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Events That Were Pivotal to the Decades After the Ratification of the Constitution.
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Washington D.C. is chosen as the nation’s capital. (P)
Washigton D.C. when chosen as the Capital for the United States was named after President Washington. The site the capital is located on is called, Conococheague by Native Americans, which is a stream on the northern boundary. -
Eli Whitney Invents the Cotton Gin. (S)
Inventing the Cotton Gin was a great accomplishment for Eli Whitney, because it separated the seeds from the fibers making it very easy to process. But it also increased the number of slaves needed to pick the cotton. -
The Whiskey Rebellion. (P)
Tax on whiskey came into act on 1791 and angered the farmers in Pennslyvania, so they grouped together and roughed up the tax collectors. Then in July of 1794 a Federal Marshall was attacked and President Washington called out the militia to stop the angry farmers. -
Jay's Treaty. (P)
It arrived in Washington in 1795, then ratified in 1797. It's purpose was to get "British to leave areas in the Northwest territory which they were required to return earlier, under the Treaty of Paris." Nobody liked Jay's Treaty but the United States profited by it. -
Lousiana Purchase. (P)
The Lousisiana Purchase doubled the size of our country for five cents an acre. No war was fought for this land, and it was one of President Jefferson's greatest act as President. In total it came to about 15 Million dollars for half the United States. -
Lewis and Clark's Historic Expedition. (P)
Lewis and Clark went out on a very important expedition to the Pacific Coast in 1804. Their expedition took approximately 2 years to complete, and they faced many hardships. Along the way they met Sacagawea, who helped them on their journey. -
Robert Fulton Develops Steamboat Engine. (S)
Robert Fulton devolped a new steamboat engine and succesfully piloted the Steamboat from New York to Albany in 1807. Then he partnered with Robert Livingston and started taking passengers down the Hudson River. -
The National Road. (S)
N/A about the day and month but the building of the National Road started in 1811. The road was built to allow people to travel over the Allegheny Mountains and settle on the land. -
Lowell Opens Textile Mill in Waltham, MA
In 1813 Francis Lowell opened The Boston Manufacturing Company in Watham Massachusets, and in 1822 the town of Lowell Massachusets was established. Many young girls, nicknamed the 'MIll Girls' worked in the Textille Mills. -
The Missouri Compromise. (S)
The Missouri Compromise was where Maine and Missouri were allowed to be states at the same time. Missouri was a slave state and Maine was a free state so they needed to be admitted to the country that way so that the Nations slave and non slave states would be equal.
