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Eli Whitney Patented the Cotton Gin
Eli Whitney patented the cotton gin in 1794. The cotton gin revolutionized the production of cotton by helping to speed up the process of removing seeds from the fiber. -
Thomas Jefferson Elected President
Thomas Jefferson won the election of 1800 against John Adams. This election marked a revolution because this is the first time that power in America passed from one party to another. -
Gabriel Prosser Slave Revolt
Gabriel Prosser a slave from Virginia organized a group of about 25 slaves to revolt against the slave master. He was betrayed and his plan was reported to the slave owner and he was kills for his attempt at revolt. -
Second Great Awakening Began
It was a Protestant religious revival and led by preachers from Baptist and Methodist congregations. -
Marbury v. Madison
The legal case where the US supreme court declared that an act of congress was unconstitutional. This declaration led to establishing judicial review and the court opinion by John Marshall is the foundation of the US constitutional law. -
Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana territory purchased from France by the United States. -
Beginning of Lewis and Clark Expedition
President Jefferson asked Meriwether and William Clark to explore the land that was located west of the Mississippi River that was a part of the Louisiana Purchase. -
Chesapeake-Leopard Affair
The Chesapeake-Leopard Affair occurred in 1807 when the British sent navy ships to block the French from getting supplies from the US. Some British crew members deserted the ships and sought protection from the US authorities. The US navy recruited the crew members and the British came looking for their men and entered into a short battle to get their men of the ship. -
Embargo Act
The embargo act was enacted to prohibit American ships from trading in all foreign ports in an attempt to remain neutral in the war between Britain and France. -
James Madison Elected President
James Madison elected in 1808. He was known for his first draft of the US Constitution and sponsored the Bill of Rights. He also co-wrote the Federalist Papers. -
Non-Intercourse Act
The non-intercourse act replaced the Embargo Act and it lifted all bans on American shipping. France and England were excluded from this act. This act was in place to harm France and England but it proved to be ineffective and led to the War of 1812. -
Francis Cabot Lowell Smuggled Memorized Textile Mill Plans
Francis Lowell toured British Mills in 1810 and made sketches of what he saw. He later returned to improve the Slate’s cotton machine. He later opened the first integrated cotton mill. -
End of the War of 1812
The end of the war of 1812 ended by treaty between the US and British which stated all conquered territory would be returned and commissions planned to settle the boundary between US and Canada. -
Beginning of Manifest Destiny
The phrase associated with the territorial expansion for the US between 1812 and 1860 -
Death of Tecumseh
Tecumseh was a leader of the Indian forces who organized intertribal resistance of white settlers on Indian land joined with the British to fight the American army at the Battle of the Thames near Canada. During the battle he was killed -
The British Burn Washington DC
The British army led by Major General Ross burned the building in DC after defeating America at the Battle of Bladensburg. The army burned the white house, the capital and other government buildings. -
Treaty of Ghent Ratified
The treaty of Ghent was a peace treaty to end the War of 1812. The treaty was important because it ended the hope that Britain had of trying to reclaim territory lose during the Revolutionary War. -
Hartford Convention
The convention was a series of meeting held in Connecticut where the New England Federalist Party discussed the many concerns about the War and government increasing power. The discussion was to remove the three fifths compromise and require a two thirds vote in Congress. -
Battle of News Orleans
The final battle in the war of 1812 was fought between the British troops and American troops. US and British troops did not get word of the treaty signed ending the war weeks earlier and the US won the battle of the final fight of the war. -
James Monroe Elected President
James Monroe 5th President of the US and started westward expansion with the Monroe Doctrine which was a warning to prevent further colonization of the west by Europe. -
Era of Good Feeling Began
A period in the political history of the United States during President Monroe's administration that reflected a sense of national purpose and a desire for unity among Americans in the aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars and War of 1812. -
Rush-Bagot Treaty
This was a treaty between the United States and the United Kingdom. This treaty limited naval weapons on the Great Lakes and Lake Champlain, after the War of 1812. -
Anglo-American Convention
The Anglo American Convention resolved lingering disputes between British and US. It was a major loss of a US territory for the UK. It is a important cession made by the US to a foreign government. -
Panic of 1819
In 1819, banks began to fail, prices fell for impaired agriculture and manufacturing, and people lost their homes and farms due to mortgages being foreclosed, and widespread unemployment occurred. -
Adams-Onis Treaty
The treaty between the US and Spain that led the US to gain acquisition of Florida. Spanish Minister Do Lius de Onis and John Quincy Adama signed the treaty where Spain agreed to cede the old province of Florida to the US. -
McCulloch v. Maryland
The supreme court case had to decide whether the congress has the power to create a national bank and if Maryland interfered with the law by taxing the bank. The court ruled in favor of McCulloch and decided Maryland did interfere with an implied power congress held -
Dartmouth College V. Woodard
The court case held that the Charter Dartmouth College was a contract and could not be impaired by the New Hampshire Legislature. -
Missouri Compromise
The Missouri Compromise was in place to keep balance between the slave states and free states in the Union. The compromise allowed Missouri to enter the as a slave state and Maine entered as free state enabling the Union to keep the balance. -
Denmark Vesey Slave Revolt
Vesey planned and organized an uprising with a plan to attack guardhouse and seize weapon and kill the white people and burn the city in an effort to free the slaves. A house servant reported the plan and the authorities within a 2 month period arrested and tried Vesey and other followers and Vesey was hanged for organizing and planning the revolt. -
Monroe Doctrine
The Monroe Doctrine delivered by James Monroe was a policy opposing further European colonization in America. -
Gibbons v Ogden
It was a court case where NY could grant a monopoly to ferries operating on interstate waters. The ruling asserted that only congress has the power to regulate any interstate commerce. -
John Quincy Adams Elected President (Corrupt Bargain)
John Quincy Adams elected as president and it was believed that the speaker of the house convinced congress to elect Adams over Jackson. Once elected he made the speaker of the house the Secretary of the State and the supporters for Jackson saw this an act of corruption, -
Robert Owen Founded the New Harmony Community
Robert Owen traveled to American and purchased property in an effort to create an experimental socialistic community called New Harmony. -
Erie Canal Completed
The Erie Canal was built to accommodate a 500 ft rise in elevation and consisted of 83 canal locks. The 425 mile canal was opened by Governor Clinton. -
Lyman Beecher Delivered his "Six Sermons on Intemperance"
Beecher delivered and published six sermons on intemperance due to the excessive use of alcohol in New England. The sermons were sent through the US and England. -
Tariff of Abominations
The House of Representatives passed the Tariff of Abominations to protect agricultural products from the western and northern parts of the country from foreign imports. The tax on the foreign goods would raise the cost of living for people in the South and cut the profits for the industrialists in New England. -
Andrew Jackson Elected President
Andrew Jackson is the 7th President of the US and elected in 1828. He is prominent figure in the War of 1812 as the Major General in the war and successfully led forces in battle to include the battle of new Orleans. -
Catherine Beecher Published Essays on the Education of Female Teachers
She published the essay to advocate for the expansion of teacher training programs and work of a teacher was more important than a doctor or lawyer -
Indian Removal Act
The Act was signed in 1830 and the law then allowed the president to negotiate Native American from the south for their removal to federal territory west of the Mississippi River in exchanged for their land. President Andrew Jackson signed the Removal Act -
Joseph Smith Founded the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints
In 1830 John Smith wrote the book of Mormon and called it an restoration of the Christian Church. The church was organized as the Church of Christ. -
Charles B. Finney Lead Religious Revivals in Western New York
Finney is an important figure of the evangelical movement. He led rival meetings in New York and accepted a ministry in 1830.The middle class embraced his message of shaping their own destiny and Western NY became known as the “burned over district” a reference to the religious energy from the Second Great Awakening -
Andrew Jackson Vetoed the Re-Charter of the Second Bank of the US
Jackson vetoed the re-charted by explaining that the bill presented was incompatible with justice sound policy and the constitution -
Worchester V. Georgia
Court case where the US supreme court vacated the conviction of Worchester and held that Georgia’s criminal statute that prevented non-Native Americans from being present on Native American land without a license from the state was unconstitutional -
Nullification Crisis Began
The Nullification crisis occurred in 1832 when confrontation between the state of South Carolina and the federal government over the attempt to declare the former tariffs were unconstitutional and enforceable within the state -
Black Hawk War
The Black Hawk War was a brief war between the US and Native Americans when Black Hawk and other Native American groups crossed the Mississippi River into the Illinois from the Iowa Indian Territory -
Creation of the Whig Party in the U.S.
The whig party was created as a reaction to the authoritarian policies of Andrew Jackson and his actions regarding Native Americans, the Bank of US, and his use of presidential powers. -
Treaty of new Echota
The treaty of Echota was signed in 1835 surrendering Cherokee land to the US in exchange for compensation. This was a forcible event of the removal of the Cherokee Nation from Georgia. -
Battle of the Alamo
Battle at the Alamo where the Texans defeated the Mexican Army ending the revolution. -
Transcendental Club's First Meeting
First meeting held at George Ripley house which included a group of intellectuals who gave rise to Transcendentalism -
First McGuffey Reader Published
The McGuffey's Reader became the standardized reading text for most schools across the United States during and published in 1836, -
Texas declared independence from Mexico
Texas declared independence from mexico in 1836 and adopted at the convention at Washington on the brazos -
Martin Van Buren Elected President
Van Buren won in 1836 became president with the endorsement of Andrew Jackson and support from the democratic party. -
Andrew Jackson Issued Specie Circular
It is an executive order issued by Jackson requiring payment for the government land to be in gold and silver. -
Horace Mann Elected Secretary of the Massachusetts Board Of Education
Elected in 1837 as the Secretary of the MA Board of Education and used the position to enact education reform. He made sure every child receive a basic education funded by the local taxed, it was an idea of universal school. -
Panic of 1837
It was a financial crisis where profits, prices and wages went down and unemployment went up. At time of a major recession. -
Trail of Tears Began
The trail of tears is in reference to the devastating effects that Cherokee Indians experienced when leaving their land and traveling to the land east of Mississippi, in Oklahoma. -
Ralph Waldo Emerson gave the "Divinity School Address"
The famous speech given by Ralph Waldo Emerson at Harvard Divinity School for the graduating class on July 15 1838 -
Webster-Ashburton Treaty
The agreement settled the northeast boundary dispute and signed in 1842 -
Treaty of wanghia with china
The treaty signed in 1844 gave the US the right to trade in Chinese ports and additional legal rights inside China. -
James Polk Elected President
James polk defeated Henry clay in close contest focuses slavery and the annexation of the Republic of texas. -
US Annexation of Texas
The texas annexation in 1845 annexed texas to the us and was admitted to the union. -
Start of the Mexican War
A Mexican cavalry attacked a US soldiers in the disputed area under the command of General Taylor. The laid siege to and American fort and killed dozed of soldiers. -
bear flag revolt
The revolt started when a group of American settlers in California rebelled against the Mexican government and declared California as an independent republic. -
John Humphrey Noyes Founded the Oneida Community
Oneida Community developed out of a society of inquiry established by John Humphrey Noyes. It was a successful utopian socialist community. -
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
The signing of the treaty ended the war with Mexico. The treaty added 525,000 square mile to the US territory that make up Arizona, California, Colorado, new mexico, Utah and Wyoming. -
Gold Rush began in California
Gold was found by James Marshall in Sutter Mill in Coloma California and this discovery started the gold rush. -
Henry David Thoreau Published Civil Disobedience
He argued that people should not allow government to overrule their conscience and they have duty to avoid allowing the government to make them agents of injustice. -
Commodore Matthew Perry entered Tokyo harbor opening Japan to US
Commodore Perry led four ships into the harbor at Tokyo Bay trying to reestablish regular trade and discourse between Japan and the western world. -
Gadsden Purchase
The purchase was an agreement between Mexico and the US where mexico agreed to pay 10 milliong for a portion of mexico that today is a part of Arizona and new mexico. -
kanagawa treaty
The treaty allowed the Japanese ports of shimoda and Hakodate to be open to trade with American and allowing the establishment of a US consulate in Japan
