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Sandwich was invented (unknown)
Today everyone is in a hurry so the sandwich is perfect -
Ben Franklin negotiates
Ben Franklin negotiates in peace with Great Britain from 1776-1783 -
American Revolution Ends
American colonies fought England to earn independence -
Treaty of Paris
America and Great Britain sign the Treaty of Paris. It ends the war, forces British soldiers to leave the colonies, and frees the colonists from the King's power. -
Abolition Effort
Congress barely defeats Thomas Jefferson’s attempt to ban slavery in new territories -
chainsaw was invented
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Chainsaw was invented by John Aitken and James Jeffary
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Philadelphia Printer Strike
Society - Labor Effect: Pay was returned to amount before strike (Lowered because prices of everyday items were lowering). -
First Ice Cream sold commercially in New York City
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Young Ladies Academy Opens in Philidelphia
Society - Women Effect: Young girls were able to go to school. -
Constitutional Convention meeting
The Constitutional Convention consisting of 12 delegats met from May to September in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to write the U.S. Constitution. -
Delaware admitted
Lower Counties on Delaware, i.e., the lower counties of Pennsylvania, then a sovereign State in Confederation -
Pennsylvainia admitted
Province of Pennsylvania, then sovereign state in Confederation -
New Jersey admitted
Province of New Jersey, then sovereign state in Confederation -
Georgia admitted
Province of Georgia, then sovereign state in Confederation -
Connecticut admitted
Connecticut Colony, then sovereign state in Confederation -
Massachusetts admitted
Province of Massachusetts Bay, then sovereign state in Confederation -
Constitution ratified
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Georgia
Georgia: Province of Georgia, then sovereign state in Confederation -
Connecticut
Connecticut: Connecticut Colony, then sovereign state in Confederation -
Massachusetts
Massachusetts: Province of Massachusetts Bay, then sovereign state in Confederation -
Maryland
Maryland: Province of Maryland, then sovereign state in Confederation -
South Carolina
South Carolina: Province of South Carolina, then sovereign state in Confederation -
New Hampshire
New Hampshire: Province of New Hampshire, then sovereign state in Confederation -
Virginia
Virginia: Virginia Colony, then sovereign state in Confederation -
New York
New York: Province of New York, then sovereign state in Confederation -
Maryland admitted
Province of Maryland, then sovereign state in Confederation -
South Carolina admitted
Province of South Carolina, then sovereign state in Confederation -
New Hampshire admitted
Province of New Hampshire, then sovereign state in Confederation -
Virginia admitted
Virginia Colony, then sovereign state in Confederation -
New York admitted
Province of New York, then sovereign state in Confederation -
U.S. Constitution
The U.S. Constitiution went into effect. -
George Washington
PARTY- none
He was first president, unified the new nation, and created the chief executive’s duties. -
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George Washington
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Bill of Rights Adopted
Society - Rights Effect: Adopted the Bill of Rights. -
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French Revolution
This war started because there was a dramatic difference between the upper class and the peasants. So the peasants rebelled and fought for an equal country. About 2 million people were executed or died. -
North Carolina admitted
Province of North Carolina, then sovereign state in Confederation -
First US Census
Nearly 700,000 slaves live in America, whose pop. was about 3.9 million -
Judith Sargent Murray: Equality of the Sexes
Society - Women Effect: Women were equal to men. -
Textile Mill Staffed by Children Under 12
Society - Labor Effect: Children started staffing textile mills - reduced need for adult workers. -
Metric System invented by group of scientist in France
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Rhode Island admitted
Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, then sovereign state in Confederation -
Vermont admitted
Province of New York and New Hampshire Grants (ownership disputed), the Republic of Vermont -
Bill of Rights
The Bill of Rights was ratified. -
The Rights of Women
Society - Women Effect: Women had some of the same rights as men. -
Kentucky Admitted
Kentucky County, Virginia. Split off with consent of that state's legislature -
Fugitive Slave Act
Outlaws efforts to impede the capture of runaway slaves -
Fugitive Slave Act
Society - Rights Effect: People could tell their slave owners that there slave had escaped - owner would beat the slaves. -
Eli Whitney Invents the cotton gin
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Guillotin invented by Dr. Joseph-Ignace Guillotin
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Invention of the Cotton Gin
Made a large demand for slave labor -
Tennessee admitted
Formed from western land donated to the Federal government by North Carolina, and first state to originate from a territory -
John Adams
PARTY- Federalist
Had an adcoacy of Alien and Sedition Acts which made him unpopular and lost the re-election
Was also first president to live in White House -
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John Adams
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Invention of Power Loom
Society - Labor Effect: Power loom was invented. -
Barred From Higher Education, Women Monoplies Primary School Teaching
(Note: All through 1800's)
Society - Women Effect: Opened schools for the poor, allowed people to have a better future because of better education. -
Count Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio Volta invents the electric battery
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Humphry Davy - invents a modified version of the light bulb
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United States capitol
The United States capitol was changed from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Washington DC. -
Thomas Jefferson
PARTY - Democratic-Republican
Approved the louisiana purchase, nearly doubled the size of the U.S. -
Barbary Wars
Barbary pirates were angering president so Americans went to war and came out with a victory -
The Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase was the purchase by the United States of America in the territory of Louisiana (in which the French had claimed). -
Ohio admitted
The Northwest Territory, land claims ceded to the Federal government by the Eastern states such as Pennsylvania, Virginia, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and New York -
Table of elements
Daalton devises table of elements, he made it so people knew which chemicles were okay for you. -
gas lighting
Freidrich Winzer was the firt person to invent gas lighting. It made light for people day and night. -
Lewis and Clark
Lewis and Clark set out on their expedition. -
African Female Benovolence Society Founded in New Port, Rhode Island
Society - Women Effect: African Females were able to go to school and religious classes. -
Employees Start Taking Labor Groups to Court
Society - Labor Effect: Work conditions improve, companies lose money. -
United States Bans Slave Trade
importing African slaves is outlawed, but smuggling continues. -
Congress Prohibits Importing of African Slaves
Society - Rights Effect: People were not allowed to send slaves over to people who wanted them. -
James Madison
PARTY - Democratic - Republican
Took charge of the War of 1812 with Britain, -
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James Madison
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Electric light
Humphery Davy invents the first electric light. It gave people light in the night. Before the electric right there was only the sun to give light. -
Tin Can
Peter Durand invents the first tin can. You could hold food in the tin can. -
Steam Boat
Robert Fulton invents the first steam boat. It delivered comunication and transportation for people. -
Battle of Tippecanoe
Brother of tribe leader ignored orders not to attack the American forces, he ignored causing a battle. Was no victory for either side. -
Start of the War of 1812
The United States declares war on Britain. -
The War of 1812
Europe and the United States entered a conflict that put Napoleonic France against Great Britain and Britain's continental allies. -
Louisiana admitted
Territory of Orleans -
War of 1812
Caused because British attempted to restrict US trade -
Meeting on England's future
Representatives from Austria, Russia, Britain, Prussia, and France meet at the Congress of Vienna to discuss England's future. -
Miners lamp
Humpher Davy Invents the miners lamp. It was a lamp that was easy to use. It was used for miners, it sat on their head while they worked. -
War of 1812
The British set the White House and Capitol on fire. -
The Treaty of Ghent
The Treaty that ended the war of 1812 -
Treaty of Ghent
The U.S. and Britain signed the Treaty of Ghent to officially end the War of 1812. -
Indiana Admitted
Indiana Admitted from Northwest Territory -
James Monroe
PARTY- Republican
People called his term the “Era of Good Feeling” because there was little partisan fighting. He also made the Monroe Doctrine (Declared the AMericas off-limits to European meddling) Also lived out his entire retirement in poverty -
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James Monroe
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Mississippi Territory formed
Mississippi Territory, formed from land ceded to the Federal government by Georgia -
Illinois Territory
Illinois Territory, formed from the Northwest Territory -
49th parallel
Treaty with Britain sets 49th parallel. -
Transcontinental Treaty created
1819- ((Transcontinental Treaty)- “the United States and Spain defined the western limits of the Louisiana Purchase, and Spain surrendered its claims to the Pacific Northwest. In return, the United States recognize Spanish sovereignty over Texas.” -from future.state.gov)Acquisition of Florida- East and West Florida stayed loyal to the King of Britain during the war, but by the time the Treaty of Paris, they returned to Spanish control. -
Florida
Spain gives up Florida to the U.S. -
Alabama Territory
Alabama Territory, formed from the Mississippi Territory, land ceded to the Federal government by the State of Georgia -
Treaty in Spain sets boundaries
The Florida teritory -
Soda Fountain
Samuel Fahnestock invents the soda fountain. It was a container that held, and dispensed deffernt types of soda. -
Missouri Compromise
To maintain the balance between free and slave states, Maine became a free state and Missouri became a slave state. -
Maine's Admisssion
Split off from Massachusetts with consent of the legislature that state (formerly called the District of Maine) -
Missouri Comprimise
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States are Admitted (Free or Slave State)
Missouri Compromise Missouri is admitted to the Union as a slave state, Maine as a free state. Slavery is forbidden in any territories that were later to form north of latitude 36, 30’ -
Missouri Territory
Missouri Territory, from the Louisiana Purchase -
Florida Territory
Spain give USA Florida territories -
Texas Colony
Stephen Austin founds colony in Texas -
Emma Ward Opens Troy Female Seminary in New York
Society - Women Effect: Women were able to go to college. -
Electric Magnetic Force
Michael Farady invents the electric magnetic force. It was suppose to inspire young inventers to create the first practical electric devices. -
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War of Greek Independence
The people of Greece rebelled against the Ottoman Empire, ultimately winning their independence. About 170,000 people died. -
Mexico wins independence
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Louis Pasteur discuvered germs
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Slave Revolt- Denmark Vesey
Denmark Vesey, an enslaved African American carpenter who had purchased his freedom, plans a slave revolt with the intent to invade Charleston, South Carolina. The plot was discovered and Vesey and 34 others were hung. -
Brazil gained independence
Brazil gains it's independence from Portugal. -
Lord Kelvin invents kelvin scale.
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John Quincy Adams
PARTY - Democratic-Republican
Accomplished little, and often untrue. -
First Union for Women Only
Society - Labor Effect: United Tailoresses of New York was formed. -
First Public High School for Girls opened in New York and Boston
Society - Women Effect: Women were able to go to school and learn to read and write and get an education. -
James Audabon publishes Burds Of America
Book about 6 extinct birds of America -
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad is built
Constructution was begun on the first public railroad in the United States. -
Andrew Jackson
PARTY - Democratic
He was considered the common people’s friend and grew the powers of the Presidency. -
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Andrew Jackson
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Bourbon Monarchy overthrown
Bourbon Monarchy is overthrown in July during the Revolution in France. -
Edwin Beard Budding invents lonmower
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tailor Barthélemy invented first working sewing machine
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Indian Removal Act
President Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act, moving Indians to land west of the Mississippi River. -
Slave uprising
Nat Turner (an enslaved preacher) leads a day long rebellion in Virginia. -
Nat Turner 1831
(1831) - Revolt- Slave preacher Nat Turner leads a two-day uprising against whites, killing 60 whites, militiamen eventually track down Turner in a couple of months and hung him on November 11, 1831, this made slaves furious -
Slave Uprising
Slave uprising day long rebellion in Virginia, caused strictor slave laws -
Seminole Wars
Conflict between Andrew Jackson and Seminole Indians -
Samual F.B. Moure Created inproved electro magnetic telegraph
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louis daguerre invents first for of photography.
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Blawk Hawk War
Conflict between Native Americans and United States -
Indian Territory
Indian Territory Founded -
Southern and Confederate States
(1835) - Southern or Confederate states remove abolitionists (people who don’t favor slavery or punishment) and ban the mailing of anti slavery propaganda ( to convince people not to have slaves) -
Texas War for Independence
Texas rebelled Mexico laws and started War. Texas won independence -
Texas' independence
Texas declares its independence from Mexico -
Arkansas Territory
Arkansas Territory from the Louisiana Purchase -
Texas Revolution
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Martin Van Buren
PARTY- Democrat
Presidency led to economic depression that led to bank failures and food riots.Was also first President to be born an American citizen. Not a british subject. -
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Martin Van Buren
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Michigan Territory
Michigan Territory, formed from the Northwest Territory -
Trail of Tears
More than 15,000 Cherokee Indians were forced to march from Georgia to Indian Territory in present day Oklahoma. -
Iowa Territory Organized
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John Tyler
PARTY - Whig
He was expected to be a passive “acting president” while finishing Harrison’s term, but he refused to be passive. He made enemies in congress and was the first US president threatened with impeachment, but the impeachment failed. -
Wm. Harrison
PARTY - whig
Delivered an inaugural speech, caught a cold and died a month after the speech. -
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John Tyler
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Aneroid Barometer, Lucien Vidie
aneroid means “fluidless”, and barometers are used for measuring the air pressure in the atmosphere. Weather was becoming easier to predict using the barometer. -
First Telegraph Message, Samuel Morse
a morse code message was sent from Washington D.C. to Baltimore on May 24, 1844. This revolutionized long distance communication and later led to the phone. -
James Polk
PARTY- Democrat
He presided over the Mexican War, which added Texas, California, and other territory to the U.S.
Only President to serve as Speaker of the House. -
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James Polk
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States/Territories
The Republic of Texas, which voluntarily merged into the United States -
Florida
Florida Territory, purchased from the Spanish Empire -
Mexican-American war
US gets land from Mexico and they quetsion is slavery permitted in new land. -
State/Territories
Iowa - Iowa Territory from the Louisiana Purchase -
States/Territories
Oregon - Oregon boundary with Canada -
Improved Sewing Machine, Elias Howe
people were able to make clothes easier and factories bought sewing machines, helped the economy -
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Mexican War
Around 12,300 people died in this fight for land. A man named James K. Polk decided that he wanted to add onto the United States, but that land was owned by mexico, so he fought for it. -
Oregon Treaty
The United States gets the state of Oregon from the Oregon Treaty. -
Frederick Douglass's newspaper
escaped slave Frederick Douglass begins publishing North Star, in NY. -
New Hampshire Enacts First 10-Hour Day Law
Society - Labor Effect: Workers can not work more than ten hours a day. -
Discovery of gold
Gold was discovered at Sutter's Mill in California. -
States/Territories
Wisconsin - Wisconsin Territory, formed from the Northwest Territory -
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Crimean War
Most of this war took place on or by the Black Sea, About 300,000 men died. This war started mainly because of the countries fighting over ownership of a variety of different reasons, and also partly because of high tensions. The war was between Turkey, France and Britain against Russia. -
Women's Rights Convention
A women's rights convention was held for two days in Seneca Falls, New York -
Zachary Taylor
PARTY - Whig
Threatened he would use force to keep the south in the union. -
Harriet Tubman
She escapes slavery but returns to the south many times to help escaping slaves. -
Safety Pin, Walter Hunt
the safety pin has helped a lot with sewing and organization. -
Millard Fillmore
PARTY - Whig
He allowed slavery in the south by allowing the Compromise of 1850, but neither the north or south were happy, so Fillmore was blamed for the laws failure. -
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Millard Fillmore
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Compromise of 1850
In exchange for California entering Union as free state northern congressmen have to except a harsher Fugitive Slave Act. -
State/Territories
California - Admitted as a state -
Married Women Can Not Own Property or Make Contracts in Their Rights
Society - Women Effect: Women were eventually allowed to own property. -
States/Territories
Utah/New Mexico - New territories -
Dishwasher, Joel Houghton
It wasn’t electric, but a hand-turned wheel that splashed water on the dishes, this helped restaurants and homes and led to electric dishwashers. It also helped the economy. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Uncle Tom's Cabin is published. It is about the horrors of slavery. -
Franklin Pierce
PARTY- Democrat
Supported the Kansas- Nebraska Act, which removed the Compromise of 1950. -
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Franklin Pierce
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States/Territories
Gadsden - Purchase -
Kansas Nebraska Act
Congress allows these territories to choose whether or not to allow slavery and that leads to violence -
States/Territories
Nebraska/Kansas - Territories -
Formation of Republican Party
Society - Rights Effect: Republican Party is formed. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act Setting Aside Missouri Compromise of 1820
Society - Rights Effect: Clashes erupt. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Congress passed the Kansas-Nebraska Act, establishing the territories of Kansas and Nebraska. -
Pottowatomie Massacre
John Brown travels to Pottawatomie Creek and killed unarmed people due to them being pro- slavery -
Landmark Supreme Court decision
The Landmark Supreme Court decided that Congress didn't have the right to ban slavery in states so, slaves weren't considered citizens. -
James Buchanan
PARTY - Democratic
Tried finding a compromise to keep the south from seceding from the union. -
Dred Scott Decision
The supreme court decides 7-2 that blacks can never be citizens and that congress has no authority to outlaw slavery in territory. -
States/Territories
Kansas - Ratifies -
Can Opener, Ezra Warner
people had to open cans with a chisel and hammer, so it made it easier to open food, this had been improved several times over the years. The selling of these helped the economy. -
States/Territories
Minnesota - Admitted as a state -
States/Territories
Oregon - Admitted as a state -
Harpers Ferry Raid
John Brown starts Harpers Ferry Raid- seizes arsenal -
States/Territories
Kansas - Admitted as a state -
States secede from the Union
South Carolina seceded from the Union. Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia and Louisiana seceded from the Union in January of 1861. -
Civil War
The Civil War started in 1861 and went until 1865. It was between the Union (North) and the Confederacy (South) -
Confederate States of America
The Confederate States of America was established. -
Civil War
American Civil War begins -
Abraham Lincoln
PARTY - Republican
He led the Union in the Civil War in hopes to preserve the nation and end slavery, and he was assassinated just five days after the south surrendered. -
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Abraham Lincoln
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Cylinder Pin Tumbler Lock, Linus Yale Jr.
he created Yale Lock Manufacturing, and it turned into a big business and made locks for banks and other businesses, and it helped the economy. -
Emancipation Proclamation
All slaves in rebel territory are free on January 1, 1863. -
States/Territories
West Virgina - Divided off from Virginia, with the "consent" of a pro-Union Virginia government in Wheeling unrecognized by that state's rebelling legislature in Richmond -
Emancipation Proclamation
Society - Rights Effect: Slaves gained freedom. -
States/Territories
Nevada - Divided off from Virginia, with the "consent" of a pro-Union Virginia government in Wheeling unrecognized by that state's rebelling legislature in Richmond. -
Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth. -
Andrew Johnson
PARTY- Democrat
Was impeached and tried by the Senate, but was acquitted by one vote. -
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Andrew Johnson
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13th amendment
It outlaws slavery, slavery is abolished. -
Long-Lasting Incandescent Light Bulb, Thomas Edison
these lightbulbs were electric and easier to turn on rather than lighting an oil lamp or a candle. Of, course lightbulbs have been improved, but this was a huge step at that time. The selling of these helped the economy.
