Jackson Ends The Nullification Threat From South Carolina
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Calhoun Again Tries To Rally The South Against The Regional Threats He Sees
The Southeastern Tribes Are Evicted Along The “Trail Of Tears”
The American Anti-Slavery Society Is Founded
The Prigg Decision Prompts Lloyd Garrison To Call For Disunion
The Growing Sectional Divide As The Election Of 1840 Looms
The Whigs Prepare To Challenge Van Buren In 1836
Americans Under Sam Houston Annex Texas
Lovejoy’s Murder Begets A Fatal Vow From John Brown
America’s Drive To Explore The West Picks Up Momentum
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Andrew Jackson’s Enduring Legacy
JQ Adams Refuses To Comply With A House “Gag Order” To Silence Anti-Slavery Petitions
The Breadth Of Slave Ownership In The South
Abolitionists Are Met By Attacks In The North And South
Abolitionist Editor Elijah Lovejoy Is Murdered By An Alton, Illinois Mob
Andrew Jackson’s Second Term
The South’s Second Cash Crop: Breeding And Selling Slaves
Another Race Riot Breaks Out In Cincinnati
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CHAPTER 86
Britain Abolishes Slavery
Abolitionists Enter Politics After An Internal Schism
Martin Van Buren’s Term
Jackson’s “Specie Circular” Order Triggers A Monetary Crisis
The Creole Slave Rebellion Leads To Diplomatic And Congressional Conflicts
The Mob Behavior In Alton Also Draws A Public Response
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John Fremont’s First Expedition Reaches The “South Pass”
Politicians Once Again Turn To Violence To Resolve Their Differences
The South’s First Cash Crops: Tobacco, Rice, Cotton And Sugar
Southern Fears Mount Further As The Supreme Court Frees Slaves In The Amistad Affair
The Wilkes Expedition Adds Luster To America’s Global Reputation
The Political Scene In 1840
The Webster-Ashburton Treaty Resolves A Series Of Disputes With Britain
Tyler Turns Against The Whigs And They Turn Against Him
Roger Taney Becomes Chief Justice Of The Supreme Court
Four Parties Vie For The Presidency In 1832
Fremont’s Second Expedition Explores The West Coast
Jackson “Kills” The Second Bank And Pays Off The Federal Debt
The South Intensifies Its Defense Of Slavery
Prigg v Pennsylvania Adds To Mounting Tension Over “Fugitive Slaves”
John Tyler Completes The Presidential Term
CHAPTER 102
The American Landscape In 1840 – Overview
Frederick Douglass Makes His First Great Speech Against Slavery
CHAPTER 82
America Suffers An Economic Depression
William Henry Harrison’s One Month Presidential Term
Free Blacks Are Making Progress
Selling Slaves