The 1820s
	American History American Literature European History	1820s CE

1820  Congress adopted the Missouri Compromise, temporarily quieting sectional disputes over the expansion of slavery. Won election to a second term in a nearly unanimous vote.	1821 James Monroe
1822  Vetoed a plan for the federal government to improve internal roads.	1823  On December 2, proclaimed the Monroe Doctrine, warning European powers not to interfere in U.S. affairs.
1824	1825  John Q. Adams 1st Lady: Louisa Divisions of the Democratic-Republican Party increased when Adams appointed Henry Clay secretary of state, leading to charges that the two men had made a bargain in the election of 1824. Erie Canal, linking New York City and the Great lakes, was completed.
1826  Opposition in Congress prevented Adams from enacting most of his domestic program.	1827
1828  Congress imposed stiff duties on imported manufactured goods. Soundly defeated by Andrew Jackson in bid for reelection.	1829  Andy Jackson Placed some 2,000 of his supporters in government jobs and established a "kitchen cabinet" of informal advisers.

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