- 1830
| May 28 | Congress authorizes Indian removal from all states to western prairie. | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 04 | Plans for the city of Chicago were laid out. | Ref: 70 |
- 1831
| Jan 02 | Liberator, abolitionist newspaper, begins publishing in Boston. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 02 | John Frazee becomes first US sculptor to receive a federal commission. | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 10 | William Driver of Salem, Massachusetts, is the first to use the term "Old Glory" in connection with the American flag, when he gives that name to a large flag aboard his ship, the Charles Daggett. | Ref: 2 |
| Dec 01 | Erie Canal closes for entire month due to cold weather. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 25 | Louisiana & Arkansas are first states to observe Christmas as holiday. | Ref: 5 |
- 1832
| Feb 06 | US ship destroys Sumatran village in retaliation for piracy. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 08 | Some 300 American troops of the 6th Infantry leave Jefferson Barracks, St. Louis, to confront the Sauk Indians in what would become known as the Black Hawk War. | Ref: 2 |
| Apr 20 | The U.S. Congress and President Andrew Jackson made Hot Springs, Arkansas the first Federal Reservation in order to protect the hot springs flowing from the southwestern slope of Hot Springs Mountain. Although Hot Springs Federal Reservation's name wasn't changed to Hot Springs National Park until 1921, Hot Springs is the oldest park in the National Park System. Yellowstone National Park was the first to bear the title of ‘National Park’. It became a national park in 1872. | Ref: 4 |
| May 11 | The first national political platform was hammered out in Washington, DC. | Ref: 4 |
| Jun 16 | Battle of Kellogg's Grove, Ill. | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 10 | President Andrew Jackson vetoed legislation to re-charter the Second Bank of the United States. | Ref: 70 |
| Oct 14 | Blackfeet Indians attack American Fur Company trappers near Montana's Jefferson River, killing one. | Ref: 2 |
| Nov 24 | South Carolina passes Ordinance of Nullification. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 26 | For 12˝ cents, passengers began riding the first streetcar railway in America. The New York City service ran from City Hall to 14th Street. | Ref: 4 |
- 1833
| Mar 20 | US & Siam conclude commercial treaty. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 09 | Peterborough, NH opened the first municipally supported public library. | Ref: 4 |
| Aug 10 | Chicago, Illinois was incorporated on this day, not as a city, but as a village. The Windy City had a population of less than 200 at the time. | Ref: 4 |
| Sep 04 | Barney Flaherty answered an ad in The New York Sun and became the first newsboy. | Ref: 4 |
- 1834
| Jun 30 | Congress creates Indian Territory (now Oklahoma). | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 05 | Provisional government established in Oregon Country. | Ref: 5 |
- 1835
| Mar 03 | Congress authorizes a US mint at New Orleans LA. | Ref: 5 |
| May 06 | James Gordon Bennett published the New York Herald for the first time (price 1˘). | Ref: 4 |
| May 26 | A resolution is passed in the U.S. Congress stating that Congress has no authority over state slavery laws. | Ref: 2 |
| Jun 02 | P.T. Barnum & his circus begin first tour of US. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 19 | New Orleans gives US govt Jackson Square to be used as a mint. | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 08 | The Liberty Bell cracked (again). | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 18 | Last Pottawatomie Indians leave Chicago. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 02 | 2nd Seminole War begins in Osceola. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 30 | After gold discovery in Georgia, Cherokees are forced to move across Mississippi River. | Ref: 5 |
- 1836
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| Feb 03 | Whig Party holds its first national convention (Albany NY). | Ref: 5 |
| May 26 | The United States House of Representatives adopted what has been called the Gag Rule. This rule was made to restrict needless, overly long discussion about legislation in Congress. Is anyone listening? | Ref: 4 |
| Jun 15 | (new state) First acquired by the United States through the Louisiana Purchase, Arkansas officially became the 25th of the United States of America. The Land of Opportunity as Arkansas is called, was founded in the late 17th century by Frenchman Henri de Tonti. His intrepretation of Quapaw, the Indian tribe that lived in the area, was Arkansas. Little Rock, the state’s largest city is also its capital. The state bird and the state flower are the mockingbird and apple blossom, respectively. | Ref: 4 |
| Jul 04 | Wisconsin Territory formed. | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 01 | A wagon train of Presbyterian missionaries, led to Oregon by pioneer missionary Dr. Marcus Whitman, reached the site of modern Walla Walla, WA. Whitman's wife Narcissa became the first white woman to cross the North American continent. Whitman's party was one of the first to use the Oregon Trail. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 04 | Whig party holds its first national convention, Harrisburg PA. | Ref: 5 |
- 1837
| Jan 26 | (new state) Michigan is admitted as the 26th state. | Ref: 4 |
| Mar 04 | The Illinois state legislature grants a city charter to Chicago. | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 27 | US Mint opens in Charlotte, NC. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 01 | Treaty with Winnebago Indians. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 25 | Battle of Okeechobee-US forces defeat Seminole Indians. | Ref: 5 |
- 1838
| Jan 26 | (Prohibition) Tennessee passes the nation's first Prohibition law. | Ref: 3 |
| Mar 08 | US mint in New Orleans begins operation (producing dimes). | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 12 | The Iowa Territory is organized. | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 18 | First US marine expedition. | Ref: 5 |
- 1839
| Jan 12 | Anthracite coal first used to smelt iron, Mauch Chunk PA. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 07 | Henry Clay declares in Senate "I had rather be right than president". | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 12 | Boundary dispute between Maine & New Brunswick leads to Aroostook. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 18 | Detroit Boat Club forms (still exists today). | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 20 | Congress prohibits dueling in the District of Columbia. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 23 | William F. Harnden organized the nation’s first express service -- in Boston, MA. The service operated between Boston and New York City. | Ref: 4 |
| Feb 25 | Seminoles & black allies shipped from Tampa Bay FL, to the West. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 23 | First recorded use of "OK" [oll korrect] (Boston's Morning Post). | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 31 | The U.S. Treasury Department moved to its headquarters at 15th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C. The Treasury Building was designed in high Greek Revival style by architect Robert Mills. | |
| Nov 27 | American Statistical Association organizes in Boston. | Ref: 5 |
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US History 1830 to 1839 Chronology