APUSH Period 4 Timeline 1800-1848

Jefferson is president

1800, peaceful revolution

Conflict with Barbary Pirates

1801-1805, Jefferson shockingly used the navy

Jefferson repealed Whiskey Tax

1802, limited government

Louisiana Purchase

1803, doubled size of U.S.

Marbury v Madison

1803, established judicial review and strengthened courts power

Embargo Act

1807, tensions with Britain and France

James Madison is elected

1808

Non-Intercourse Act

1809, replaced the Embargo Act and allowed trade with all nations except Britain and France

War of 1812

1812-1815: A conflict between the United States and Great Britain caused by trade restrictions, impressment of American sailors, and British support of Native American resistance. Ended with Treaty of Ghent

Hartford Convention

1814-1815, New England Federalists

James Monroe is president

1816, era of good feelings marked by national unity and political harmony.

Non-Intercourse Act

1809-1810 a law that lifted trade restrictions with all nations except Britain and France, aiming to protect American interests

War of 1812

1812-1815 caused by British interference with American shipping and impressment of American sailors

Treaty of Ghent

1814 The peace treaty that ended the War of 1812, which restored the status quo ante bellum between the United States and Britain.

Hartford Convention

1814-1815 a series of meetings by New England Federalists to discuss grievances against the War of 1812 and the issues of state sovereignty and regional autonomy

James Monroe is president

1816

Rush Bagot Treaty

1817 agreement between the US and Britain that limited naval armaments on the Great Lakes

Erie Canal

1825 completed

Anglo American Convention

1818 agreement that resolved border disputes between the US and British Canada. (Treaty of 1818)

Adams Onis Treaty

An 1819 agreement between the US and Spain that settled border disputes and ceded Florida to the US

Panic of 1819

1819 primarily due to land speculation, bank failures, and a drop in agriculture prices, leading to widespread economic hardship.

McCulloch v Maryland

1819, national law trumps state law (second bank)

Missouri Comrpomise

1820

Monroe Doctrine

1823

John Quincy Adams is elected

1824, after “corrupt bargaining”

Hudson River School

1825 for art, helped make American art with romanticism

2nd Great Awakening

1820s-1840s

Andrew Jackson is president

1828

Tariff of Abominations

1828, Jackson vs South Carolina

Indian Removal Act

1830

Transcendentalism Movement

1830s-1860s

Worcester v Georgia

1832 Supreme Court case defending Cherokee rights, Jackson ignored

Treaty of Echota

1835 agreement that led to the forced removal of the Cherokee from their homeland, known as the Trail of Tears

Texas independence

1836

Panic of 1837

1837, caused by over speculation and failures without the second bank

Webster Ashburton Treaty

1842 agreement between the United States and Great Britain that settled border disputes and established cooperation on issues like the slave trade.

Manifest Destiny

1845

Mexican American War

(1846-1848) conflict between the United States and Mexico, driven by the belief in Manifest Destiny and territorial expansion. Ended with Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo