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Second Great Awakening Began
A Protestant religious revival led by Baptist and Methodist preacher in the early 19th century -
Eli Whitney Patented the Cotton Gin
machine that revolutionized the production of cotton by greatly speeding up the process of removing seeds from cotton fiber -
Gabriel Prosser Slave Revolt
Gabriel Prosser was an enslaved blacksmith. He got 25 slaves to hurt their owners. He wanted to build an army of slaves to revolt. -
Thomas Jefferson Elected President
Thomas Jefferson is elected the third president of the United States. The election constitutes the first peaceful transfer of power from one political party to another in the United States. -
Marbury V. Madison
"established the principle of judicial review—the power of the federal courts to declare legislative and executive acts unconstitutional" -
Louisiana Purchase
was a land deal between the United States and France, in which the U.S. acquired approximately 827,000 square miles of land west of the Mississippi River for $15 million -
Beginning of Lewis and Clark Expedition
One year after the United States doubled its territory with the Louisiana Purchase, the Lewis and Clark expedition leaves St. Louis, Missouri, on a mission to explore the Northwest from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. -
Chesapeake-Leopard Affair
naval engagement that occurred off the coast of Norfolk, Virginia -
Embargo Act
law passed by the United State Congress and signed by President Thomas Jefferson on December 22, 1807. It prohibited American ships from trading in all foreign ports -
James Madison Elected President
James Madison who was Democratic-Republican candidate won over Charles Cotesworth Pinckney who was a Federalist candidate -
Non-Intercourse Act
Non-Intercourse replaced the Embargo Act. This act lifted all embargoes on American shipping except for those bound for British or French ports. The purpose was to damage the France and United Kingdom economies. -
Francis Cabot Lowell Smuggled Memorized Textile Mill Plans From Manchester, England
built up an American textile manufacturing industry, became a successful merchant -
Death of Tecumseh
Shawnee Chief Tecumseh was killed at the Battle of the Thame. He fought alongside the British. -
The British Burn Washington DC
British invaded Washington and captured the capital. They ended up burning the capital for revenge for burning Canadian government buildings -
Era of Good Feeling Began
national mood of the U.S from 1815-1825, unity among Americans after War of 1812 -
Battle of New Orleans
"Americans’ greatest victory was in the Battle of New Orleans, fought on January 8, 1815, almost a month after the treaty was signed. Throughout the War of 1812, untrained American troops had time and time again been embarrassed by the British army, but the Battle of New Orleans was different." -
Treaty of Ghent Ratified
ended the War of 1812 between the United States and Great Britain. Peace negotiations began in Ghent, Belgium, starting in August of 1814. -
Hartford Convention
Federalist delegates gathered in Hartford, Connecticut, to discuss the impact of the War of 1812 on their home states' economies. 26 delegates were present -
James Monroe Elected President
Monroe ran for president again, as a Democratic-Republican, and this time handily defeated Federalist candidate Rufus King -
Anglo-American Convention
was also known as the London Convention, used to set boundary between the Missouri Territory -
Rush-Bagot Treaty
an agreement between the United States and Great Britain to eliminate their fleets from the Great Lakes, excepting small patrol vessels -
McCulloch v. Maryland
Supreme Court ruled that Congress had implied powers under the Necessary and Proper Clause of Article I -
Missouri Compromise
effort by Congress to defuse the sectional and political rivalries triggered by the request of Missouri late in 1819 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
people were still figuring out exactly which powers were held by the state versus federal governments. They were also attempting to determine how governments relate to institutions that were older than their still-young nation, led to the Dartmouth College V. Woodward -
Adams-Onis Treaty
also known as the Transcontinental Treaty, the Florida Purchase Treaty, or the Florida Treaty, was a treaty between the United States and Spain in 1819 that ceded Florida to the U.S. and defined the boundary between the U.S. and New Spain. -
Denmark Vesey Slave Revolt
Denmark Vesey was a freed slaved who planned a slave revolt in Charleston. Slaves spilled the beans and the revolt ended up not happening. Whites killed Vesey and 34 other blacks who were accused of planning the revolt. -
Monroe Doctrine
was a United States policy of opposing European colonialism in the Americas beginning in 1823. ... President James Monroe first stated the doctrine during his seventh annual State of the Union Address to Congress -
John Quincy Adams Elected President (Corrupt Bargain)
Adams won over Jackson, later was called a "corrupt bargain" by Jacksonians (people who supported Jackson) -
Gibbons V. Ogden
Ogden went against Gibbons, set forth acts of the Legislature,which enacted for the purpose of securing to Robert R. Livingston and Robert Fulton the navigation of waters within the state -
Robert Owen Founded the New Harmony Community
The New Harmony Community was an attempt made by Robert Owen to establish a Utopian civilization -
Erie Canal Completed
built to create a navigable water route from New York City and the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes -
Lyman Beecher Delivered His “Six Sermons on Intemperance”
These sermons were delivered by a preacher named Lyman Beecher on the topic of excessive drinking -
Tariff of Abominations
protective tariff passed by the Congress of the United States designed to protect industry in the northern United States -
Andrew Jackson Elected President
seventh president of the U.S, general in the U.S Army, was a statesmen as well -
Charles B. Finney Lead Religious Revivals in Western New York
known as the "Father of Modern Revivalism", leader in the 'Second Great Awakening', credited for rise of religious fervor in western New York -
Indian Removal Act
southern Native American tribes for their removal to federal territory west of the Mississippi River in exchange for their lands, signed by Andrew Jackson -
Joseph Smith Founded the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-Day Saints
formally organized the Church in New York, church membership grew from 6 to 26,000 -
Worcester V. Georgia
Worcester and non-Native Americans, were indicted in the supreme court for "residing within the limits of the Cherokee nation without a license" -
Andrew Jackson Vetoed the Re-charted of the Second Bank of the United States
Andrew Jackson argued that the bank was unfair, the charter gave “a bond of union among the banking establishments of the nation, erecting them into an interest separate from that of the people.” -
Black Hawk War
This was a three month long conflict between the Americans and the Native Americans led by the Sauk leader, Black Hawk -
Nullification Crisis Began
convention was held declaring tariffs were unconstitutional; South Carolina stated that attempts to collect the taxes in their state will lead to their secession -
Creation of the Whig Party in the U.S
political party active 19th century in the United States formed from people against Andrew Jackson and the Democratic Party -
Catherine Beecher Published Essays on the Education of Female Teachers
This was an essay written by Catherine Beecher in the hopes of her school becoming the model for a nationwide system of female teacher colleges -
Treaty of New Echota
removing Cherokee land to the U.S. in exchange for compensation, made it legal to remove the Cherokee Nation from Georgia -
First McGuffey Reader Published
written by William H. McGuffey, worked as lectures to biblical and moral subjects of the time, series of books -
Andrew Jackson Issued Specie Circular
This order declared that government land is required to be paid in gold and silver -
Battle of the Alamo
This was a turning point in the Texas Revolution which led to a Mexican victory -
Texas Declared Independence from Mexico
This was a formal document written by Texans to declare their independence from Mexico -
Transcendental Club’s First Meeting
supporters for the rising of Transcendentalism, group of people from New England, held at Ripley's House in Boston -
Horace Mann Elected Secretary of the Massachusetts Board of Education
elected state legislative after Massachusetts made Board of Education, board's first Secretary -
Panic of 1837
This was a major financial crisis in the United States that led to profits, prices, and wages going down while unemployment went up; caused major pessimism among the Americans -
Martin Van Buren Elected President
Martin Van Buren won the 1836 election against William Henry Harrison -
Trail of Tears Began
This was the march made by the Cherokee Indians who were forcefully removed from native lands in Georgia; 4,000 of the Cherokee Indians died on the march -
Ralph Waldo Emerson gave the “Divinity School Address”
speech given to graduating class of the Harvard Divinity School, speech by Ralph Waldo Emerson -
Webster-Ashburton Treaty
This treaty resolved the various border issues between the United States and the British North American colonies (future Canada) -
Treaty of Wanghia with China
This treaty allowed the United States to trade in Chinese ports -
James Polk Elected President
James Polk somehow defeated his supposedly unbeatable opponent Henry Clay from the Whig Party -
Beginning of Manifest Destiny
This movement was to explain the American expansion from coast to coast; it fueled Western settlement, Native American removal, and the war with Mexico -
Bear Flag Revolt
a small group of American settlers in California rebelled against the Mexican government and proclaimed California an independent republic. -
Start of the Mexican War
This was a two year conflict between the United States and the Mexican United States which led to the Mexican secession -
Gold Rush Began in California
The Gold Rush began in California when a man named James W. Marshall in Coloma, California found some Gold -
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
This peace treaty established the limits and settlement between the United States and the Mexican Republic -
John Humphrey Noyes Founded the Oneida Community
The Oneida Community was a religious communal society that was Communistic in ideals but survived off of Capitalism -
Henry David Thoreau Published Civil Disobedience
This was an essay written by the Transcendence enthusiast Henry David Thoreau during the era of Transcendentalism -
U.S. Annexation of Texas
This event was when Texas was admitted into the Union as the 28th states of the America -
Commodore Matthew Perry Entered Tokyo Harbor Opening Japan to the U.S.
This event led to re-establishing trade with Japan for the first time in 200 years -
Gadsden Purchase
This was a purchase made from present-day Arizona and Southwestern New Mexico -
Kanagawa 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 -
End of the War of 1812
The War of 1812 was caused by British restrictions on U.S. trade and America's desire to expand its territory.
