1825 in the United States
Events
February 9
- After no presidential candidate received a majority of
electoral votes
, the
United States House of Representatives
elects
John Quincy Adams
President of the United States
.
February 12
-
Treaty of Indian Springs
: The
Lower Creek Council
, led by
William McIntosh
, cede a large amount of Creek territory in
Georgia
to the
United States
government.
March 4
-
John Quincy Adams
officially succeeds
James Monroe
as
President of the United States
.
May 11
-
American Tract Society
, is founded.
May 31
- McIntosh assassinated for violating Creek law banning land cessions.
June -
Kansas Nation
cedes its territory to the United States (See
History of Kansas
)
June 11
- The first cornerstone is laid for
Fort Hamilton
in
New York City
.
August 19
-
Treaty of Prairie du Chien
at
Fort Crawford
,
Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin
October 26
- The
Erie Canal
opens - passage from
Albany, New York
to
Lake Erie
November 7
-
Treaty of St. Louis
: 1,400 Missouri
Shawnees
were forcibly relocated from
Missouri
to
Kansas
. (See
History of Kansas
)
November 12
-
New Echota
designated capital of the
Cherokee Nation
.
November 26
- At
Union College
in
Schenectady, New York
a group of college students form
Kappa Alpha Society
as the first
college
social
fraternity
(it was the first to combine aspects of secret Greek-letter societies, literary societies and formalized student social groups).
Undated
The
Cherokee Nation
officially adopts
Sequoyah
's
syllabary
.
Vancouver, WA
established by
Dr. John McLoughlin
on behalf of the
Hudson's Bay Company
Ypsilanti, Michigan
established
Vicksburg, MS
incorporated
New Harmony, Indiana
established as a social experiment, built by the
Harmony Society
and sold to
Robert Owen
.
Indianapolis
becomes capital of
Indiana
(moved from
Corydon, Indiana
)
See also
1824 in the United States
1825
1825 in Canada
1826 in the United States