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Eli Whitney Patented the Cotton Gin
invented a machine that sped up the process of removing seeds from the cotton fiber. -
Thomas Jefferson Elected President
Thomas Jefferson is elected the third president of the United States. -
Louisiana Purchase
was a deal between the US and France for the land. -
Marbury vs. Madison
established the principle of judicial review. the power of federal courts to declare legislative and executive acts unconstitutional -
Beginning of Lewis and Clark Expedition
the corps of discovery was a selected group of US Army. -
black hawk war
was a treaty between the Sauk and Fox peoples and the United States that had been signed in St. Louis in November 1804, by which the Indians agreed to cede to the United States all of their lands east of the Mississippi and some claims west of it. -
Embargo Act
it prohibited ships from trading in all foreign ports. -
Chesapeake Leopard Affair
it was a naval engagement between the british warship HMS Leopard and Chesapeake the American Frigate USS -
James Madison Elected President
he was elected the 6th president. -
Non-intercourse Act
lifted all embargoes on American shipping except for those bound for British or french ports -
End of the War of 1812
The Treaty of Ghent signed on Dec. 24, 1814 returned all territorial conquest made by two sides. -
beginning of manifest destiny
most often associated with the territorial expansion of the United States from 1812 to 1860. This era, from the end of the War of 1812 to the beginning of the American Civil War, has been called the "age of manifest destiny". -
Death of Tecumseh
him and the Indian resistance movement allied with the british against the american during the war of 1812. his death caused a collapse in the alliance. -
The British Burn Washington DC
Between the US and England, the british troops enter washignton dc and burn the white house in retaliation for the american attack on the city of York, in Ontario, Canada -
The treaty of Ghent Ratified
this ended the war of 1812 between the US and Great Britain. the senate ratified it . -
Battle of New Orleans
First major battle of the War of 1812. Commanded under Andrew Jackson that successfully repelled the invading British army -
Hartford Convention
was a series of meetings which the new england feda party met to discuss thier grievances concerning the ongoing war of 1812 -
andrew jackson veto the re charter of the second bank of the united states
The Bank of the United States was a sensitive issue from its outset. The First one expired indifferently in 1811, and the Second Bank was chartered five years later, in 1816. -
James Monroe Elected President
was elected the 5th president of the US -
era of good feelings began
national mood of the United States from 1815 to 1825, as first described by the Boston Columbian Centinel -
Rush- Bagot Treaty
Was a treaty between the united states and the united kingdom limit the naval ships on the Great Lakes and Lake Champlain. -
Anglo -American Convention
an international treaty between the US, UK, and Ireland. -
Adams-Onis Treaty
was a treaty between the US and Spain that ceded Florida to the US and defined the boundary between the US and the New Spain. -
McCulloch v. Maryland
the first important Supreme court cases on federal power. -
Missouri Compromise
was an effort to defuse the sectional and political rivalries triggered by the request of missouri for admission as a state in which slavery would be permitted. -
Panic of 1819
Banks throughout the country failed; mortgages were foreclosed, forcing people out of their homes and off their farms. Falling prices impaired agriculture and manufacturing, triggering widespread unemployment. -
dartmouth college v woodward
U.S. Supreme Court case in which the court held that the charter of Dartmouth College granted in 1769 by King George III of England was a contract and, as such, could not be impaired by the New Hampshire legislature. -
second great awakening
injustices and alleviate suffering such as the Temperance Movement, the Women's suffrage Movement and the Abolitionist Movement in which people advocated for emancipation on religious grounds. -
Denmark Vesey Slave Revolt
a carpenter leader of african americans in charleston, south carolina, was accused and convicted of being a major potenial slave revolt leader planned for the city, he was excueted. -
Monroe Doctrine
a policy of opposing European colonialism in the Americas. -
Gibbons v. Odgen
was a landmark decision in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that the power to regulate interstate commerce, granted to Congress by the Commerce Clause of the United States Constitution, encompassed the power to regulate navigation. -
robert owen founded the new harmony community
established the village as his preliminary model for a utopian community. -
Erie Canal Completed
it greatly facilitated the transportation of passengers and freight between the eastern seaboard and Michigan ports. -
lyman beecher delivered his six sermons on intemperance
he published his six sermons on intemperance, which passed through many American and English editions. Beecher helped to found (1816) the American Bible Society -
John Qunicy Adams Elected President ( Corrupt Bargain)
John Quincy Adams named Henry Clay to be his secretary of state, Jackson denounced the election as "the corrupt bargain." ... As for John Quincy Adams, he served four years as president before being defeated by Jackson when he ran for reelection in 1828. -
Tariff of Abominations
protective tariffs taxed all foreign goods, to boost the sales of US products and protect Northern manufacturers from cheap British goods. It followed the wave of Nationalism in the country following the War of 1812. -
catherine beecher published essays on the education of female tacher
achers, but also advocated for an expansion and development of teacher training programs, claiming that the work of a teacher was more important to society than that of a lawyer or doctor. -
Indina Removal Act
The 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. -
Joseph Smith founded the church of Jesus Christ of the US
Mormon prophet and founder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. -
Worcester v. Georgia
criminal statute that prohibited non-Native Americans from being present on Native American lands without a license from the state was unconstitutional -
nullification crisis began
he convention declared that the tariffs of 1828 and 1832 were unconstitutional and unenforceable within the state of South Carolina after February 1, 1833. They said that attempts to use force to collect the taxes would lead to the state's secession. -
Creation of the whig party in the us
the party was formed opposing the policies of President Andrew Jackson and the Democratic Party -
charles b. finney lead religious revival in western new york
The burned-over district is the western and central regions of New York in the early 19th century, where religious revivals and the formation of new religious movements of the Second Great Awakening took place. -
battle of the alamo
war for independence from Mexico, a group of Texan (or Texian) volunteers led by George Collinsworth and Benjamin Milam overwhelmed the Mexican garrison at the Alamo and captured the fort, seizing control of San Antonio. -
treaty of new echota
was signed on this day in 1835, ceding Cherokee land to the U.S. in exchange for compensation. -
transcendental club first meeting
heir first official meeting was held eleven days later at Ripley's house in Boston. -
first mcguffey’s reader published
series of elementary school reading books that were widely used in American schools beginning in the 1830s. -
andrew jackson issued the specie circular
the government would only accept gold or silver in payment for federal land. This act prevented working-class Americans from purchasing federal land in the West, including in Ohio, due to the lack of gold and silver. -
texas declares independence from mexico summary
was the formal declaration of independence of the Republic of Texas from Mexico in the Texas Revolution. It was adopted at the Convention of 1836 at Washington-on-the-Brazos on March 2, 1836, and formally signed the next day after mistakes were noted in the text. -
horace mann elected secretary of the massachusetts board of education
President of the Massachusetts State Senate at the time, was appointed the board's first Secretary. -
martin van buren elected presidency
was the eighth President of the United States from 1837 to 1841. ... He won the 1836 presidential election with the endorsement of popular outgoing President Andrew Jackson and the organizational strength of the Democratic Party. -
panic of 1837
was 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. -
ralph waldo emerson gave the divinity school address
Delivered before the Senior Class in Divinity College, Cambridge, Sunday Evening, July 15, 1838 -
trail of tears
art of Andrew Jackson's Indian removal policy, the Cherokee nation was forced to give up its lands east of the Mississippi River and to migrate to an area in present-day Oklahoma. -
james polk elected president
when he campaigned vigorously and won the presidency on November 5, 1844. He was called a "dark horse" candidate because he was not expected to beat his opponent, Henry Clay of the Whig Party, to become the 11th president of the United States. -
treaty of wanghia with china
was a diplomatic agreement between Qing-dynasty China and the United States, signed on July 3, 1844 -
webster- ashburton treaty
Commodore Matthew Calbraith Perry, representing the U.S. government, signs the Treaty of Kanagawa with the Japanese government, opening the ports of Shimoda and Hakodate to American trade and permitting the establishment of a U.S. consulate in Japan. -
andrew jackson election prsident
the 7th president of the US from 1829-1837 -
us annexation of texs
the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo, 1845–1848. During his tenure, U.S. President James K. Polk oversaw the greatest territorial expansion of the United States to date. -
bear flag revolt
small group of American settlers in California rebelled against the Mexican government and proclaimed California an independent republic. -
john humphrey noyes founder of the oneida community
he and his family and followers went West to Oneida, New York, where in 1848 they founded the community of the Oneida Perfectionists. -
start of the mexican war
war between the United States and Mexico (April 1846–February 1848) stemming from the United States’ annexation of Texas in 1845 and from a dispute over whether Texas ended at the Nueces River (Mexican claim) or the Rio Grande (U.S. claim) -
gold rush start california
as the largest mass migration in American history since it brought about 300,000 people to California. It all started on January 24, 1848, when James W. Marshall found gold on his piece of land at Sutter's Mill in Coloma. The news of gold quickly spread around. -
treaty of guadalupe hidalgo
titled the Treaty of Peace, Friendship, Limits and Settlement between the United States of America and the Mexican Republic, is the peace treaty signed on February 2, 1848, in the Villa de Guadalupe Hidalgo -
henry david thoreau publishe civil disobedience
Thoreau's minor act of defiance caused him to conclude that it was not enough to be simply against slavery and the war. A person of conscience had to act. -
commonrade matthew perry enters tokyo harbor opening japan to the us
led his four ships into the harbor at Tokyo Bay, seeking to re-establish for the first time in over 200 years regular trade and discourse between Japan and the western world. -
gadsden purchase
was an agreement between the United States and Mexico, finalized in 1854, in which the United States agreed to pay Mexico $10 million for a 29,670 square mile portion of Mexico that later became part of Arizona and New Mexico. -
kanagwa treaty
with the Japanese government, opening the ports of Shimoda and Hakodate to American trade and permitting the establishment of a U.S. consulate in Japan.
