1825 In January the New Harmony commune is founded in Indiana by Scottish industrialist Robert Owen.Timeline State: IndianaTimeline Country: United StatesTimeline Subjects: social reformEra: 1801-1900 Read more about 1825
1824 The Bureau of Indian Affairs is established in Washington, D.C. on March 11.Timeline State: District of ColumbiaTimeline Country: United StatesTimeline Subjects: Native AmericansEra: 1801-1900 Read more about 1824
1823 The Monroe Doctrine is proclaimed by President James Monroe in Washington on December 2.Timeline State: District of ColumbiaTimeline Country: United StatesTimeline Subjects: international affairsEra: 1801-1900 Read more about 1823
1821 Emma Willard establishes the Troy (New York) Female Seminary on May 9.Timeline State: New YorkTimeline Country: United StatesTimeline Subjects: educationEra: 1801-1900 Read more about 1821
1820 On March 15, Maine becomes the twenty-third state.Timeline State: MaineTimeline Country: United StatesTimeline Subjects: statehoodEra: 1801-1900 Read more about 1820
1820 The Missouri Compromise over Slavery is enacted by the U.S. Congress on March 3.Timeline State: District of ColumbiaTimeline Country: United StatesTimeline Subjects: slaveryEra: 1801-1900 Read more about 1820
1819 On December 14, Alabama becomes the twenty-second state.Timeline State: AlabamaTimeline Country: United StatesTimeline Subjects: statehoodEra: 1801-1900 Read more about 1819
1819 Spain cedes Florida to the United States in the Adams-Onis Treaty signed in Washington, D.C. on February 22.Timeline State: FloridaTimeline Country: United StatesTimeline Subjects: territorial expansionEra: 1801-1900 Read more about 1819
1819 The Panic of 1819 initiates a major economic recession. Prosperity returns in 1824.Timeline State: N.A.Timeline Country: United StatesTimeline Subjects: the economyEra: 1801-1900 Read more about 1819
1818 On December 3, Illinois becomes the twenty-first state.Timeline State: IllinoisTimeline Country: United StatesTimeline Subjects: statehoodEra: 1801-1900 Read more about 1818