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George Washington
George Washington was the first ever president of the United States of America. He was the leader of the continental army. -
Second Great Awakening
This divided religious between black and white people in the south. By this the black people had to pay for there own church's, teachers, and preachers -
Cotton Gin
The cotton gin was invented by Eli Whitney. The cotton gin was a machine that produced faster cotton per day. Eli Whitney thought of making the cotton gin when he visited a cotton plantation in the South. Before the cotton gin was invented it took a whole day just to make one pound of cotton. This impacted slavery in negative way because it increased the population of slaves. -
The Whiskey Rebellion
A citizen protest against a tax placed on 1971 on whiskey -
John Adams Elected
John Adams was elected as second president of the United States of America. -
Alien and Sedition Acts
Was a acted passed on congress in 1798 to prepare for the war of France -
Industrail Revolution
In the early 18th century machines started to replace hand made tools in factories -
Thomas Jefferson Elected
Thomas Jefferson became the third president of the United States of America -
The Louisiana Purchase
After Thomas Jefferson became president he made the Louisiana purchase on 1803. Before this the territory belonged to France. United States purchased it for $15 million which was one of Thomas Jefferson's achievements. It expanded from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountain which double the size of United States of America. Later Thomas Later bought in the wonderful Lewis and Clark Expedition -
Robert Fulton Builds the first successful Steamboat
Robert Fulton built the first successful steam boat on 1807. Robert was a painter, inventor, and a engineer. On August 17 the large boat was roped to the East River off the Greenwich village. The boat had a looking craft of 150 fifty feet long and 13 feet wide. The boat take off at around one clock and began its journey to history. -
James Monroe Elected
James was not only the fifth president he all so over saw a major expansion of the U.S. -
Missouri Compromise
Missouri compromise was a series of laws enacted in 1820.The Missouri compromise had a 36-30 line that divided free slave states and slave states. Henry Clay created the Missouri compromise when Missouri was ready to become a state. The north and south talked until Missouri was allowed to became a slave state. Maine was all so created as a free slave state. -
Monroe Doctrine
Monroe was a had a guide line for the opposing European colonialism. -
Nat Turner Rebillion
Nat Turner had a lot of nationalism. Many people believed Nat was chosen by God to do great things. Nat Turner wanted to end slavery so he began planning for a slave rebellion. On August 22, 1831 Nat and his followers began to attack. They moved from plantation to plantation. They later moved on to a town but before they could get there they were stop by 3,000 militia men. All the slaves fled to the woods were, Nat was hiding for 2 months were he was found and executed. -
Opium War
The Opium war was sometimes called the Anglo-Chinese War. -
Telegraph
A Scottish inventor named Alexander Bain created a device that could be considered the first copy machine -
Zachary Taylor Elected
Zachary Taylor not only the 12th president of U.S. He served in some four decades. He later became a war hero. -
Clays Compromise
Five laws that were passed in September that deal with the issue of slavery -
Bleeding Kansas
A period of violence during the settling on Kansas territory. -
Abraham Lincoln elected
Abraham maintain the union during the U.S. civil war and brought facts of why slaves should be free.
