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Election that resulted in Thomas Jefferson becoming president. Marked the first peaceful transition of power between different political parties.
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A religious revival that swept through the U.S. in the early to mid 1800s that resulted in increased church attendance, and increased participation in social justice movements. Focused on abandoning old Calvinist ideas of predestination and focused on seeing the goodness in each individual.
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Sporadic fighting off of the coast of north Africa under Jeffersons presidency. Fighting caused over Jeffersons refusal to pay tax to the Barbary states for protection from the Barbary Pirates.
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Landmark supreme court in which chief justice Marshall ruled that Marbury had the right to his commission but the law that granted the commission was unconstitutional so therefor Marbury wasn't appointed. In the end he established what was known as judicial review, strengthening the Supreme court
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The Purchase of land west of the Mississippi River that doubled the size of the US. Purchased by Jefferson from Napoleon for 15 million dollars. Led Jefferson to moral dilemmas over whether it was in the president's power to purchase territory.
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Jefferson won reelection winning all but 14 electoral college votes.
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Journey commissioned by congress under Jefferson that allowed Merriwether Lewis and William Clark to explore the land west of the Mississippi river to the west coast. Allowed for better charting and mapping of the west.
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Former VP Arron Burr created a plan to create his own separate nation independent of the United States. Jefferson found out about this plan and had him tried for treason. He was acquitted by a jury due to Marshalls narrow interpretation of treason.
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Off of the coast of VA British war ship the Leopard fired on US warship the Chesapeake. Resulting in 3 American deaths and 4 captives, almost led to war and pushed a feeling of anti-British throughout the US.
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Act passed by Jefferson that banned U.S. merchant ships from docking in foreign ports. This act was indented to prevent war with Europe but backfired and wrecked the American Economy. Caused a depression that resulted in the acts repel in 1809
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Resulted in the election of James Madison, Jeffersons secretary of state.
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The national government bans the international slave trade in an attempt to decrease the American reliance on Slavery.
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Act passed under Madison that allowed for Americans to trade with all nations except France and Britian. Was meant to keep American neutrality while allowing for foreign trade.
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Bill passed that restored trade with Britian and France but declared that whichever nation acknowledged US neutrality first, the US would ban trade with its foe.
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Supreme court case involving land fraud in Georgia. Court ruled that a state could not pass legislation that invalidating a contract. First time the Supreme court declared a state law unconstitutional.
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Battle in which General William Henrey Harrison destroyed native American resistance to westward expansion.
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Madison won over De Witt Clinton, further strengthening Democratic Republican power over the nation.
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A failed three-part military attempt by the American military to take over Canada.
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American warship defeats British warship that raised moral in US
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War between the U.S. and British lasted 3 years and ended without any major victories for either side. Caused by disputes over western territories, and interference with free naval trade.
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Series of battles in the south. Led to American victories.
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The British's attempt to overtake D.C. and Baltimore. Failed
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Meeting of New England federalists in which they planned to secede from the United States. Rejected the plan of succession but adopted other policies in attempts to limit Democratic Republican power.
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Treaty signed between Britian and U.S. ending the war of 1812. Virtually no changes from prewar agreements between the two nations.
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Victory for America under Andrew Jackson that ended up being meaningless because treaty ending the war had already been signed.
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In this plan Clay outlines establishing protective tariffs, a national bank, and investing in improving internal infostructure (roads, railroads, and canals).
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James Monroe defeats Federalist competition in landslide
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Tariff put in place by congress under Madison, was the first protective tariff in the US. Was placed to promote American manufacturing.
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John Marshall and Supreme court establish power over state courts when cases involve constitutional rights.
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Period following the War of 1812 under Monroes presidency in which there was a surge in nationalism, goodwill, and optimism. Masked larger issues happening throughout the U.S.
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Agreement between the U.S. and Canada (under British control) that demilitarized the Great Lakes. Was strengthened by the treaty of 1818 that established shared fishing rights of Newfoundland, gave joint occupation of the Oregon territory for 10 years, and settled northern border between U.S. and Canada.
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Military movement led by Andrew Jackson through Florida that killed Seminole people and destroyed their villages. Jackson drove out the Spanish govener and killed two British merchants. Led to the purchase of Floridia
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Supreme Court case in which Marshall ruled that a state did not have the power to tax the national bank because federal laws rule over state laws. Also declared the National bank as constitutional stating that it was an implied power for the fed to create it.
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Economic crisis caused by the Second National Bank. The second national bank caused many state banks to close leading to increased bankruptcies, imprisonments, and unemployment. Largest effect in west as much land was bought under speculation, leading for the bank to take large amounts of land.
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Supreme court case involving a New Hampshire law that required Dartmouth to change to a public university. Marshall deemed case as unconstitutional saying that states had no power to alter a contract of a private corporation.
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Agreement between Spain and the U.S. in which Spain would give the U.S. Florida and their claims in the Oregon territory in return the U.S. paid Spain five million dollars and gave up their claims in Texas.
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Henry Clays proposal that would introduce Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state. Also prohibited slavery north of the 36 30 lines. Was passed by both the house and senate. Temporally eased sectional tensions between the North and South.
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The introduction of new technologies and improved transportation led to an increase in American production especially in New England and later extended to surrounding states. This movement continued up until the civil war.
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A rise in thinking that removed women from the workplace and put an emphasis on women's obedience to their husbands and for them to preform household duties as opposed to being in the workplace. This idea grew in the 1920s and began to decline during the antebellum period.
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Movement that started under Jackson that pushed for free public education for all white males regardless of class. led many states to establish laws to project public education. Lasted for the next 100 years.
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A rise of thinking in the north that called for an end to slavery, was led by leaders like Douglass and Garrison. Stared in the 1820s and lasted until the civil war
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Period of time in which the United States saw massive numbers of European immigrants largely due to European famines, cheaper travel, and expansion of U.S. manufacturing
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A philosophical and literary movement that put emphasis on the innate goodness of individual people and nature. Led to social movements like the abolition and feminist movement. Was pushed by philosophers and authors like Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau.
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Social and Political movement in the early and mid-19th century that focused on banning and restricting alcohol consumption in the U.S. This movement was largely led by women in an attempt to limit the social issues stemming from excessive alcohol consumption.
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Supreme court case in which Marshall established the supreme court's ability to reveiw state courts decesions involving federal law.
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Supreme court involving New York establishing a monopoly on steamboats. Marshall ruled that New York was unconstitutional and only the federal government could regulate interstate commerce.
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Slave led revolt in Charlston South Carolina organized by Denmark Vessey. Was Quickly put down without any significant effects
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Policy passed by Monroe that stated that European nations would be barred from further colonization in the western hemisphere. The Doctrine had minimal effect at the time but was later used to justify national expansion.
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Movement in America that fought for equal voting rights for all white males, regardless of wealth.
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Presidential election in 1828 in which Andrew Jackson won the electoral college and the popular vote but congress chose John Quincy Adams to be president over Jackson. Agreement between Adams and Clay in which Clay conceited the race and campaigned for Adams in return Adams made Clay secretary of state.
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Time in U.S. History under Andrew Jackson in which the U.S. saw massive political change
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Canal that connected the Hudson Bay to the Great lakes. Linked the East to the West economically. Stimulated economic growth and promoted the rise of industry.
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Election in which Adams and Jackson ran against each other, in an attempt to win both parties began to smear each other, spreading rumors. Resulted in Jacksons victory.
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Occurred when South Carolina legislature overturned the Tariff of 1828 also known as the Tariff of Abominations saying that it was unconstitutional. This led to a multi-year political debate over whether states possessed the power to overturn federal laws.
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Also known as the Tariff of abominations. This tariff placed a high tax on all imported goods in an attempt to protect Northern industry. Was very harshly received by Southern states and later led to the nullification crisis
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Affair under Jackson where the wife of his secretary of state was the victim of Gossip. Jackson pushed for her acceptance causing much of his cabinet to resign.
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Act passed under Jackson that called for the removal and relocation of Native Americans from their homelands westward.
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Joseph smith creates the Church of Latter-Day Saints. This religion spread westward seeing great success in Utah.
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Movement that started in the 1830's that pushed for better prison conditions and put a focus on rehabilitation.
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System under Jackson that consisted of Jackson appointing political allies to hold government positions.
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A genre of painting that arose that focused on portraying American nature and the natural beauty of the U.S.
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Movement started by Dorthea Dix that advocated for the opening of facilities for people with mental health and mental disabilities, lasted throughout the 1840's
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A slave led uprising in Virginia that led to the deaths of 60 white people. Enslaved people were met with harsh punishment and stricter laws as a result.
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Supreme court case in which it was ruled that the Cherokee nation was not an independent nation so therefore they could not sue the government.
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Supreme court case where they ruled that Georgia had no right to enforce laws on Cherokee land.
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Jackson did not support the recharting of the second national bank leading to him vetoing its charter in 1832. Jackson favored a system of pet banks that involved lots of small state owned banks
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Jackson passes executive order that requires all currency to be backed by gold and silver as a way to combat western speculation and inflation. Caused the panic of 1837
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Financial depression that was caused by Jackson's Species Circular and the lack of the national bank. Led to closing of banks and foreclosures of houses, farms, and businesses.
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The forced relocation of native Americans westward after Jacksons presidency. Led to many native deaths
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Political party and ideology that opposed immigration and favored native born americans.
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"Log Cabin and Hard Cider" campaign that the Whigs used to defeat the Democrats in the election of 1840
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An early religious commune that kept women and men strictly separated, practicing strict celibacy.
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A protestant community formed by George Ripley that was built on transcendentalist ideas. Wanted a more natural union between intellect and labor.
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Major Court case when Massachusetts Supreme court ruled that peaceful unions were allowed to make negations with their employers.
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A group living experiment founded by John Humphrey Noyes. This community was dedicated to perfect equality. They did not practice marriage, and all children were born and raised communally.
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Meeting of leading feminists in which they discussed Women's rights and their roles in society. The women at this meeting published the Declaration of Sentiments, a document structured similarly to the declaration of independence that said that all women and men were created equal. This document also rejected the idea of Separate Spheres.
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Mass expansion of cotton production due to new western lands, increased demand, and inventions like the cotton gin making production easier.
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