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