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 - Kanzas 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 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).

• The Cherokee Nation officially adopts Sequoyah's syllabary.
• Rio Grande War (See Comanche History)

• 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)

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William McIntosh William McIntosh (1775-1825), also known as White Warrior, was the son of Captain William McIntosh, a member of a prominent Savannah, Georgia family sent into the Creek Nation to recruit them to fight for the British during the Revolutionary War {Captain McIntoshs mother was a sister... March 4 is the 63rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (64th in leap years). ... John Quincy Adams (July 11, 1767 – February 23, 1848) was an American lawyer, diplomat, politician, and President of the United States (March 4, 1825 – March 4, 1829). ... (April 28, 1758-July 4, 1831) was the fifth President of the United States (1817-1825). ... The presidential seal was used by President Hayes in 1880 and last modified in 1959 by adding the 50th star for Hawaii. ... May 11 is the 131st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (132nd in leap years). ... The American Tract Society (ATS) is a publishing organization that publishes evangelistic literature. ... 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Water Tower and Statue of Demetrius Ypsilanti Ypsilanti (Ǐp-sǐ-lÇŽn-tÄ“) is a city in Washtenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Vicksburg is a city located in Warren County, Mississippi, 234 miles (377 km) north by west of New Orleans on the Mississippi and Yazoo rivers. ... New Harmony is a town located in Posey County, Indiana, 15 miles (24 km) north of Mount Vernon, Indiana, the county seat, on the Wabash River. ... The Harmony Society was a Christian theosophy and alchemist society founded in Iptingen, Germany, in 1785 or 1786. ... Robert Owen (May 14, 1771 – November 17, 1858) was a Welsh socialist and social reformer. ... The Indianapolis skyline Indianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana. ... Official language(s) English Capital Indianapolis Largest city Indianapolis Area  Ranked 38th  - Total 36,418 sq mi (94,321 km²)  - Width 140 miles (225 km)  - Length 270 miles (435 km)  - % water 1. ... Corydon is a town located in Harrison County, Indiana. ...

See also

• 1824 in the United States
• 1825
• 1825 in Canada
• 1826 in the United States
• Comanche Timeline