The Age of Reformation

  • 1824

    Mexico becomes an independent nation
  • 1827

    New York bans slavery
  • 1830

    The Underground Rail Road starts
  • 1830

    Book of Mormon was published
  • 1837

    Victoria becomes queen of England
  • 1845

    Texas gains independence
  • 1847

    Liberia claims independence
  • 1848

    Seneca Falls Convetion
  • 1848

    The second day day of the Seneca Falls Convention
  • 1850

    Taiping Rebellion begins in China
  • 1851

    Maine bans alcohol sales
  • 1853

    The Crimean War begins
  • 1860

    Ohio State bans slavery
  • 1862

    Mary Jane Patterson becomes the first African American woman to earn a college degree
  • 1920

    The 19th Amendment which granted women the right to vote was passed