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Industrial Revolution
The industrial revolution was when machines replaced hand made tools. -
Cotton Gin
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The Whiskey Rebellion
The Whiskey Rebellion was when people were angry at the tax that was put by George Washington. -
John Adams Elected President
John Adams was our second president of the United States and he signed the Declaration of Independance. -
Thomas Jefferson elected president
Thomas Jefferson was our third president and he also wrote the Declaration of Independance -
The Louisiana Purchase
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The Lewis and Clark Expedition
The Lewis and Clark Expedition was when Lewis and Clark set out on an expedition to explore the new land that Thomas Jefferson bought. -
The steamboat was invented
The steamboat was used in coastal bays, harbors, and rivers through the East Coast. -
The Embargo Act
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The War of 1812
The War of 1812 was caused because both Britain and France tried to cut off the United States from sending supplies to the enemy. -
The Missouri Compromise
The Missouri compromise was when Missouri became a slave sates and the north gained another free state to keep the balance of power between slave states and free states. -
Monroe Doctine
The Monroe Doctrine was when a policy of U.S oppositions to any European interference in the Western Hemisphere -
The Telegraph was invented
The telegraph was a machine that was able to communicate from long distances. -
Nat Turner's Revolt
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The Trail of Tears
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The Amistad Case
The Amistad Case was when 53 bought slaves boarded a ship and while on their journey to their owners house, they took the ship and headed for Africa. -
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Mexican-American War
The Mexican-American War was cause by the United States wanting to expand across the North American continent to the Pacific Ocean. -
Clay's Compromise passes
Clay's Compromise is when California entered the Union as a free state and the slave trade was abolished in Washington. -
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Bleeding Kansas
Bleeding Kansas was when many people in Kansas died due to conflicts with slavery. -
Abraham Lincoln elected President
Abraham Lincoln was known for issue in the Emancipation Proclamation which began to free up slaves in America.
