1833 Events

1833 Douglas Moves to Illinois at the Age of 20
"I have become a Western man, have imbibed Western feelings principles and interests and have selected Illinois as the favorite place of my adoption." —Stephen A. Douglas
1833 Frederick Douglass Works for Thomas Auld in St. Michaels, Maryland
Follow in the footsteps of Frederick Douglass during his teenage years in St. Michaels. Arriving as Frederick Bailey, a rebellious 15 year old, in 1833 and leaving in 1836 determined to a...
1833 Jan 13 Andrew Jackson Opposes South Carolina's Feelings About Nullification
On January 13, 1833, President Andrew Jackson wrote Vice President Martin Van Buren expressing his opposition to South Carolina's defiance of federal authority. He closed with the assert...
1833 Mar 1 The Force Bill And Compromise Tariff Is Passed
Jackson asked Congress to pass a "Force Bill" explicitly authorizing the use of military force to enforce the tariff. But it was held up until protectionists led by Clay agreed to a reduc...
1833 Mar 4 Andrew Jackson delivers his second inaugural address
Cold weather and the President's poor health caused the second inauguration to be much quieter than the first. The President's speech was delivered to a large assembly inside the Hall o...
1833 Mar 28 Seven Seminole Chiefs Sign A Statement That The New Western Land Is Acceptable
The US acquired Florida from Spain via the Adams-Onís Treaty and took possession in 1821. In 1832 the Seminoles were called to a meeting at Payne's Landing on the Ocklawaha River. The tre...
1833 May 6 Andrew Jackson Sails On USS Cygnet To Fredericksburg, Virginia
The first attempt to do bodily harm to a President was against Jackson. Jackson ordered the dismissal of Robert B. Randolph from the Navy for embezzlement. On May 6, 1833, Jackson sailed ...
1833 Aug 12 Incorporation of the Town of Chicago, Population 350
On August 12, 1833, the Town of Chicago was incorporated with a population of 350. The first boundaries of the new town were Kinzie, Desplaines, Madison, and State Streets, which included...
1833 Sep 26 Second Treaty of Chicago
The second treaty of Chicago was signed by Michigan Territorial Governor George B. Porter, Thomas J. V. Owen, and William Weatherford for the United States and representatives of the "Uni...
1833 Oct Lincoln Takes up Work as a Surveyor
‘In the fall of 1833 came Abraham Lincoln’s entry into the most highly technical and responsible work he had known. Writing of it later, he said, "The Surveyor of Sangamon [County] offere...
1833 Oct 19 After winning a contest Edgar Allan Poe's "MS. Found in a Bottle" is published
"MS. Found in a Bottle" is a short story by American writer Edgar Allan Poe. The plot follows an unnamed narrator at sea who finds himself in a series of harrowing circumstances. As he ne...