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America declares independence
Second Continental Congress voted to adopt the Declaration of Independence and declare independence for America -
Articles of Confederation were adoprted
The Second Continental Congress adopted the Articles of Confederation and forwarded the new constitution to the states, from which it required unanimous approval. -
George Washington is inaugurated
George Washington is inaugurated in New York, and is the first official president of the United States -
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Second Great Awakeing
The Second Great Awakening was a religious revival that renewed a sense of religon in the western frontier and northeastern United States -
Invention of Cotton Gin
Eli Whitney creates a machine to seperate cotton from its seed -
The invention of the steam Engine
The first steam engine designed and built in the United States, by Oliver Evans, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1801 -
Louisiana Purchase
The United States purchased the Louisiana Territory from France -
Slave trade of 1808
slave trade within the sout was prohibited -
Missouri Comprmise
Missouri tipped the balance in the Senate toward slave states -
Indian Removal Act
President Andrew Jackson made Indian removal a primary concern of his administration. The Indian Removal Act (1830) was ratified by Congress and passed into law by the president. -
The American Anti-Slavery Society
the American Anti-Slavery Society, was founded in 1833 by William Lloyd Garrison. -
Invention of the Telegraph
Samuel Morse invents the telegraph for long distance communication -
Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions
Elizabeth Cady Stanton drafted the Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions for equal rights for women -
Southern States secede
South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, and Georgia and Louisiana, Texas, Virginia, Arkansas, North Carolina, and Tennessee remove themselves from the U.S.
