Study Tool: Chronological Events of the 1828-1840 Era

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The blue arrows (► and ▼) highlight a case of many actions that¾together¾created a grievous, unintended consequences (an economic crash in 1837).

Date	Presidential Election	Beyond America	Foreign Policy and Wars	Government Institutions	US Land Expansion	US Financial Development	Political Party Development
–				Suffrage changes			SC/Calhoun changes
							“Spoils system” changes
1828-12	Andrew Jackson John C. Calhoun						► Division developing
1829-03	Jackson Inauguration			Personal, “Kitchen Cabinet”	Indian policy summary (if you need help).
1830-01				Congressional debate on nullification		Veto over internal improvements
1830-04				Calhoun-Jackson split on nullification
1832-07						National Bank renewal	► Realities
1832-10+				Nullification crisis began
1832-11				Countermoves began
1832-12	Andrew Jackson Martin Van Buren
1833-03				Nullification crisis ended		Tariff surplus ▼
1833-09						Funds to “pet” banks ▼
1835				Taney court began	Land sales surplus ►	▼
1836		End-British investment ►	►	►	Arkansas, a state (slave) ►	▼
1836-06						Surplus to states ▼
1836-07					Gold only for land sales ►	▼
1836-10		Republic of Texas est.[1]				▼
1836-12	Martin Van Buren					▼	► New party
1837		Canadian revolution attempted	Burning of US vessel		Michigan, a state (free)	▼
1837-03						▼ Panic of 1837
1838			Dispute over boundary
1840	William Henry Harrison John Tyler						► Log cabin campaign/penny press
1841-04	Harrison died; Tyler Presidency						► Division
1841-10			Dispute over freeing slaves
1842			British/US reunion

Events in the Table

The events of the 1828-1840 Era can be looked at chronologically, but they are easiest understood if looked at chronologically and within the categories shown:

§ Date—Year(s) or year-month. (FYI: Unless specified, you are not expected to memorize dates, but sequence of events, especially about cause and effect.)

§ Presidential Election—who was elected President and (if applicable to future events) Vice President

§ Beyond America—what was occurring in the world beyond the US

§ Foreign Policy and Wars—what was occurring in foreign policy

§ Governmental Institutions—what governmental institutions were developed

§ US Land Expansion—what was the United States doing with new states or acquisition of more land

§ US Financial Development—what financial events were occurring and what institutions was the United States forming

§ Political Party Development—what political parties were in development and what divisions in the United States they represent

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[1] 1836-03 Alamo falls; 1836-04 Battle of San Jacinto; 1837-08 Texas petition to the US for annexation made and rejected