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1800 Election
Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr both ran for president. After the people voted there was a dead tie between the two electors. Alex Hamilton voted for Thomas Jefferson for political reasons, even though he did not like him and they had their differences. -
Alien and Sedation Act Expired
The laws underneath the Alien and Sedation Act expired in 18082. These laws were designed to weaken the Democratic-Republic party. Congress repealed the Naturalization Act in 1802, however the other acts were allowed to expire. -
Louisana Territory Purchase
The Louisana Purchase doubled the size of the United States overnight. It gave the United States land from the Gulf of Mexico to the Mississippi River. -
States Added To The Union
On March 1st, in the year of 1803, Ohio was added to the Union along with many other states. Unlike, other states Ohios date of admission, was determined by congress. Many many states were added to the union from the time span of 1787-1959. -
Lewis and Clark expedition
Thomas Jefferson wanted to expand U.S. even more.
He had to find a leader for the expedition which was Meriweather Lweis. The expedition laid much of the groundworth for the westward expanison of the U.S. -
Duel Between Hamilton and Burr
Aaron Burr was furios with Hamilton because he voted for Thomas Jefferson in the 1800 election on the second set of votes, becuase there was a tie. Burr Challenged Hamilton to a duel and killed Hamilton. -
Marbury V Madison
John Adams issued a commission for William Marbury to be Justice of Peace, but James Madison refused to deliver it. Marbury was angered and filed a legal order against Madison. -
First Webster Dictionary Publication
In 1806, 70 year old Noah Webster published The American Dictionary of The English Language. This was the first truly American dictionary. -
Eli Whitney & the cotton gin
Eli Whitney was in need of a new invention,and realized that the south was desperate need of a way to make cotton profitable. He came up with idea of a cotton gin. The gin made it eaiser to remove seeds from the cotton. -
1808 Presidental Election
The 1808 Presidental Election was between Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. This election caused men to all expect the worse in the outcome. -
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Group Suzie, John, Nick, and Maddie
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Battle of Tippecanoe - Suzie
A great leader of a Native American Indian, Tecumseh, tried to win back a land that was once theirs from the Us. The British also fines a way to connect with the Indians to get back on the US. Harrison was attacked, but was able to defeat. -
The War of 1812- Nick S
First, came the American Declaration. The U.S traded with French & British. British Navy blockaded ports. U.S. sent troops to Canada. The U.S. won respect. http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=19711 -
Battle of Fortmchenry- maddy
Battle of Fort Mchenry Cochrane decided to descend on Baltimore, Maryland. Major General Samual Smith of Maryland took control. The battle started around 8 am. Between 1500 and 1800 mortar shots were fired. After this battle Francis Scott-Key wrote the Star Spangled Banner. The British marched back to the North point. The army troops went to Burmuda to prepare for the next war. -
Treaty of Ghent-Suzie
Treaty of Ghent After the war against Us and the Great Britian, The Treaty Of Ghent was approved. Battle of New Orland was known at the same time. The Treaty stated the end of the war of 1812. -
Battle of New Orleans - John
Battle of New Orleans VideoAfter the Brits retreated into Canada, they wanted to make peace with the US. Their peace treaty was not communicated well, and the Brits began to attack New Orleans. Luckily, the Americans got word of the attack and Andrew Jackson and 4500 Minutemen held off 7000 British soldiers to seal the win for America! -
Presidential Election- Maddy
James Madison James madison was the oldest of 12 childern. when he was 18 he left the plantation to go to college. He ran for president twice and won both times. He also worte all the bill of rights. -
States Admitted - John
The US was extremely unorganized with Britain and Spain in corntol of territories scattered throughout the country. After some slavery tensions and battles that the US won, the Congress and president signed some treaties and Illinois, Luisiana, and Mississippi were ours. Indiana, Alabama, and Maine were either products of these southern deals, or were the result of north-south tensions and Native Americans selling land. -
Erie Canal - John
Erie Canal VideoClinton and the New York Legislature decided to build the Erie Canal when transporting goods to Albany became too dificult by stagecoach. The project was verified in August 1817 and started in 1823. Irishmen and oxen were the main diggers in "Clinton's Ditch". The project was finished in 1825 and was 425 miles long. -
Cumberland Road- Nick S
Congress needed more industrialization out west. Maryland voulenteered flat land. Cumberland road began construction from 1811-1818. It was repaired many times. -
Missouri Comprimise- Nick S
There were tensions between pro/anti slavery. Missouri requested the union as a slave state. Congress orchestrated a two part plan. Passed ammendment that drew an imaginary line. Missouri comprimise was passed in 1820. http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=247642 -
Monroe Doctrine
VideoJames Moroe, the 5th president of USA, introduced a foreign policy to Congress stating that US should help Latin America from Europe-Europe countries were very powerful and US thought that could affect trade if Europe countries colonize Latin America. But them, Britian joined US because of the same problem; US was weak, but britian was strong. This eventually work out and this became very inportant -
Lowell Mills
Cotton mills in which raw cotton was being changed into fabric within one building began in the Lowell mills where women came to work for various reasons. Soon female workers made up 75% of the workforce in these mills. These women ranged from ages 15-30 and even girls at the age of 13 worked in the mills. Industrial Revolution – Lowell Mills -
Yellow Fever in New York
The Yellow Fever, This disease came from the Carribean, brought to America by the British. This disease is spread by the female mosquito. And by 1822 it had killed about 50,000 people in New York alone -
Vesey Rebellion
Denamark Vesey, a free slave, was mad that he could not afford to free his family too. Because of that he began to plan a rebellion that could free the slaves of Charleston, South Carolina. He told his companions about his plans and they joined him. However a few of his companions told their master which caused the downfall of the revolt. Because of the slaves that told their masters, Vesey was caught along with his other comanions and hung for their rebellious thoughts and actions. -
First Americans in Texas
Americans in Mexican-Texas During the cotton boom in the south there was still much unexplored american land. So a few families decided to go west from louisianna. And by 1823 there were about 3,000 families in Texas -
Presidential Election of 1824
Election of 1824 VideoThere were 4 canadites for the election-Joh Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson, William Crawford, and Henry Clay. Crwford and Clay were out and left Adams and Jackson for the campaign. Adams won for the presidential electin in 1824, but the people did not really like him. So, in 1828, Jackson won against Adams and Jackson boosted American Democracy -
First African- American Newspaper
First African American Newspaper This newspaper was created by a black man and a white man, to give African-Americans a voice. This newspaper was banned in the south, and becasue of that slaves were not informed that they were free after the civil war. -
Tariff of Abominations
British lowered the tax on their goods because of the debt of war they had to pay off and because more people would buy lower priced items. This caused the U.S. northern market to fall abd many businesses closed because people were only buying the cheap British goods. The governemnt then instituted a tax or tariff that made the good more expensive. This caused the South to struggle because they could not afford the higher priced goods. -
Indian Removal Act
PBS Link Only 5 tribes were considered "civilized". Washington wanted them to say, but Andrew Jackson had other plans. He wanted to settle their lands so he decided to relocate them. The Seminoles tried to fight back, starting the Seminole War. 3,000 Seminoles ended up dead. -
Indian Removal Act
Video LinkBecause the U.S. was rapidly growing the people needed more area to live. The americans wanted to expand westward however that is where the Indians were living. The U.S. desperately needed the space and claimed that since they found the land thay should be able to take it. The Indians refused to move so congress created this act to be able to remove Indian tribes to a new area and to take the area for themselves and their people. -
Fifth Census
This was the population of 1830 where the population rounded to roughly 13 million citizens, and a little more than 2 million of these people were enslaved. The US census is done every 10 years since the first meeting of Congress. The census asks many different questions of the citizens mostly considering age, race and nationality, impaired senses and such, and families as well as locations. Census Records -
The Liberator
William Lloyd Garrison was strongly against slavery. He published the newspaper "The Liberator" from Boston on 1-1-1831. He published it for 35 years until the end of the civil war. -
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Invention of the Reaper
Reaper Video Through just one idea, farming was changed for the better. Cyrus McCormick, a man from Virginia, felt as though the current farming ways were inefficient. He thought of a machine that would cut and organize the wheat that took ages for other men and slaves to do. A rotating wheel with blades attached cleanly cut the wheat, then dropped in next to the machine for someone else to pick up. It was basically a wheat lawnmower. In 1831 this idea was conceived and in 1847, McCormick started to mass pro -
Nat Turner's revolt
Nat Turner was a slave who felt he was chosen by God to do something important. He saw a sign (a solar eclipse) to indicate he should do a revolt, then he saw another one, and he decided he should. On August 21st, 1831, he started a rebellion that resulted in a lot of deaths, and then was hanged for it. -
Tom Thumb Race
Tom Thumb VideoIt was the first american-built steam engine made by a man who who needed an easy way to transport goods. He built a steam engine out of a boiler and placed it on a wagon with four wheels. One day, a passing man challenged the train to race against his horse. The horse was losing at first, but it came back and won. This was because of an engine issue with the locomotive. -
Martin van Buren
Martin Van Buren was the 8th president of the United States. He started off as a Senator in 1821 for New York. After working with the great Andrew jackson in his political career for some time, the Democratic party was created. Soon after being second in command to Jackson, Buren got his own run at President in 1836. Economic problems rushed up to Buren, and quickly destroyed him. Businesses all over became bankrupt, the national debt climbed rapidly, and even the richest of people started to fe -
Election of 1832
In the election of1832, there were 3 candidates. The 3 parties were Democratic, National Republican, and Anti-Masonic. Andrew Jackson won by a landslide with 219 electoral votes, and over 700,000 popular votes. -
Texas Revolution
The texas revolution began when the Mexican government proposed a set of laws that were unfair. The texan's were outraged at these laws and fought back. they fought for half a year, and the war resulted in the liberation of texas. -
States aded to the union
Arkansas and Michigan are just territories, but they want statehood. Arkansas became a state on 5-15-1835. Michigan became a state on 1-26-1836. -
Amistad
Wiki LinkSlaves were being brought to Cuba, they found a file, broke free from their cells, murdered crew and took overthe boat, A hostage drove them to NY where law took them away from the boat. -
Election of 1841 (President Harrison)
On March 4th, 1841, William Henry Harrison was inaugurated. At the age of 68, he was the oldest president to take office until Ronald Reagan. Harrison gave a 2 hour inauguration speech in cold, wet, rain. On his 32nd day in office he died due to a cold. He served the shortest term in presidential history and the first president to die in office. -
Senaca Falls
Senaca Falls is the first womens rights convention. This event brought up a lot of comotion. also these womens rights conventions, started to be more common around america, and at these conventions they discussed womens rights. -
Morse/Telegraph
The telegraph was used to send electrical signal over a wire laid between stations. The inventor was Samuel Morse. In 1844 he sent his first telegraph message to wahinton D.C to Baltimore to Maryland. -
Election of 1844 (James Polk)
On November 1st, 1844, an election between James K. Polk and Whig Henry Clay was held. This was the 15th presidential election. This ended up being a huge debate over slavery expansion in Texas and what was free and slave soil in the west. Polk wanted Texas to be a slave state and Organ free soil. Clay had an anti-annexation opionion about Texas. Polk ended up winning and becomming President. -
Great Raid
The largest raid by native americans. Native americans ambushed people in the city of Victoria,Texas. Officers attempted to capture Natives so they could convince the Natives to leave. The natives attempted to steal from the city but they were not sucesfull. -
States admitted to the new union
america won a war and they needed to expand. the land they had wanted was taken by mexico, and the natives. So we fought them and bought our lands back. -
Mexican and Amercican War
When the United States travelled west to expand the nation, the mexicans also wanted the land as well. Both countries fought over California and Texas. The Unted States won the battle and conqured California and Texas. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKNZfBOVgJA -
California Gold Rush
The California Gold Rush began on January 24, 1848, when gold was discovered at Sutter's Mill. 80,000 people came to California from all over the world. Only a hand full of people were able to get the american dream of getting gold. -
The election of 1848
President before Zachary Taylor did a very good job in office. The president also set a lot of foreign policies. But there was still slavery problems. President Zachary also helped a great deal with the mexican war. -
Compromise of 1850
The compromise of 1850 is about the five bill o rights being passed. The states choose if they wanted to be a slave state or a free state. After presidant Zachary Taylor died, the compromise started. Later the slow trade was banned in D.C -
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Uncle Tom's Cabin
Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote the book, Uncle Tom’s Cabin. This book explains the hardships of slaves and the horrifying lives they have. During this time, many people were not aware of the terrible conditions they slaves lived in, but this book made people aware of the abuse of slaves. Uncle Tom's Cabin was a great seller and made people who had slaves or not aware of slave's tortuous lives. -
Fredrick Douglass Speech
Frederic Douglass was born a slave in Maryland. He believed it was wrong and helped free slaves using the underground raolrods. He traveled the world giving important speeches. -
Presidential Election
This is an election in the 17th quadrinial between Franklin Pierce (Democratic) and Winfield Scott (Whig). During this California became a voting state, the Slavery Compromise of 1850, and the Fugitive Slave Act accord. In the end Franklin Pierce won. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Kansas-Nebraska Act Video Stephen Douglas introduced a bill to organize the state of Nebraska and put the state under civil control. Southern senators disagreed with the idea and said the area was north of the Missouri Compromise line, making it free. Douglas suggested creating Kansas and Nebraska and deciding slavery by popular soverignity. The Act passed congress in 1961. -
Bleeding Kansas
Bleeding Kansas was a fight between people who wanted slaves and people who were against slavery. Many people were disagreeing on the fact if Kansas should be a slave state or not. Many battles occured between citizens and governments. In the result, Kansas ended up a free state, though some battle occured often after this decision was made. -
Dred Scott Decision
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The Dred Scott Deision was when a slave named Dred Scott,who was a surgeon. He had moved to a lot states. Just like evry other slave, he did not agreee with slavery. He had gone to court to stop slavery but lost. -
States added to Union
States added to the Union\ Minnesota and Oregon were two states that were added to the Union in the 1850's. Oregon was in 1859. The states were the 32nd and 33rd states in the country, -
John Brown's Revolt on Haper's Ferry
Also know as "John Brown's Raid", John Brown ( an abolitionist) took 20 men in his party to have an armed march in 1859 to Harpers Ferry. He siezed many people and during 4 men were excuted. -
Presidential Election- Lincon
Abraham Lincoln was interested in politics and he ran for president and won. he gave lots of speeches and was against slavery. -
South Carolinia Secedes
When Abraham Lincoln was elected, southerners thought the government was getting too strong. They didn't think the government could tell them where to live and decided to leave the nation. The states called a meeting and arranged that South Carolina would be the first to leave. 10 other states seceded after South Carolina and they called themselves the Confederate States.
