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The American Revolution to the Civil War
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Economy- Adaptation of the Constitution
The constitution adapts and establishes that the nation is unified as one common market. This prevents internal tax or tariffs. -
Political, First secratary of State
George Washington appoints the Thomas Jefferson of Virginia to be the first secratary of state under the new constitution. -
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The conservatives call for a convention to rewrite the state constitution. This results in the the second legislative house, the State Senate, and for a strong governor -
Economic - Whiskey Rebellion
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Political - Judicial Review
Ths Supreme Court has the power to dismiss acts of the Supreme Court unconstitutional. This starts the principal of Judicial Review. -
Innovation- Lightbulb
Humphry Davy invents the lightbulb when expirimenting with carbon and a battery. The lightbulb soon entered the homes of people all over the world -
social- Jefferson is elected
Leads the nation through troubled times. He is the father of the constitution, and helps the US break away from isolationism. -
expansion- Louisiana Purchase
The purchase of the louisiana territory from France to The United States for a cost of $15. This nearly doubled the size of the US -
Slavery- Importation of Slaves
The importation of slaves into the Us is banned. This does not stop smuggling and increased Southern domestic trading. -
Invention of the Steamboat
Robert Fulton invents the first steamboat. His invention does not impress the British Navy, so he moves on to France. It gains popularity and becomes a modern hero. -
slavery- Missouri Compromise
Agreement from Henry Clay that Missouri can be entered as a slave state and Maine as a free state. The boundries were established at 36 degrees 30 minutes north latitude -
Social, Indian Treaty and Removal Act
Removal of Indians from their traditional lands. AKA the trail of tears due to the expansion of the US territory. -
Innovation- Morse Code
The morse code consisted of dots , dashes, and spaces to be decoded into words. Soon the US was wired with the telegraph, which quickly became standard world wide. -
Expansion- Annexation of Texas
In 1845, the United States of America annexed the Republic of Texas and was joined as the 28th state under President Polk. This lead to the Mexican- American War. -
expansion-Addition of Oregon Territory
Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and parts of Wyoming and Montana are added to US territory.This becomes known as the Oregon Treaty -
Slavery - Fugitive Slave Act
This act gave any free or slave state to "remove" any black that was in suspicion of being a runaway slave. The act became very strong because it was backed up by harsher punishments and larger fines. -
Society - City Ordinance
A city Ordinance plaved a 10-hour limit on a laborors day. Local, labor unions had brief succeses due to this. -
Economic - More Industrialized homes
By 1861, the factory system replaces the traditional domestic way of life. This is a start of industrilization throughought the country
