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Treaty of Paris The treaty of Paris between the United States and Britain ended the revolutionary war and recognized America's independence.
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Northwest Ordinance A land agreement that created the Northwest Territiory and allowed the expansion into the Great Lakes area.
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Ratification New Hamshire was the ninth state to ratify the document and agreed to the beginning of the constitution.
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Bill of Rights The United States adopted the bill of rights as the fundamental rights of American citizens,
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Fugitive slave act The federal government gave the local athorities to remove any African American that they thought was a runaway slave.
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Cotton Gin Eli Whitney invents the cotton gin which was the first automated seed seperation unit which had revolutionized the cotton industry.
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Alien Sedition Acts The Alien act and Sedition Act are passed which allow for the ability to the president to imprison people cause he thinks they're a threat to him and making it harder for immigrants to vote.
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Lewis and Clarke An expedition set off by Thomas Jefferson to explore the northwestern territories of the United States.
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Louisiana purchase France sells the United States a large area extending from the rocky mountains to the mississippi river for $15 million.
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Slave trade The US congress passed an act that prohibits the importation of African slaves to any place within jurisdiction of the United States.
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War of 1812 United States war with Great Britain that began the era of partisan agreement and national pride.
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Missouri CompromiseThe Missouri Compromise was passed which was a congressional agreement that regulated the extension of slavery for the next 30 years.
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Monroe Doctrine The Monroe doctrine was passed which was an American foreign policy that opposed interference in the western hemisphere from outside powers.
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Trail of tears The federal government needing more land to grow cotton forced the indians to leave their territory and relocate across the Mississippi river.
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Daguerreotype Louis Daguerre invents the first practical process of photography.
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Mexican-American War A war between the United States and Mexico that had aquired the US more than 500,000 square miles of territory westward.
