey Slave Revolt
Rebels planned to take control of Charleston and escape to Haiti, but were betrayed by other slaves and were executed. -
Monroe Doctrine
Warned European colonies that colonialism will not be tolerated within their own lands. -
John Quincy Adams Elected President
Andrew Jackson won the most popular and electoral votes, but did not get the majority so Adams was elected. -
Gibbons vs Ogden
Determined that Congress could regulate commercial activity between two states. -
Erie Canal Completed
It connected the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean through the Hudson River -
Charles B. Finney Lead Religious Revivals in New York
Finney became the second president at Oberlin College, which was involved with antislavery work -
Tariff of Abominations
Was a protective tariff passed to protect industry in the North. Was opposed by the South -
Lyman Beecher Delivered His Six Sermons on Intemperance
Beecher was a co-founder of the American Temperance Society -
Andrew Jackson Elected President
Served in both Houses of Congress and was a general in the army. This gave him popularity which helped him win the election. -
Catherine Beecher's Essay on Education of Female Teachers
Daughter of Lyman Beecher and believed women should be educators for children and encouraged kindergarten. -
Indian Removal Act
Authorized the president to grant unsettled lads west of the Mississippi in exchange for Indian Lands within existing state borders. -
Worcester vs Georgia
Worcester's conviction was overturned because the Cherokee Nation was a separate political entity -
Andrew Jackson Vetoed the Re-Charter of the Second Bank of the U.S.
Jackson argued that the form it was presented to him in was incompatible with justice, sound policy, and the Constitution. -
Nullification Crisis Began
South Carolina adopted the ordinance to nullify the tariff acts. -
Black Hawk War
Brief conflict between Native Americans and the U.S., and was led by Sauk leader Black Hawk. -
Creation of the Whig Party in the U.S.
Formed to oppose Andrew Jackson -
Treaty of New Echota
Cost three men their lives and provided legal basis for the Trail of Tears. -
Transcendental Club's First Meeting
The members thoughts revolved around the shortcomings of Unitarianism and gave way to Transcendentalism. -
First McGuffey Reader Published
This was the first of a series of textbooks for grades 1-6. -
Texas Declared Independence
Texas did not like the slave laws from Mexico so they rebelled and eventually gained independence later that year. -
Battle of the Alamo
was the early stage of Texas breaking away from Mexico even though they lost. -
Martin Van Buren Elected President
He eventually became an important anti-slavery leader -
Andrew Jackson Issued Specie Circular
Required payment for government land to be in gold or silver. -
Horace Mann Elected Secretary of the Massachusetts Board of Education
Mann is credited as the father of the Common School Movement -
Panic of 1837
This was a major financial recession that created a financial crisis in America. -
Ralph Waldo Emerson gave the Divinity School Adress
Criticized Unitarianism and caused a lot of controversy. -
Trail of Tears Began
Was part of the Indian Removal policy. Cherokee Indians were forced to migrate and many of them died -
Joseph Smith Founded the Church of Jesus Christ and the Latter-Day Saints
Joseph founded Mormonism and wrote the book of Mormon. -
Webster-Ashburton Treaty
Resolved border issues between America and northern British colonies -
Treaty of Wanghia with China
Allowed Qing empire to confiscate American ships that operated outside of treaty ports. -
Start of Manifest Destiny
Belief that American expansion through the west was justified. -
James Polk Elected President
Was previously the governor of Tennessee and was the 11th president of the U.S. -
U.S. Annexation of Texas
Was a result of the the Mexican-American War and the treaty that ended it. -
Start of the Mexican War
Congress claimed Mexico was encroaching on America and America ended up gaining land from Mexico -
Bear Flag Revolt
American Settlers in California rebelled against the Mexican government. -
Robert Humphrey Noyes Founded the New Harmony Community
He hoped his Utopian socialist community would provide an answer to the problems of inequality an alienation caused by the Industrial Revolution. -
Gold Rush Began in California
The discovery of gold nuggets in the Sacramento Valley caused many people to come to California to search for gold. -
Treaty of Guadeloupe Hidalgo
It ended the Mexican War and gave America land. -
Gadsden Purchase
This set the boundary for the American-Mexican border. -
Henry David Thoreau published Civil Disobediance
It argues that people should not permit governments to overrule their consciousness. -
Matthew Perry Entered Tokyo Harbor
Was important to opening Japan to the West. -
Kanagawa Treaty
It opened Japanese ports to America.
