Period 4 Timeline

Flashcards about the Early Republic Timeline

Second Great Awakening

A Protestant Religious Revival which swept the nation, converting many people to their cause.

Marbury v Madison

A dispute between William Marbury, a Federalist Party leader and the Jefferson Administration, which led to the Judicial Review Doctrine.

Louisiana Purchase

The United States purchased the lands west of the Mississippi river and East of the rocky mountains from France.

Chesapeake Affair

British officials on board the HMS Leopard, decided to inspect the USS Chesapeake for British Naval deserters, but it failed. Escalating tensions between the U.S. and Great Britain.

War of 1812

The second American war against the British and its allies. It marked the first ever Invasion of America by foreign powers.

Hartford Convention

A secret meeting between Northeastern states opposing James Madison's Administration and the ongoing war between Great Britain.

Panic of 1819

The first Financial Crisis the United States had ever faced, which resulted in banks failing and high levels of unemployment.

Florida Purchase Treaty

A treaty between Spain and Texas which saw Spain seceding from eastern Florida, allowing the United States to claim it for itself.

Gibbons v Ogden

A landmark Supreme Court Case in the U.S. which declared that the Federal Government has the ability to control interstate commerce.

Cherokee Nation v Georgia

A landmark Supreme Court case which saw the Cherokee Nation declaring that the state of Georgia did not have the power to limit their rights.

Nullification Crisis

A domestic issue which saw South Carolina declaring that the tariffs imposed on the southern states were unconstitutional.

Trail of Tears

A direct result from the Indian removal Act which forced some 100,000 Native Americans to move west of the Mississippi River.

Commonwealth v Hunt

A Massachusetts judicial Court ruling which declared that organized labor was legal and the right of workers to strike peacefully for better wages and working conditions was constitutional

Seneca Falls Convention

Marked the first major convention for women in the History of the U.S and served as a way to expand upon women’s suffrage.