1823 in the United States
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Events from the year 1823 in the United States.

Contents 1 Events 1.1 Undated 1.2 Ongoing 2 See also 3 External links

[edit] Events

• August – The Arikara War is fought between the Arikara nation and the United States, the first American military conflict with the Plains Indians.
• November 15 – Chief Lone Horn succeeds (probably) his father, and becomes chief of the Minneconjou Sioux; he will be chief until his death on 16 October 1875.
• December 2 – Monroe Doctrine: US President James Monroe delivers a speech to the U.S. Congress, announcing a new policy of forbidding European interference in the Americas and establishing American neutrality in future European conflicts.
• December 23 – A Visit From St. Nicholas, attributed to Clement Clarke Moore, is first published.

[edit] Undated

• United States jurisprudence first affirmed the enduring rights of indigenous landholders. (See tribal sovereignty.)
• Orford Parish of East Hartford, Connecticut separates and is incorporated as the Town of Manchester by a special act of the Connecticut General Assembly.
• Jackson Male Academy, precursor of Union University, is founded in Tennessee.

[edit] Ongoing

• A. B. plot (1823–1824)

[edit] See also

• 1823 in Canada

[edit] External links

• Media related to 1823 in the United States at Wikimedia Commons