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Manifest Destiny/American Progress Timeline
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1850 Compromise
Henry Clay makes a compromise in 1850 to the U.S congress about future slavery, which causes a debate -
Millard Fillmore
Millard Fillmore became president in the year 1850, after Zachary Taylor died in office. -
California becomes the 31st state in the U.S.
Following the defeat of Mexico in Mexican-American War, California becomes the 31st state of United States -
New York Times
The New York Times was founded in 1851 by George Jones -
Franklin Pierce
Franklin Pierce became president in the year of 1853, becoming the youngest at age 48 he was the youngest chief executive, -
Gadsden Purchase
Gives U.S. a land in what is now southern New Mexico and Arizona. U.S. acquires border territory from Mexico for $10 million. -
Republican Party Founded
Republican party was founded by the anti-slavery expansion activist. -
Nebraska Act
U.S. Congress passed an act that allowed Kansas and Nebraska to decide whether or not to allow slavery in their state -
Train crosses Panama Railway
Train crosses from Atlantic coast to Pacific coast allowing people to travel faster -
James Buchanan
James Buchanan sworn into presidency as the 15th POTUS -
Passenger Elevator
Elisha Graves Otis dramatically demonstrates his passenger elevator at the Crystal Palace Exposition in New York by cutting the elevator's cables as it ascends a 300 foot tower. Otis' unique safety braking system prevents the elevator from falling; his business prospects rise. -
Burglar Alarm
Edwin T. Holmes of Boston begins to sell electric burglar alarms. Later, his workshop will be used by Alexander Graham Bell as the young Bell pursues his invention of the telephone. Holmes will be the first person to have a home telephone. -
Oregon becomes part of the U.S.
Oregon becomes the 33rd state in the U.S. -
John Brown movement
Stated liberation movement among enslaved African American in Virginia -
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln who has anti-slavery platform wins the president election -
South Carolina Secession
South Carolina secedes from the United States in response to Lincoln’s election
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