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Louisiana Purchase
Through a treaty, the USA purchased over 800000 square miles of land from France. The Constitution didn't specifically give federal government the ability to purchase land, but Thomas Jefferson figured the benefits of buying the land were greating than the consequences of defying the Constitution (in a way). -
Lowell's First Cotton Mill
The day and month are not necessarily accurate. I couldn't find the day or month. Lowell saw the machines and techniques in britain and made the first American loom in 1813. -
Missouri Compromise
This prohibited slavery in the (former) Louisiana Territory. -
Andrew Jackson Elected
Andrew Jackson became the seventh president of the United States. -
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Trail of Tears
The Cherokee were forced off of there territory because of gold. A great portion of them died. -
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Mexican - American War
The war that brok out due to the Annexation of Texas and disputed over land. -
The Compromise of 1850
This avoided secession and helped to prevent another Civil War. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Harriet Beecher Stowe's anti-slavery novel that caused a LOT of controversy between the North and South. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
THe purpose of this act was to create a Transcontinental Railroad (Mideastern) and new farms. -
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Bleeding Kansas
Also called the Border War, this war was basically a riot on Kansas in order to vote whether or not it would allow slavery. -
Bessemer Process Invented
Henry Bessemer invents the first cheap way to produce steel. This greatly helped to mass produce cars. -
Dred Scott Decision
The Dred Scott Decision lawed that no man of African ancestry can bring a case to a court of law. -
Oil Found In Pennsylvania
Oil is struck in Pennsylvania. -
John Brown's Raid
John Brown led 21 men in a raid of/on a federal arsenal. -
Lincoln Elected
Abraham Lincoln becomes the 16th presdent of the United States. -
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The Civil War
The war between the North (Union) and the South (Confederacy). Caused a lot of tension between slave owners and abolitionists. -
Emancipation Proclamation
This outlawed all slavery but no one really paid it much attention. -
Battle Of Gettysburg
Fought around July 1-3 1863 in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, this battle had the largest number of casualties in the Civil War. -
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Sherman's March To The Sea
Considered one of the first uses of Total War(doing whatever's necessary to defeat the opponent). -
Surrender At Appomattox Court House
The event that officially ended the Civil War. -
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Reconstruction
The United States began reconstructing what used to be the United States of America. -
Lincoln's Assassination
Lincoln is assassinated at Ford's Theatre by John Wilkes Booth. Booth though he was helpping the confederacy by shooting our president. -
13th Amendment
Adopted in December of 1865, this Amendment abolished and prohibits slavery. -
Black Codes
Put in place to supress people of color and give them less rights than whites with out making them slaves. -
14th Amendment
This overrualed the Dred Scott Decision and provided a much broader definition of citizenship. -
Johnson's Impeachment
President Andrew Johnson didn't follow the Constitution so Congress tried to impeach him. Through bribes and such, though, he remained in office. -
Transcontinental Railroad Completed
This is the official completion date of the railroad that stretch across America. -
15th Amendment
Alows all races and ex-slaves to be able to vote. Only men were allowed because even white women were not allowed to vote yet. -
Standard Oil Formed
Rockefellor forms his Ohio based oil company. -
Carnegie Forms His Steel Company
Andrew Carnegie creates his steel company. Uses the Bessemer process. -
First Telephone Call
Alexander Graham Bell made the first telephone call to his assisstant. -
Lightbulb Invented
Thomas Edison invented the lightbulb. He gave a sort of "open house" to show off the new invention. -
Sherman Antitrust Act
Named for senator John Sherman, this act was put into order in order to prohibit trusts. -
The Gilded Age
Mark Twain dubbed these last years of the 19th century the Gilded Age.
