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Cleveland was the first settlement founded in the Connecticut western reserve
at first the city was not very popular and had a very small population. They had terrible roads and no means of income, however, with better roads and a port, that will soon change. -
US Capital is moved
The site of the new capital was the product of political compromise. It is moved from Philadelphia to Washington D.C.
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Ohio outlaws slavery
Slavery was abolished in Ohio by the state's original constitution (1802). But at the same time, Ohio, with slave-state Kentucky across the river, took the lead in aggressively barring black immigration. Ohio "provided a classic example of how anti-immigration legislation could be invoked to harass Negro residents." http://www.drodd.com/images14/ohio2.jpg -
President Jefferson nominates James Monroe and William Pinckney as joint commissioners to Great Britain
Monroe and William Pinkney negotiated a treaty that Jefferson and Madison could not accept because it failed to address the impressment of American sailors into British ships. Monroe and Madison's differences of opinion on foreign policy, not to mention Monroe's indignation over the perceived slight to his competence, induced him to run for the presidency in 1808 as a Republican alternative to Madison. https://www.biography.com/.image/c_fill,cs_srgb,dpr_1.0,g_face,h_300,q_80,w_30 -
War of 1812
In the War of 1812, the United States took on the greatest naval power in the world, Great Britain, in a conflict that would have an immense impact on the young country’s future. Causes of the war included British attempts to restrict U.S. trade, the Royal Navy’s impressment of American seamen and America’s desire to expand its territory. The United States suffered many costly defeats at the hands of British, Canadian and Native American troops over the course of the War of 1812. -
Britain burns capital building in Washington
During the War of 1812 between the United States and England, British troops enter Washington, D.C. and burn the White House in retaliation for the American attack on the city of York in Ontario, Canada, in June 1812. http://cdn.history.com/sites/2/2015/04/hith-british-burn-washington-dc-200-years-ago-E.jpeg -
Alabama admitted as a slave state
Alabama, which joined the union as the 22nd state in 1819, is located in the southern United States and nicknamed the “Heart of Dixie.” Following the war, segregation of blacks and whites prevailed throughout much of the South. In the mid-20th century, Alabama was at the center of the American Civil Rights Movement and home to such pivotal events as the Montgomery Bus Boycott. http://alabamamaps.ua.edu/contemporarymaps/alabama/counties/alabama.gif -
Missouri comprise
In an effort to preserve the balance of power in Congress between slave and free states, the Missouri Compromise was passed in 1820 admitting Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state. Furthermore, with the exception of Missouri, this law prohibited slavery in the Louisiana Territory north of the 36° 30´ latitude line. https://image.slidesharecdn.com/themissouricompromise-151111222554-lva1-app6891/95/the-missouri-compromise-25-638.jpg?cb=1447334200 -
Simon Perkins Buys and Lays Out Land For Akron
Simon Perkins was a surveyor for the Western Reserve Land Company and bought this land to set up a city(now Akron) due to its location because of the Ohio and Erie Canal was proposed to go through this area, causing it to later become a trading center. -
Akron is founded
Akron has officially become a city. At first it is a small city for the Irish immigrants who are building the canal to live in but it will soon blossom into a huge trading center due to the many locks built in the city which took almost half a day to get through -
Ohio and Erie Canal is built through Akron(when it was completed)
the Ohio and Erie Canal is officially completed and brings many businesses to Akron such as hotels, boat building, milling, and many others. -
Underground Railroad established
The Underground Railroad was a network of secret routes and safe houses established in the United States during the early-to-mid 19th century, and used by African American slaves to escape into free states and Canada with the aid of abolitionists and allies who were sympathetic to their cause. Ohio was a big state for slaves to run off to because of good routes to Canada. http://www.visitmoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Underground-Railroad.jpg -
Akron becomes the seat of Summit county
Akron has become the economic center of Summit county and is a very important city when it comes to businesses -
railroads are built in Akron
The Akron branch of the Cleveland and Pittsburgh railroad company completes construction and officially opens. This, like the canal, provides a means of cheap transportation, bringing many businesses to Akron and keeping the economy booming. -
John brown
John Brown, a staunch abolitionist, and a group of his supporters left For Harpers Ferry. Brown and his men captured prominent citizens and seized the federal armory and arsenal. First held down by the local militia, Brown took refuge in the arsenal’s engine house. Colonel Robert E. Lee arrived and stormed the engine house, killing many of the raiders and capturing Brown. Brown was charged with treason,murder, and slave insurrection. Brown was sentenced to death for his crimes. -
Railroads in Cleveland
the railroads, a port, and better roads, finally came to Cleveland. This caused a great boom in business -
Rockefeller
J.D. Rockefeller starts standard oil along with his partners in the oil business. He brings in a lot of jobs, money, and business to Cleveland. He also became THE oil tycoon and had the first monopoly in America. -
Samuel Mather Steel Production
Samuel Mather brought steel to Cleveland which brought a lot of jobs/work to Cleveland and helped the economy grow as the need for steel grew. This business greatly helped the railroads to be built with the production of the rails for the tracks. -
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Railroads
the railroads, a port, and better roads, finally came to Cleveland. This caused a great boom in business -
Civil war
The Civil War started because of uncompromising differences between the free and slave states over the power of the national government to prohibit slavery in the territories that had not yet become states. This four year war was fought between the union and confederates or the north and south. http://hankeringforhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/was-the-civil-war-inevitable.jpg -
Barber Match Company founded
Ohio Columbus Barber forms the Barber match company out of his father's small match making business. Soon he is selling the majority of the matches in America. He later merges with several other companies to form diamond match company, who creates 85% of America's matches, which is later bought by diamond products. He also founded Barberton for his workers to live in when he moved out of Akron. -
Rubber Barons come to Akron
The first of the great rubber barons, B.F. Goodrich, was formed in 1871. All of the rubber industries brought a lot of business and helped the economy and population grow even more. They brought a lot of fame to Akron. Goodyear and Firestone also built communities for their workers to live in to make sure that they were all loving well. -
German mills American Oatmeal Company founded
Ferdinand Schumacher founds the German mills American oatmeal company which later merges into Quaker Oats after one of his mills burned down and he lost a great deal of money. Quaker Oats was Akron's largest single employer and provided a great deal of jobs and brought in a lot of business/ money to Akron. -
Civil right act passed
It protected all Americans, regardless of race, in their access to public accommodations and facilities such as restaurants, theaters, trains and other public transportation, and protected the right to serve on juries. However, it was not enforced. http://mediad.publicbroadcasting.net/p/wjct/files/201402/mlk_vote_st_aug.jpg -
Slavery is abolished
The 13th Amendment is formally adopted into the U.S. Constitution, ensuring that “neither slavery nor involuntary servitude shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.” This still wouldn't stop the way African Americans would be treated. http://userscontent2.emaze.com/images/2962e20e-57cc-4dcb-b18c-fa0d419c02bc/ec316fdd-3691-4b93-86a7-df8c174f1fa7.jpg -
Wright brothers take flight
Wilbur and Orville Wright had been scientifically experimenting with the concepts of flight.Orville Wright piloted the first powered airplane 20 feet above a wind-swept beach in North Carolina. The flight lasted 12 seconds and covered 120 feet. Orville's brother Wilbur piloting the record flight lasting 59 seconds over a distance of 852 feet. http://www.wright-brothers.org/Information_Desk/Just_the_Facts/Airplanes/Wright_Airplane_images/Model%20B/1910_Model%20B_flying.jpg -
Ohio and Erie Canal is flooded
There was a massive storm and to prevent flooding, they blew up all of the locks in the canal, nevertheless it still flooded. Many parts of the canal were now unusable and though business had been slowing on the canal, it now came to a grinding halt and much of hat business went to the trains. Some parts of the canal are still used today for tourism purposes. -
World War I
The effects of WW1 on America were wide-ranging covering the political, economic and social impact the Great War had on the United States. Unlike the countries of Europe, the factories and home of the US had not been destroyed. Manufacturing, production and efficiency had increased. America had emerged as a world industrial leader and the US economy was booming, profits were increasing which led to the period in American history with massive rise in consumerism for the wealthy. -
Stock market crashes and Great Depression begins
investors traded some 16 million shares on the New York Stock Exchange in a single day. Billions of dollars were lost, wiping out thousands of investors. In the aftermath of Black Tuesday, America and the rest of the industrialized world spiraled downward into the Great Depression (1929-39), the deepest and longest-lasting economic downturn in the history. http://us-history.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/us-history-great-depression-picture.png -
World War II
There were many positive effects that came out of the war. New opportunities were in store for the American women. Opportunities emerged giving women the privilege to show what they were capable of. In addition, the economy rose drastically. There was a growth in economy due to the mass production of war material. The president ended segregation giving many different races great new benefits. Also, the United States became a world power. -
Euclid Beach Park
This was a famous amusement park that was patterned after Coney Island and was often called "Cleveland's Coney Island. It was closed in September of 1969 after many riots about its racist policies
