Unit 6 Timeline ( 13 - 15 ) By AponteClaribel Jul 4, 1817 Erie Canal Starts Construction Oct 26, 1825 Erie Canal Completed Period: May 14, 1832 to Aug 2, 1832 Black Hawk War Jul 14, 1832 Tariff of 1832 Mar 2, 1833 Compromise Tariff of 1833 Jan 29, 1845 Poe publishes The Raven Oct 18, 1851 Melville publishes Moby Dick Jul 4, 1855 Whitman publishes Leaves of Grass