Chronological apush

🧭 Key Events in Chronological Order (Ch. 11–18)

1800s–1810s: The Jefferson & Madison Years

1800 – “Revolution of 1800” – Thomas Jefferson elected president; peaceful transfer of power between political parties.

1803 – Marbury v. Madison establishes judicial review.

1803 – Louisiana Purchase doubles the size of the U.S.

1804–1806 – Lewis and Clark Expedition explores the Louisiana Territory.

1807 – Embargo Act bans U.S. trade with foreign nations → hurts U.S. economy.

1812–1815 – War of 1812 vs. Britain; caused by impressment and trade restrictions.

1814 – Treaty of Ghent ends the war → “no winner.”

1815 – Battle of New Orleans makes Andrew Jackson a national hero.

1816 – Tariff of 1816 – first protective tariff in U.S. history.

1820s: Nationalism & Sectional Balance

1820 – Missouri Compromise: Missouri = slave state, Maine = free; slavery banned north of 36°30'.

1823 – Monroe Doctrine: warns Europe not to colonize the Western Hemisphere.

1824 – Election of 1824 and “Corrupt Bargain” → John Quincy Adams wins.

1828 – Tariff of Abominations angers the South.

1828 – Andrew Jackson elected president; rise of the “common man.”

1830s: The Age of Jackson

1830 – Indian Removal Act forces relocation of southeastern tribes.

1831 – Nat Turner’s Rebellion in Virginia; leads to harsher slave laws.

1832 – Nullification Crisis: South Carolina protests tariff; Jackson defends Union.

1832 – Bank War – Jackson vetoes recharter of the Second Bank of the U.S.

1836 – Texas declares independence from Mexico.

1837 – Panic of 1837 – major economic depression under Martin Van Buren.

1840s: Expansion & Sectional Tension

1841 – William Henry Harrison dies; John Tyler becomes president.

1845 – Texas annexed into the United States.

1846 – Oregon Treaty sets boundary with Britain at 49° parallel.

1846–1848 – Mexican–American War.

1848 – Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ends war; U.S. gains California and Southwest.

1848 – Seneca Falls Convention → first women’s rights convention.

1849 – California Gold Rush begins.

1850s: Sectional Crisis Deepens

1850 – Compromise of 1850: California = free state; stronger Fugitive Slave Act; popular sovereignty in new territories.

1852 – Uncle Tom’s Cabin published → strengthens Northern antislavery feelings.

1854 – Kansas-Nebraska Act: allows popular sovereignty; leads to “Bleeding Kansas.”

1856 – Caning of Charles Sumner and Bleeding Kansas violence show rising tensions.

1857 – Dred Scott v. Sandford: Supreme Court says enslaved people are property, not citizens.

1859 – John Brown’s Raid on Harpers Ferry.

1860 – Election of Abraham Lincoln → triggers Southern secession.