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The Supreme Court declares parts of the judiciary act of 1789 unconstitutional
the Supreme Court ruled that Congress cannot pass laws that are contrary to the Constitution, and that it is the role of the judicial system to interpret what the Constitution permits. -
The second great awakening
The Second Great Awakening was a Protestant religious revival during the early 19th century in the United States. -
Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase was the acquisition of the Louisiana territory by the United States from France in 1803. -
Lewis and Clark expedition
The first American expedition to cross what is now the western portion of the United States. -
New Jersey ends slavery
New Jersey did not abolish it until 1804, and then in a process of gradual emancipation similar to that of New York. -
African slave trade ends
The U.S. Congress passes an act to “prohibit the importation of slaves into any port or place within the jurisdiction of the United States…from any foreign kingdom, place, or country.” -
Robert Fulton builds his first steamboat
Made it easier to go to and back from places -
Non-intercourse act
Sets Amerindian boundaries of reservations. The various Acts also regulate commerce between Americans and Native Americans. -
The war of 1812
The War of 1812 was a conflict fought between the United States, the United Kingdom, and their respective allies. -
Missouri compromise
Was passed in 1820 admitting Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state. Furthermore, with the exception of Missouri, this law prohibited slavery in the Louisiana Territory north of the 36° 30´ latitude line. -
Monroe doctrine declared
Any intervention by external powers in the politics of the Americas is a potentially hostile act against the US. -
The Erie Canal
Located in New York that is part of the east–west, cross-state route of the New York State Canal System. Originally, it ran 363 miles from Albany, on the Hudson River, to Buffalo, at Lake Erie. -
Baltimore and Ohio railroad begins operation
the oldest railroad in the United States and the first common carrier railroad, with its first section opening in 1830. -
Indian removal Act
The Indian Removal Act was signed into law by President Andrew Jackson on May 28, 1830, authorizing the president to grant unsettled lands west of the Mississippi in exchange for Indian lands within existing state borders. -
Nat turner rebellion
Nat Turner's Rebellion was a slave rebellion that took place in Southampton County, Virginia, during August 1831. Led by Nat Turner, rebel slaves killed from 55 to 65 people -
The Trail of tears
A series of forced removals of Native American nations from their ancestral homelands in the Southeastern United States to an area west of the Mississippi River that had been designated as Indian Territory. -
The Liberator begins publication
The Liberator was a weekly newspaper published by William Lloyd Garrison in Boston, Massachusetts. -
The Gag Rule
A rule that limits or forbids the raising, consideration, or discussion of a particular topic by members of a legislative or decision-making body.
