Perspective on American History: 1821-1853

1821 – Missouri becomes a state
1823 – Monroe Doctrine proclaimed
1825 – Erie Canal is finally completed
1830 – Oregon Trail which comes into use by settlers migrating to the Pacific Northwest.
1830 – Indian Removal Act
1831 – Nat Turner's revolt
1832 – Maria Stewart is the first black American woman to give speech in front of a mixed audience.
1832 – Black Hawk War
1832 – Department of Indian Affairs established
1834 – Slavery debates at Lane Theological Seminary are one of the first major public discussions of the topic.
1835 – Alexis de Tocqueville's Democracy in America published.
1836 – Arkansas becomes a state.
1837 – U.S. recognizes the Republic of Texas
1837 – Michigan becomes a state
1838 – Forced removal of the Cherokee Nation from the southeastern U.S. leads to over 4,000 deaths in the Trail of Tears.
1843 – Emigrants begin their journey along the Oregon Trail.
December, 1844 – Oregon passes its Black Exclusion Law.
1846 – Dred Scott sues for his freedom
1846 – The Mexican–American War begins
1846 – Iowa becomes a state
1848 – The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ends the Mexican–American War
1848 – Wisconsin becomes a state
1849 – California Gold Rush begins
September 9–20, 1850 – The Compromise of 1850, including the notorious Fugitive Slave Act passed
September 9, 1850 – California becomes a state
1853 – Commodore Matthew Perry opens Japan