Nation of Nations 3/e Davidson, Gienapp, Heyrman, Lytle, and Stoff
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KEY EVENTS

1790s Second Great Awakening begins: revivals sweep across the frontier

1801 Adams's "midnight" appointments: controversial Federalist attempt to fill new federal offices

Marshall becomes Chief Justice: Federalist ideals remain dominant on the Supreme Court

Jefferson inaugurated in Washington: first opposition candidate to become president

Cane Ridge revival: new, emotional form of religion developed on frontier

1802 Judiciary Act of 1801 repealed: Federalist expansion of the courts prevented by Jefferson and Republicans

1803 Marbury v. Madison: Supreme Court affirms doctrine of judicial review

Louisiana Purchase: U.S. expands beyond the Mississippi River

War resumes between Great Britain and France: American neutral rights again violated

1804-1806 Lewis and Clark expedition: exploration of the upper Louisiana Purchase and Oregon

1805 Prophet's revivals begin: western tribes rally to Prophet's message of preserving Indian cultures

1807 Chesapeake affair: British attack on U.S. warship produces public outcry

Embargo Act passed: provokes open resistance in New England

1808 Madison elected president

1809 Tecumseh's confederacy organized: advocates political and military alliance to stop white expansion

1810 Fletcher v Peck: Supreme Court applies judicial review to state laws

1810-1813 West Florida annexed

1811 Battle of Tippecanoe: Prophet's movement undermined

1812 War declared against Great Britain: War Hawks push war to defend American independence

1813 Battle of Lake Erie: Great Lakes secure from British control

Tecumseh killed: hopes for Indian confederacy destroyed

1813-1814 Creek War: Creeks' military power broken, forcing them to cede a large tract of land

1814 Washington burned

Hartford Convention: Federalist party tainted with disunion

Treaty of Ghent signed: the war ends without the U.S. and Britain settling their major differences

1815 Battle of New Orleans: Jackson scores incredible victory over the British

1816 Monroe elected president

1817 Rush-Bagot Treaty: U.S. and Britain agree to limits on naval forces stationed on the Great Lakes

1818 United States - Canada boundary fixed to the Rockies

Joint occupation of Oregon established

1819 Transcontinental Treaty with Spain: boundary line with Spain drawn to the Pacific, foreshadowing future U.S. expansion

United States acquires Florida

1823 Monroe Doctrine proclaimed: U.S. opposes further European colonization in the new world

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