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Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution was in modern history, the process of change from an agrarian and handicraft economy to one dominated by industry and factory manufacturing. This process began in Britain in the 18th century and from there spread to other parts of the world. -
The Cotton Gin
The Cotton Gin (invented by Eli Whitney) is an machine that quickly and easily separates cotton fibers from their seeds, enabling much greater productivity than manual cotton separation. The fibers are then processed into various cotton goods such as linens, while any undamaged cotton is used largely for textiles like clothing. -
John Marshall's Time In Supreme Court (1801-1835)
John Marshall held the position of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. He held that position until his death 1835 and shaped the court's decisions and drastically raised its stature. His forceful actions as Chief Justice set the Supreme Court on a course it has continued to follow for the next two centuries. -
McCulloch Vs. Maryland
a U.S. Supreme Court decision that defined the scope of the U.S. Congress's legislative power and how it relates to the powers of American state legislatures. The dispute in McCulloch involved the legality of the national bank and a tax that the state of Maryland imposed on it. In its ruling, the Supreme Court established firstly that the "Necessary and Proper". -
The Adams-Onis Treaty / Flordia Purchase Treaty
a treaty between the United States and Spain in 1819 that ceded Florida to the U.S. and defined the boundary between the U.S. and New Spain. It settled a standing border dispute between the two countries and was considered a triumph of American diplomacy. It came in the midst of increasing tensions related to Spain's territorial boundaries in North America against the United States and Great Britain in the aftermath of the American Revolution. -
Missouri Comprise
The Missouri Compromise was the legislation that provided for the admission of Maine to the United States as a free state along with Missouri as a slave state, thus maintaining the balance of power between North and South in the United States Senate. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri. The 16th United States Congress passed the legislation on March 3, 1820, and President James Monroe signed it on March 6, 1820. -
Gibbons Vs. Odgen
a landmark decision in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that the power to regulate interstate commerce, granted to Congress by the Commerce Clause of the United States Constitution, encompassed the power to regulate navigation.Exiled Irish patriot Thomas Addis Emmet and Thomas J. Oakley argued for Ogden, while U.S. Attorney General William Wirt and Daniel Webster argued for Gibbons. -
Election Of 1824
The 1824 United States presidential election was the tenth quadrennial presidential election. No candidate won a majority of the electoral vote, becoming the only election to require a contingent election in the House of Representatives under the provisions of the 12th Amendment. On February 9, 1825, the House chose John Quincy Adams as president. It was the first election in which the winner did not achieve at least a plurality of the national popular vote. -
Erie Canal
The Erie Canal is a canal that is part of the east–west, cross-state route. Originally, it ran 363 miles (584 km) from the Hudson River in Albany to Lake Erie in Buffalo. It was built to create a navigable water route from the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes. -
Election Of 1828
The 1828 United States presidential election was the 11th quadrennial presidential election. It featured a re-match of the 1824 election, as President John Quincy Adams of the National Republican Party faced Andrew Jackson of the Democratic Party. Both parties were new organizations, and this was the first Presidential election their nominees contested. Unlike in 1824, Jackson defeated Adams, marking the start of Democratic dominance in Federal politics.
