3U.S. bans importation of African slaves
1808
5Treaty of Ghent ends War of 1812
1814
6Hartford Convention expresses Federalist dissent
1815
10Monroe Doctrine proclaimed
1823
11Election of John Quincy Adams
1824
12Completion of Erie Canal
1825
13Second Great Awakening peaks
1825
14Election of Andrew Jackson
1828
16William Lloyd Garrison starts The Liberator
1831
17Nat Turner's Rebellion
1831
18South Carolina approves Ordinance of Nullification
1832
19Voter qualifications for white males eliminated in most states
1830s
20Establishment of American Anti-Slavery Society
1833
21U.S. House of Representatives passes Gag Rule
1836
22Texas wins independence and applies for statehood
1836
24First national meeting of women abolitionists
1837
25Forced removal of American Indians via Trail of Tears begins
1838
26Mutiny on the Amistad
1839
27First telegraph message sent
1844
28Publication of Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
1845
29Brigham Young and Mormon followers settle near Great Salt Lake
1846
30Frederick Douglass starts North Star
1847
31Seneca Falls Convention
1848