1828 in the United States
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1828 in the United States
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| Decades: | 1800s 1810s – 1820s – 1830s 1840s |
| Years: | 1825 1826 1827 – 1828 – 1829 1830 1831 |
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Timeline of United States history |
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Events from the year 1828 in the United States.
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Incumbents
- President: John Quincy Adams (Democratic-Republican/National Republican)
- Vice President: John C. Calhoun (Democratic-Republican/Democratic)
- Chief Justice: John Marshall
- Speaker of the House of Representatives: Andrew Stevenson (D-Virginia)
- Congress: 20th
Events
- May 19 – The Tariff of 1828 is enacted. Critics name it the Tariff of Abominations because they see it as unfairly protective of northern industry to the detriment of the southern economy.
- July 4 – Construction of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad commences with a cornerstone laid by Charles Carroll of Carrollton.
- December 3 – U.S. presidential election: Challenger Andrew Jackson beats incumbent John Quincy Adams and is elected President of the United States.
- December 19 – A document written by U.S. Vice President John C. Calhoun titled South Carolina Exposition and Protest is presented to the South Carolina House of Representatives protesting the Tariff of Abominations.[1]
Undated
- The U.S. House of Representatives election increased the majority of the Jacksonian Democrats.
- White comedian Thomas D. Rice introduces blackface and the song "Jump Jim Crow" to American audiences.
- Noah Webster's American Dictionary of the English Language is published.
- The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus, a novel by Washington Irving, is published and popularizes the common misconception that Europeans thought the Earth was flat prior to the explorations of Columbus.[2]
- The Working Men's Party is founded as the first labor union in the United States.
- Two minor political parties are formed: The single-issue Anti-Masonic Party in upstate New York, and the Nullifier Party advocating states' rights in opposition to the Tariff of Abominations.
- A ring spinning machine is developed in the United States.
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References
- ^ Loesch, Alyce. "Interpreting the Constitution: The Unconsitutionality of the Protective Tariff of 1828". The Gilder Lehrman Institute. http://www.gilderlehrman.org/teachers/seminar_docs/constitution_doc3.html. Retrieved 2009-10-30.
- ^ Russell, Jeffrey B.. "The Myth of the Flat Earth". American Scientific Affiliation. Archived from the original on November 25, 2009. http://www.asa3.org/ASA/topics/history/1997Russell.html. Retrieved 2009-10-30.
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