APUSH Timeline (1800- pre Civil War)


Marbury v Madison case


Judicial review was created meaning Supreme Court could now interpret the Constitution and declare laws unconstitutional

The Era of Good Feeling

1812 - 1824

This was when there was only one party- the Republicans. There was no conflict because there was only one opinion- hence why it was called Era of Good Feeling

Second Bank of US

1816 - 1828

Stabilized economy when the textile industry was booming and slavery was expanding thanks to the cotton gin. Would be later destroyed in the Bank War

American Colonization Society


Abolitionist group that had the idea to buy slaves and then send them back to Africa so they'd be free. Abe Lincoln supported this idea

Seminole War

1817 - 1818

Tensions with the Native Americans increased.
The US gained Florida from Spain because of the Adams-Onis Treaty
Jackson emerged in power

McCulloch v. Maryland case


The decision was that the National Bank is constitutional and states couldn't tax it. Also, federal power is greater than state power.
Jackson would later go against this case during the Bank War

Missouri Compromise


Also known as the Compromise of 1820. Created the 36 30 Line which said all states above this line was free except for Missouri. Missouri was slave state and Maine was free and this kept the union balanced

Canal Age

1820 - 1830

Replaced the steamboat, linked the North to the West and created more sectional tensions with the South because they didnt have canals

The Lowell System

1820 - 1830

Women were put into factories and they were given their needs as long as they worked. They generally stayed in the factories until they got married

Monroe Doctrine


Americas first foreign policy and nationalism increased even though most nations ignored it

Election of 1824


Ended the Era of Good Feeling when John Quincy Adams became president with the help of Henry Clay. Jackson wrote the Corrupt Bargain claiming that Quincy Adams cheated and didn't deserve to be president.

The Bank War


Jackson came into office and vetoed the bank renewal charter claiming the Bank was unconstitutional because it was filled with elite and didn't represent the common man. This went openly against the McCullough v Maryland case.

The Removal Act


Issued by Jackson, Native Americans were forcibly removed and relocated west. Tensions with them continued to grow.

The Liberator


William Garrison published this newspaper wanting an immediate end to slavery. He was apart of the Anti Slavery Society- the most radical abolitionist group

Anti Slavery Society


Most radical abolitionist group that wanted an end to white supremacy

Trail of Tears


forcible removable of Indians to "Indian Territory" by Jackson. They went to modern-day Oklahoma

Manifest Destiny


The idea that God wants America to spread their democratic ideals and superiority out west. This idea was coined by John L O'Sullivan

Invention of the Railroad


More convenient than the canal. Furthered sectionalism because again, the South didn't have as much railroads.

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass


Douglass ran away to the North at the age of 21 and joined forces with abolitionist to write his story.

Native American Party emerged


known as the Know Nothings. They opposed any immigrants, especially the Irish, arguing that only Americans should rule the US

Wilmont Proviso


Prohibitted slavery in the new Mexican Territory

The Mexican War

1846 - 1848

James Polk instigated the war. Americans were coming into Texas (Mexican Territory) with their slaves even though Texas was free. Texas became independent state then joined the US

Temperance Laws


Claiming that alcohol creates crime, disorder, and poverty, prohibitionists took over. Mostly women were active in this movement because they believed men got violent when drunk and they wasted the family's money on alcohol

Declaration of Seneca Falls


A group of women met up to discuss their suffrage and the declaration was strongly influenced by the Declaration of Independence. Women said they were just as equal as men. Feminism was on the rise

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo


Ended the Mexican War. The US gained Texas for $15 million and the North hated it because they joined as a slave state. We also gained California and the 36 30 Line split it.

California Gold Rush


Gold was first discovered in 1848 and the mass came in 1849. The migrants were called the 49'ers. Chinese started the immigrate west for work and they were treated horribly

Fugitive Slave Laws


Northerners had to turn in runaway slaves. "Bloodhound Bill" Southerners could go to the North and claim any black as their slave. Northerners were extremely angered and enraged.

Comprimise of 1850


made by Henry Clay and Stephen Douglas broke it up into 4 different bills so they could get passed
1. Ended slave trade in DC
2. California is a free state
3. Popular sovereignty would be used in the new gained territory
4. Stricter fugitive slave laws
5. Texas gets their borders

Uncle Toms Cabin


Written by Harriet Beecher Stowe, she talks about the evils of slavery and for the first time, people began to empathize the system

The Gadsen Purchase


Result of The TCRR. Buys land from Mexico for $10 million so the RR could go through the South

Kansas-Nebraska Act


After Bleeding Kansas when abolitionists were angry that Kansas wanted to be slave and Missourians came in to mess up their electorate. Sectional tensions grew when Kansas was slave and Nebraska was free

Transcontinental Railroad


Stephen Douglas. Would it go through the North where it was too unorganized or the South that was too rocky?

Pottawatomie Massacre


John Brown, the most radical abolitionist, mutilated 5 pro-slavery settlers and displayed their bodies because "God told him to do it"

Lincoln-Douglas Debates


Douglass beat Lincoln for Illinois Senate but Lincoln creates his image for presidency

Raid at Harper's Ferry


John Brown gets 20 men, including slaves, to Harper's Ferry and they killed 7 and wounded 10. John Brown is captured and hanged for treason. He had many supporters

Election of 1860


Lincoln becomes president and starts the movement toward the Civil War