U.S. History by Year, 1820-1839

1839

Joseph Saxton takes the first one of these in the U.S., depicting a Philadelphia high school

1838

The United States forcefully moves thousands of Native Americans along this trail to Oklahoma

1837

This Midwest state is admitted as the 26th state

1836

The first wagons arrive in the Willamette Valley after taking this trail

1835

This once sovereign nation declares its independence from Mexico

1834

This territory that would later become Oklahoma is established

1833

This Illinois city is established on the shores of Lake Michigan

1832

The Supreme Court rules in favor of the sovereignty of this tribe, only for the ruling to be ignored

1831

This man leads the deadliest slave rebellion in the United States

1830

This religious leader publishes the Book of Mormon

1829

This former general starts the first of his two terms as president

1828

This modern political party is formally founded

1827

The Baltimore and Ohio incorporates to become the first of these in America

1826

Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both die on this celebratory day

1825

This canal opens, connecting Albany to the Great Lakes

1824

This presidential son wins the presidency after being decided by Congress

1823

The U.S. issues this foreign policy, telling Europe to stay out of the Americas

1822

William A. Richardson lands in Yerba Buena, now known as this modern day city

1821

Freed slaves start arriving in this modern day West African country

1820

This state breaks away from Massachusetts to become its own state