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Factory System
A system of manufacturing by which individuals, paid by wage, make one part of a total product. This product would be produced from start to finish under one roof. This increased factory efficiency. -
Born
Robert E. Lee was born in Stratford Hall in Virginia. -
Madison is President
James Madison is elected as the President. -
Missouri Compromise
Misssouri becomes a slave state. -
Erie Canal
The 363-mile Erie Canal connected the Hudson River to Lake Erie. This meant goods from NYC could travel all the way to the Northwest Territory quickly and by means of water travel. Although the canal cost $7 million to build, it made NYC the greatest shipping and trading center in the country. -
John Quincy Adams
John Quincy Adams is elected president. -
Robert enters the Military
Robert E. Lee joins the U.S. Military. -
Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson is elected president. -
Underground Railroad
Slave escape route. -
Andrew Jackson Reelected
Andrew Jackson serves second term as president. -
Martin Van Buren
Matin Van Buren elected as president. -
Depression
The panic of 1837 begins -
Ranked Brevet Major
Due to the Battle of Cerro Gordo, Robert gets promoted to the rank of Brevet Major. -
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
peace treaty -
communist manifesto
karl marx publishes the commnist manifesto -
uncle toms cabin
anti salvery novel published -
dred scott supreme court
supreme court case -
Abraham Lincoln elected
Abraham Lincoln elected as president -
Lincoln Inaugurated
lincoln is Inaugurated -
Civil War start
The Civil War begins in the U.S. between the North:Union and South:Confederate. -
Emancipation Proclamation
Freed slaves in the south. -
Died
Robert E. Lee died in Lexington City in Virginia.