Romanticism

By emwhales

  • Louisiana Purchase extends the Nation's territory to the Rocky Mountains

    Louisiana Purchase extends the Nation's territory to the Rocky Mountains

  • Lewis and Clark's expedition begins

    Lewis and Clark's expedition begins

  • Robert Fulton's Steamboat makes first trip from New York City to Albany

    Robert Fulton's Steamboat makes first trip from New York City to Albany

  • The United States declares war on Great Britain

    The United States declares war on Great Britain

  • The Bombardment of Fort Mchenry inspires Francis Scott Key to write "The Star Spangled Banner"

    The Bombardment of Fort Mchenry inspires Francis Scott Key to write "The Star Spangled Banner"

  • William Cullen Bryant publishes early draft of "Thanatopsis" in a Boston magazine

    William Cullen Bryant publishes early draft of "Thanatopsis" in a Boston magazine

  • Missouri Compromise bans slavery in parts of new territories

    Missouri Compromise bans slavery in parts of new territories

  • Completion and success of Erie Canal starts canal building throughout the Nation

    Completion and success of Erie Canal starts canal building throughout the Nation

  • Edgar Allan Poe publishes his first collection of poems, Tamerlane

  • Cyrus Mccormick invents the Mechanical Reaper

    Cyrus Mccormick invents the Mechanical Reaper

  • Samuel Morse patents Electromagnetic Telegraph

    Samuel Morse patents Electromagnetic Telegraph

  • U.S. Army marches with the Cherokees of Georgia on the "Trail of Tears" to Oklahoma

    U.S. Army marches with the Cherokees of Georgia on the "Trail of Tears" to Oklahoma

  • Mexican War begins

  • Abraham Lincoln is first elected to Congress

    Abraham Lincoln is first elected to Congress

  • Mexican War ends; U.S. expands borders

    Mexican War ends; U.S. expands borders

  • California Gold Rush begins

    California Gold Rush begins

  • Women's Rights Convention held in Seneca Falls, New York

    Women's Rights Convention held in Seneca Falls, New York

  • Nathaniel Hawthorne publishes the Scarlet Letter

    Nathaniel Hawthorne publishes the Scarlet Letter

  • California admitted to the Union

    California admitted to the Union

  • Herman Melville publishes Moby Dick

    Herman Melville publishes Moby Dick

  • Nathaniel Hawthorne publishes The House of Seven Gables

    Nathaniel Hawthorne publishes The House of Seven Gables

  • Harriet Beecher Stowe publishes Uncle Tom's Cabin

    Harriet Beecher Stowe publishes Uncle Tom's Cabin